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How did this turn out? I just tried Belching Beaver's Pina Colada IPA last week, and I have been thinking about taking a crack at a recipe.

I would use Magnum for bittering. 1 oz at 10 min, 2oz at 0 min, 1 oz dryhop.

Yakima Valley Hops has them in stock

You're fine. Relax. If the lid was pressed down on to the bucket, there is no way the cleaner could have found its way into the beer.

Braufessor, can you recommend a water profile to try with the Double Sunshine recipe? I have been following your Northeast IPA thread and have learned a lot. Thanks.

Gotcha. I am building a similar single tier out of channel strut, since I don't have access to welding equipment. What made you choose a plate chiller vs. counter flow? Chiller choice is the last big detail I need to iron out.

Why valves on both sides of the pumps? My understanding is that valves should only restrict the outflow of the pumps.

I would pitch it. I have had starters blow the foil cover off of my flask before and used with no issues. If it has enough pressure to blow out the foam stopper, I would wager positive pressure is going to keep the nasties out.

I agree on the small scale mentality, however it is just a few pounds of grain to scale up to a full 5 gallon batch, with time investment being pretty much equal. I am OK with spending an extra $5 to end up with double the finished beer. That being said, I am starting with hop varieties...

The c-40 would have made it very similar to many of the Two-Hearted Clones I've seen floating around. Your recipe should be a good starting place, maybe to see how the hop schedule works for your bitterness and aroma preferences and tweak from there. I am planning on doing a number of single...

yakimavalleyhops.com has been my go-to for the past couple orders

I like Millenium for bittering, but Magnum is nice too. I just picked up 1# of Nugget, so I will be using them in some upcoming brews...I make a lot of IPA's so I use centennial, simcoe, and CTZ quite a bit.

Home Depot sells larger stainless washers as part of their "build a bolt" kit. It works for my mash tun (standard 10gal rubbermaid round cooler). I use the nuts for weighing down hop bags.. Edit: I see you said sealing washer...I used the silicone washer that came with cooler.

I am fairly sure that they are out of business. I have lived in SC for years, and am Allen St. frequently, today matter of fact, and am unaware of this place existing since I've been brewing.

This seems to be a new product from a new company...they allude to it being the Conan strain. Does anyone have experience with it?