Yooper's Test (from Reddit)

From u/brewmaester: It is a pretty simple recipe, but I’ve done several iterations over a few years to dial it in. I’m currently doing a full volume mash with a Brew Bag in my cooler mash tun. I mash at 150 degrees F for 45 minutes and boil for 30 minutes, then add whirlpool hops at flameout when I turn on my immersion chiller.

My recipe is for a 5 gallon batch, but I try to get around 6.5 gallons into the fermenter because the dry hops take on so much of the finished beer when I cold crash. On my set up it ends up around 7% ABV with 1318 or Imperial Juice yeast.

I’m not sure my exact water chemistry, as I recently moved and haven’t read my local water report for my tap water yet, but it seems relatively low is sulfate and I add 1-1.5 tsp of CaCL per 5 gallons of water before I mash in.

I add dry hops when fermentation starts to slow down. London Ale III/1318/Juice yeast always produce a crazy aggressive fermentation from my experience, so I wait until airlock activity slows, usually around day 3-5 for me. I dry hop loose pellets and leave them for 5 days, then cold crash for around 2 days before I keg.

I’ve done several dry hop variations of this recipe and all have turned out great! Cheers