So, the 8oz Bramling Cross just arrived and somehow I was also shipped with it a free 8oz pack of Target hops. Any use for these here or save them for something else later on?

Ah, i see what your saying. I'll remove it for sure. Not my goal there at all. I just saw quite a few NE IPA recipes that used it (be it most of them were for milkshake ne ipas that also added lactose) so dunno if that factors in. When you say replace it with malt, would say a DME late addition...

I've seen quite a few recipes that use it so i just went that route. Not set on any one single total recipe currently, definitely open to changes which is why i made this post.

Yeah, i thought that could happen, but im not too finicky about it being hazy hence the "it doesnt have to be perfect" kinda just looking for something that just leans towards that style.

Oh, wow, ignore that. That's from a previous edit that carried over and I didn't save the change clearly.

Was thinking of doing this with some leftover ingredients I have lying around. Want it to somewhat towards the NE IPA style, but doesn't have to be perfect. Want a decent level of bitterness while still getting solid aroma/flavor. Haven't done to many in this style so help is appreciated...

Yeah, I see what you're saying. It's just strange. I'm trying to describe it as best I can. It's kind of like a mix of a blue moon and a hefeweizen tastes. That's why I mentioned esters, but that itself is weird at a 64F ferment for US-05 and it's 59-75 range. Guess I'll just continue to let it...

6lbs Pilsen LME 1lb Pilsen DME 0.75lb Carapils 8 0.25lb caramel 40 1oz Chinook @60 0.5oz @10 0.5oz @1 that's the recipe. Yes, I did. But, DME still catching in the sample 12 days into fermentation at a high enough concentration to throw the taste completely out of whack?

Hello, so I'm recently on my 3rd batch. It was a kit from Northern Brewer, their Chinook IPA to be exact. It's day 12 now of fermenting in a bucket inside a chest freezer attached to a temperature controller and kept at 64F (probe taped to side of bucket and covered with insulation foam to get a...