Thanks Bubba, I did suspect that might be the case.

Hi folks. Made my first ever Pilsner Urquell clone yesterday (1st lager actually) and my 21L batch is a litre or two short but is 1048OG as opposed to my target 1044 OG. The fermentation is going excellently ( was left overnight at 20C, yeast is Wyeast 2278). I was thinking of added RO water to...

I agree, the only thing is I think they have changed the profile of the water in my area and I’m 10-15% off of where I used to be. Mind you, my kit is looking rather tired as well.

It certainly has the right body and feel in the mouth, and definitely hints of tropical fruit. There is some citrus aroma in the aroma ( I ended up mainly using Azecca and some Citra). The yeast I used was reported to take out some of esters and I think I will change the yeast next time and my...

Well here it is, I thought at one point it was destined for the drain but for my 1st attempt I pleased.

Thanks folks, appreciate the advise.

I’m interested to know peoples thoughts on whether to rack of into a secondary fermentor as I would usually do, or as I’ve seen elsewhere regarding NEIPAs, go straight to the keg from the primary fermentation. Thanks for all the advise by the way.

Yes, I did consider that, was a little worried about not managing to separate the dregs out, especially as I don’t intend to use a secondary fermentor with it being an NEIPA.

Well, my NEIPA is in the fermenter and the yeast appears very happy with a nice krausen. Soon I will be adding my 1st dry hop addition; I was going to stick my pellets in a hop bag and dump it on the top.....this might sound like a silly question but should I poke it thought he yeast layer or...

Thank you very much for your replies. Yeast wise I’m thinking of going with one of the “funky” Norwegian multi strains. I think I might need to tinker with my kit 1st, in which case I will probably give 05 a try ( I’ve used it before and I do like it).

Hi Trialben, thanks for the welcome. Recipe wise I was thinking along the lines of:- 3kg Maris Otter PM 2.5kg Clear Choice PM 200g Dextrin Malt 300g Wheat Malt 500g Carapils??? 300g Malted Naked Oats Still not worked out my hop schedule

Hi folks. Just started getting back into craft brewing having had 5 or 6 years off. Wow things have changed. Infact, it is the developments in American IPAs and NEIPAs that have inspired me. Looking to have a go at a NEIPA this weekend. I have a good selection of grain for the job but only have...