thanks for the reply ok, both additions would add flavor but I wasn't sure if adding more hops at 10 min vs adding more at 0 min would result in more flavor. I get the IBUs go up with the 10 min vs 0 min. I was trying to figure out if I'm wasting an 1oz of hops adding at 0 min if I'll get more...

i know it a personal preference thing but i’ll ask anyway how much (oz) is to much in a 5 gallon extract brew for flavor? i was going to use 1 oz Vic Secret pellets at 10 min and 2 oz at 0 min or would it be more beneficial flavor wise to use 2 oz at 10min and 1oz at 0min

talked to them yesterday and their response was "they should be good and that their 2018 crop isn't in the system yet so to open them and smell them. if they smell like parmesan cheese they are bad if they don't then they are good. if they are good put them in a ziplock and store in fridge or...

ordered from Northern brewer

so my hops came in today and the date on the melon hops is 5/23/16, 3 years old are you kidding me???? Do pellets have a shelf life???

I wasn't planning on dry hopping this batch I ordered the hops online bc my LHBS didn't have the melon of course, I have to go back to LBHS for the yeast and may just scrap this recipe if they didn't receive any melon in their recent shipment. decisions, decisions.......

what about something like this: 0.75 oz Mosaic (60min) 1.0 oz H melon (15min) 1.0 oz H melon (5min) the IBU goes down to the 30s or maybe something like this: 1 oz mosaic (60min) 1 oz melon (10min) 2 oz melon (5min)

Brewing an extract IPA got the idea from a beer I had over the weekend that had Sterling and Hull Melon hops so I came up with this recipe with mosaic instead of sterling: seems ok, right? but doing some research I have seen everyone saying that the Mosaic would overtake the Hull Melon and...

i gave it a try last night (1 week after bottling) and this is a tasty beverage, still not carbed enough though hopefully another week and all will be right

that's exactly what I did. After the move from basement to main floor, I waited 5 days at 68F before bottling. then I stored the bottles at 68F, It's been almost a week and I want to pop one open so bad and give it a try because during bottling it smelled so good, probably wait for the weekend...

thanks for the advice the temp of the fermenter is around 68F for the past 2 days and the airlock is showing a little activity. the Yeast is Wyeast Whitbread. active from 64-75F if I remember correctly. I will check FG this afternoon and most likely bottle and store in basement 64F

I store my fermenter in the basement for fermentation and that is usually around 62-64F (at this time of yr) then usually a day or two before I bottling I bring up to the main floor which is more around 68-70F. I do this to let things settle back to the bottom if things got mixed during the...

Update: took a sample to get the FG which was 1.016 right where it supposed to be color looks good smell is amazing tastes better not so much prickly as I tasted before but more dry oatmeal I moved it from the basement to upstairs which I usually do a day or 2 before bottling (I bottle in the...

i'm glad to here that this batch would not be a dumper and it may work out after all.

thanks for the quick response as far as the clearness here is a pic of the sample I took out a little bit hazy but not overly super cloudy or funky stuff floating around I figured that the thick bottom trub was due to the amount of oats used in the recipe. I like the idea of putting a sample...

So I brewed an extract ipa: Fermentation kicked off great after 24hrs & temp was around 74F for about 4 days then temp dropped to 68F and fermentation calmed down. At day 10 temp was steady at 66F noticed that the trub was super thick (thicker than I normally see) Day 16: I decided to open...

it's not bad, the Azacca really throws it for a fruity nose and flavor. i was hoping for a little more yeasty flavor. But i was eager to try the Azacca to experiment and add my own touch to it. I think that's the best part of home brewing, experimenting with different ingredients and still...

good point, i will learn to check that stuff from now on

that was my original thought as well, the LME appears dark in the bottle, darker then the DME in the package even though it both pilsen, I just figured that would fade out, but I guess not. being fairly new to brewing thought I'd ask the more experienced, thanks

Background: new brewer, 6 beers brewed, extract brewing Brewed a triple and the color was way off, based on the recipe builder I should of had something golden with a SRM 4.86 recipe: color was more like a dubbel (amberish) what can cause the color to be so wrong? I just started a hazy ipa...