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Shlafly Brewing in St Louis has a Hop Trial beer with Eureka. They used only 2 row malt and Eureka and brewed to 45 IBU.

Just finished a couple of bottles of a hop trial from Schlafly here in St Louis. They used a relatively new hop called Eureka. Fantastic! I can find the hop and order it on line but would like a place to start if any of you have tried this hop.

I found a corner of the basement next to an outside wall that is holding to 46 deg F. I moved the carboy there and will give it two days and then will bottle.

Stepped in it didn't I! I meant to say 39 th week of 1960. That would be around the end of September

Thanks, My garage is currently 34 deg F and my basement is 62. Too cold? Too warm?

I would bet that 3960 means the 39th month of 1960.

I have an IPA in secondary with a muslin bag of hop pellets for dry hopping. It hs been in secondary with the hops for 7 days and I am ready to bottle but before I do so I have a couple of questions. I am an extract brewer and have always struggled to get a light colored beer. This was my first...

I have used it almost exclusively in the 10 batches that I have brewed. Most of my brews have also been pale ales or IPAs. I find it to be quite neutral. even tasting the stuff in the bottom of the bottle, there are no unexpected or unwanted flavors. I have fermented all of my batches between 67...

I only brew 2.75 gallon batches. This gives me a case plus a few. I like to experiment with different beers (build recipies using Beersmith) and 5 gallons is a lot of beer to drink if I don't like it.

I want to follow this till we get the answer!

I did have some steeped Crystal 60L and some pale 2 row in the grain bill for flavor but yeah it is primarily an extract batch. Sounds like it would be worth trying the US-04. I want the heavier mouth feel and extra maltiness for this heavily hopped IPA. Thanks, Jim

Here is a link to a refractometer calculator that takes the alcohol into account when testing a fermenting and or a finished beer. http://www.northernbrewer.com/refractometer-calculator

Thanks, I will probably continue with the same brand of extract making that a constant. So if I wanted it to finish higher I would need a different type, not less yeast? Jim

I Just bottled a batch of IPA using a recipe that I designed in Beersmith. I had 3.3# LME and 1.5# DME in a 2.75 Gal batch. I used a whole pack of US-05 yeast. The program predicted a Starting Gravity of 1.075 and my measured SG was 1.077. The program predicted an FG of 1.020 but I ended up...

Thank you!

Capt, That sounds interesting. I assume that is for a 5 gal batch? Is this grated ginger root or some sort of an extract? How much and what hops? Sorry, I am full of questions on this one. Jim

I have looked at the Friar Tucks in Fenton and the prices are a little better than at St. Louis Wine and Beer. You are right about the good advice there. I have made some of my purchases on line and some there I guess because I feel an obligation to do business with them after I pick there brains.

Kevstl, Where do you buy your supplies?

Glad to hear it is a good place to learn because certainly I have a lot to learn.

I am brewing a clone of Great Divides Titan. It finishes pretty malty so I was not too concerned when Beersmith predicted 1.020 with the top of the range being 1.018. My reading today was 1.015 using my refractometer and Northernbrewers conversion calculator. The conversion could be a few points...