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I have a cascade plant that is 4years old. I brewed a pale ale hopped entirely with the cascade hops that I grew. Is there a length of time before the plants begin to produce quality hops with the flavor and taste expected out of cascade. My pale ale tasted dank and there was no citrus or flavor...

What are your thoughts about this yeast and what are your techniques with this strain? I brewed a simcoe based saison lasted August and I cracked one last night. The Brett character has really come out in front, I love it. I've heard it's a slow worker, and up until last night it's been...

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Anyone have any really good Belgium IPA extract recipes? I had recently had clown shoes tramp stamp and new Belgium belgo and have been inspired to brew one of these. I've googled and searched hbt but there doesn't seem to be alot of recipes or even clones of these brews.

My new favorite is centennial. Next is simcoe and Amarillo. I guess I'm not alone because you can't find these anywhere.

I currently have and ESB that sat on an oak spiral for a month. Are there any issues with the beer not carbing in bottles as well because it was in the secondary so long? It has been around 3-4 weeks bottled and has very little carbonation. It was at 68* for two weeks and another week or two at...

Is bottling with an extract instead of sugar improve the taste? I was reading an article on boulevard wheat and they said it goes under a secondary fermentation in the bottle with carbs it. Has anyone ever done this and how much extract would I need for a five gallon batch? Planning on doing a...

Looking for a little help from anyone who has used an oak spiral. I purchased an oak spiral with medium plus toast from farmhouse brewing. Planning on doing a English bitter and then age it on the spiral. How long would you recommend letting the spiral sit in the secondary? I'm looking for the...

Much like the how many gallons thread but for hops? I harvested one lb. of cascade and one and a half lb of nugget for the fall of 2011. For a total of 2.5 lbs.

Has anyone brewed a single hop (nugget) IPA? Wondering what the flavors are that stand out. Is it piney or more herbal? Also, would an IPA bittered with nugget hops and finished with cascade be a good combination? Thanks.