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Oh yeah, the air. Good aeration or oxygenation helps keep the yeast happy. Early in the fermentation process, yeast consume oxygen to reproduce. Next they consume oxygen and sugar to grow. When oxygen runs out, they start fermenting. Pitching a lot of yeast ensures that the lag phase...

Thanks. No alcohol burn - you wouldn't guess it's almost 9%. Pitching a lot of a neutral yeast and fermenting fairly cold (64F) helps keep the profile clean. I think I waited 48 hours to pitch because I couldn't get the wort cold enough with my immersion chiller, so I put it in a chest freezer...

6 weeks later, this was spot on. I had the opportunity to have a Hopslam on draft in Michigan, then go back home and try mine. Super close.

Here's what I made: Hopslam Clone - All-Grain 14C-India Pale Ale(IPA)-Imperial IPA 1.078 OG 1.012 FG 83.6% apparent attenuation 8.8% ABV 67.6 IBU 7.9 SRM Recipe Overview Wort Volume Before Boil: 7.00 US gals Wort Volume After Boil: 6.0 US gals Volume Transferred: 4.90 US...

Can you post a picture of the larger bottleneck, alongside a regular 26mm 12oz bottle?