New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

[nebulabrewing]

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As of right now just DDH today 7/1/2022 I’ll take hops out on 7/4/2022 and the taste notes are giving my OH vibes. Stonefruit, citrus, a nice bitterness with some grassy notes and tropical fruit bites and a 6.1% ABV

Sounds (and looks!) delicious man!

 

[Ren06]

Sounds (and looks!) delicious man!

My first one and I’m proud of myself and excited about it. Let’s me know I can do much more with this

 

[LumberZach]

First pour of this beauty. It's been in the keg one week and I'm surprised how drinkable it is especially with the amount of hops I threw at this.

 

[Ulisses4677]

Bn

First pour of this beauty. It's been in the keg one week and I'm surprised how drinkable it is especially with the amount of hops I threw at this.

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looks gorgeous. What type of hops?

 

[Ulisses4677]

Bn

looks gorgeous. What type of hops?

My most recent brew. Love cosmic punch. I’ll be brewing tomorrow once again with cosmic punch and experimenting with phantasm.

 

[LumberZach]

Bn

looks gorgeous. What type of hops?

I used Citra, Citra LupoMax, Mosaic LupoMax, and Galaxy.

 

[Ulisses4677]

I used Citra, Citra LupoMax, Mosaic LupoMax, and Galaxy.

Nice

 

[jturman35]

First brew since January and I did a NEIPA. Going with 10oz DH using Cashmere / Strata / Galaxy. Can’t wait to see how this one turns out!

 

[aaronm13]

My current brew has finished a bit lower than I wanted with Verdant yeast. Ended up at 1.012. Was aiming for 15/16 finish so hoping it's not going to be too thin. I did a small dry hop during fermentation again which I reckon I got some hop creep with so will need to account for that next time. Also did a step mash at 147- 155- 161 so this obviously gave me super fermentable wort. Going to soft crash now and hit it with a huge second dry hop of Nectaron and Nelson.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

My current brew has finished a bit lower than I wanted with Verdant yeast. Ended up at 1.012. Was aiming for 15/16 finish so hoping it's not going to be too thin. I did a small dry hop during fermentation again which I reckon I got some hop creep with so will need to account for that next time. Also did a step mash at 147- 155- 161 so this obviously gave me super fermentable wort. Going to soft crash now and hit it with a huge second dry hop of Nectaron and Nelson.

Nectaron and Nelson is a great combo! What % are you going with for each? 1.012 does seem a little low for verdant, mine ended up being 1.016 but honestly if the hops are good quality I honestly don’t think anyone would know the difference between 1.012 vs 15-16 (without hop creep) 12 is still a solid FG IMO.

EDIT: most people who aren’t home brewers definitely won’t know the difference and some who are still won’t unless you tell them ie confirmation bias. Verdant will still have its presence known in your beer.

 

[aaronm13]

Nectaron and Nelson is a great combo! What % are you going with for each? 1.012 does seem a little low for verdant, mine ended up being 1.016 but honestly if the hops are good quality I honestly don’t think anyone would know the difference between 1.012 vs 15-16 (without hop creep) 12 is still a solid FG IMO.

EDIT: most people who aren’t home brewers definitely won’t know the difference and some who are still won’t unless you tell them ie confirmation bias. Verdant will still have its presence known in your beer.

It's 81% attenuation which is high for this strain. So much for having a lower ABV beer for the summer, still ending up being 7.2%. Going with 6oz Nectaron/ 4oz Nelson and 1oz Mosaic Lupomax . Did 2oz Nectaron/ 1oz Nelson and 1oz Mosaic in the fermentation dry hop so 15oz in total.

I've found going for my usual 10-12oz always left me underwhelmed and usually ended up adding a few oz to the serving keg. So trying to cut out the risk of opening up the keg exposing it to oxygen.

It's only my second time using Verdant so still getting used to its performance.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

I've found going for my usual 10-12oz always left me underwhelmed

Do you mean 10-12 total hops or just dry hop? Im typically dry hopping 8-10oz total for beers in the 6.5-8% range depending on single vs double IPA and taking into account the potency of the hops but also bringing ~ 6-7oz on the hot side (~4-5oz in WP and 1-2oz in boil) as well. I also imagine the cold side processes also plays into the overall hop "punch" you get in the end.

 

[aaronm13]

Do you mean 10-12 total hops or just dry hop? Im typically dry hopping 8-10oz total for beers in the 6.5-8% range depending on single vs double IPA and taking into account the potency of the hops but also bringing ~ 6-7oz on the hot side (~4-5oz in WP and 1-2oz in boil) as well. I also imagine the cold side processes also plays into the overall hop "punch" you get in the end.

Yeah it's 10-12oz for dry hops on my typical DIPA. My hot side amounts would be around the same as you.

 

[Ulisses4677]

I came across some equilibrium and decided to put my HB double ipa. Ext to it. Which one's which?

 

[Dgallo]

I came across some equilibrium and decided to put my HB double ipa. Ext to it. Which one's which?

I say yours is on the left. That said I used to be the biggest fan of eq but unfortunately all they put out now Are duds so I would put money on the fact that your beer taste better

 

[beervoid]

I came across some equilibrium and decided to put my HB double ipa. Ext to it. Which one's which?

Judging by foam eq is right

 

[Ulisses4677]

Mine is on the right. Yeah their beer isn’t to great in taste.

 

[wepeeler]

Mine is on the right. Yeah their beer isn’t to great in taste.

Oh snap

 

[beervoid]

Mine is on the right. Yeah their beer isn’t to great in taste.

Damn what did I not win?

 

[Frieds]

I must say, there have been some fantastic looking beers being posted here over the last couple of weeks.

This is the first hazy beer I’ve brewed since January, and well, it’s pretty good. I cheated and did a single hop Citra beer with T90, LUPOMAX & Cryo.

First time using British Ale V. I fermented this at the lower end (18C/64F) and the Citra really pops. Surprisingly, this yeast over-attenuated quite a bit. I was aiming for a FG of 1.020 but it ended up finishing at 1.016 which is something I’m not used to at all considering I generally use 1318 and that yeast hates to fully attenuate. Pumped this one with a **** tonne of oxygen though.

It’s lacks a touch of body for my taste (even with the 2% lactose addition as per Other Half) but other than that I can’t really fault it.

 

[aaronm13]

I say yours is on the left. That said I used to be the biggest fan of eq but unfortunately all they put out now Are duds so I would put money on the fact that your beer taste better

Really? That's so disappointing to hear, Equilibrium are one of my favorite brewery's. I haven't been able to get anything from the over the last few months as nothing as seemed to make it over to Europe. Is this down to expansion issue? I really hate when I order some Other Half stuff for around $10-$15 a can and when I open the box I'm greeted with the DC green ring pull. Dc's beers are garbage. OH are at a beer festival here in Ireland next weekend and wondering where their supply will be coming from.

 

[beervoid]

Really? That's so disappointing to hear, Equilibrium are one of my favorite brewery's. I haven't been able to get anything from the over the last few months as nothing as seemed to make it over to Europe. Is this down to expansion issue? I really hate when I order some Other Half stuff for around $10-$15 a can and when I open the box I'm greeted with the DC green ring pull. Dc's beers are garbage. OH are at a beer festival here in Ireland next weekend and wondering where their supply will be coming from.

They where always hit n miss for me, and the examples I had should be cold chained.

 

[aaronm13]

They where always hit n miss for me, and the examples I had should be cold chained.

I'd say cold chain is the main issues especially with coming to Europe.

 

[Dgallo]

I'd say cold chain is the main issues especially with coming to Europe.

It’s not just that. They got way too big and now have to play the numbers game to a major extent. I think they are going for lower fg for profitability and mouthfeel took a big hit. Also I feel nothing in their character pops anymore. That said I have only had their stuff in distro lately and can’t justify the $24/4-pack. They definitely priced themselves out of our local market. They just sit on the shelves here

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

It’s not just that. They got way too big and now have to play the numbers game to a major extent. I think they are going for lower fg for profitability and mouthfeel took a big hit. Also I feel nothing in their character pops anymore. That said I have only had their stuff in distro lately and can’t justify the $24/4-pack. They definitely priced themselves out of our local market. They just sit on the shelves here

Ahhh, dang. I'm glad I'm reading this now, wife an I were planning our anniversary trip to equilibrium, might have to switch it up. Last stuff i had from them was probably over a year ago and it was good. We're 3 hours from there so figured it would be a good roadtrip. Now we might go back to Richmond or something.. not sure.

 

[Dgallo]

Ahhh, dang. I'm glad I'm reading this now, wife an I were planning our anniversary trip to equilibrium, might have to switch it up. Last stuff i had from them was probably over a year ago and it was good. We're 3 hours from there so figured it would be a good roadtrip. Now we might go back to Richmond or something.. not sure.

I’d still go. It’s a sweet venue and their funk/stouts have been solid. Where are you staying/coming from. There’s are some really good small breweries In a 50 mi radius of there

 

[Noob_Brewer]

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I must say, there have been some fantastic looking beers being posted here over the last couple of weeks.

This is the first hazy beer I’ve brewed since January, and well, it’s pretty good. I cheated and did a single hop Citra beer with T90, LUPOMAX & Cryo.

First time using British Ale V. I fermented this at the lower end (18C/64F) and the Citra really pops. Surprisingly, this yeast over-attenuated quite a bit. I was aiming for a FG of 1.020 but it ended up finishing at 1.016 which is something I’m not used to at all considering I generally use 1318 and that yeast hates to fully attenuate. Pumped this one with a **** tonne of oxygen though.

It’s lacks a touch of body for my taste (even with the 2% lactose addition as per Other Half) but other than that I can’t really fault it.

I personally grew old of lactose in ipas. Did a couple myself and also grew tired of commercial ones too. But yours looks fantastic! BTW - using “only” Citra ain’t cheating- it’s damn smart! Looks great man!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I’d still go. It’s a sweet venue and their funk/stouts have been solid. Where are you staying/coming from. There’s are some really good small breweries In a 50 mi radius of there

We are coming from central PA, probably wont do a whole lot of driving around since it will just be a 3 day weekend. But you're right the venue looks fantastic and I'm sure it will be worth the trip. If there's some places nearby that we should check out I'm all ears!

 

[Dgallo]

We are coming from central PA, probably wont do a whole lot of driving around since it will just be a 3 day weekend. But you're right the venue looks fantastic and I'm sure it will be worth the trip. If there's some places nearby that we should check out I'm all ears!

Obercreek & Tin Barn are small amazing hop breweries, Sloop Factory is a really awesome venue with great food, it makes you feel like your back in the late 80s-early 90. Plan bee brewing and weaver hallow are great wild/spontaneous fermented brewery’s. Weaver hollow is genuinely amazing. There is also Drowned Lands. They just make great beers all around but their lager/German ales are terrific. They are all in the Middletown/Newburgh vicinity (some are more north or south but if you have the time they are all worth it)

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Great info man, I really appreciate it.