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That is big news. Can only imagine there will be some delicious, hoppy brews, but if he has more freedom I'll be interested to see where it goes. Either way I'd bet money that there is about to me one more great brewery in this world.

They talk about kettle souring with Lactobacillus Brevis & Lactobacillus Delbrueckii and they stop the souring as soon as they get to pH 3.45. Basically it's mashed/lautered normal, brought to a boil briefly; then chilled to 110F to pitch lacto. They measure the pH and then bring it to boil to...

Here's a good listen: http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/the-session-creature-comforts-brewing-co/ They talk about brewing their Berliner-Weiss with kettle souring and boiling once they get a specific pH

I would recommend the 33B. That's the whole point of 33B, a beer with specific alcohol flavors.

I have gotten disappointing hops from a lot of places, but never from Hop Heaven. I have ordered hops from Hop Heaven on eBay for 3 years now and never been let down. The guy running Hop Heaven is selling many thousands of pounds of hops each year including to many breweries; it's not like...

He volunteered to bring beer in and asked for any opinion on the style and the only guy who said anything said how about Imperial Stout... So many comments in this thread about this club being *****ey or something having expectations when it seems they have nothing to do with this. Bring...

My goal is to not buy (m)any hops in 2016. Going to be flipping hard as anytime I buy brewing supplies I have a tendency to thrown in some new hop. It's a shame because I really want to a brew a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but with TriplePearl and Cashmere as an 'update' to a classic; as...

Given options if a place has over year old IPA's in stock I would go elsewhere. There are lots of places I found mostly old beer and stopped shopping there. Most beer is best fresh as possible. Celebration is NOT wet hopped! They use misleading terminology, but they get asked enough that...

If they have an email that's probably the route I would take. Send them an email letting them know you are excited to have a brewpub here in town, but there is some room for improvements. Something such as "I bought a growler of the brown ale, had some nice flavors, but these were overshadowed...

Interestingly the Crosby & Baker Gelatin says Usage: 1/2 tsp per 5 gallons. Dissolve in 1/2 cup water. Let stand then add. So they never say to heat it up (although might be necessary to actually dissolve). I would recommend you boil and cool the water your going to use in the future, and...

Yeah that was a terrible beer. It's just a lemon malt beverage, not even beer. At least I learned never to try any 'Shandy' or 'Radler' ever again. Another reason why labels should have to have the Brewers Association style guideline name in giant letters on every bottle.

Yes. 3-5 days works very well and what I do consistently. The majority of the aromatic compounds have been extracted by this point; going longer just allows the aroma you are trying to add to start declining (and allegedly the vegetal/grassy to develop). Since I've kegged, it has been...

If fresh wet hops weigh 4-5x that of dried hops, it seems like dried hops could absorb at least 4-5x their weight of water.

Again don't know how "Craft" Sam Adam's is anymore, but another nod to how bad the cherry wheat is. Seriously 1980's drugstore-brand cough syrup. Tried it twice (poured in glasses) and both times couldn't drink it. I am not picky and have drank some bad beer, but that wins the prize! Now I...

+1+1+1!!!! This was probably the single most useful thing I ever read when I started all-grain.

It is probably mentioned (I can think of now 2 posts ever) because it is available just about everywhere in the continental US. And Sierra Nevada is the 2nd largest craft brewery in the US, and SNPA is their flagship, so more of it than any other fairly-hoppy beer in the country.

Just like any IPA, it can finish dry and crisp, or more malty with a moderate mouth-feel, or cloyingly sweet. I think too often people forget that a regular IPA can finish between 1.010 and 1.018sg and be within guidelines. It's when people try an "IPA" that has 25% crystal malts and it...

well they give you the important ingredients, so look at popular rye apa/ipa's for quantities

360 ounces holy crap I have 22.5 lbs of hops. I have to stop buying hops! I don't get to brew often enough. I really need to go nuts on some IIPA's, or maybe IIIIPA's. I have been averaging 8-12oz on all my APA's & IPA's, but maybe I need to use 1lb at a time lol.

Random bump... just saw Hops Direct has these hops now in whole leaf....