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Finally doing another homebrew. And on this one I'm adding in the last Alchemist technique that I have yet to use: a single infusion mash. No step mash on this one. 20 lbs Pearl Malt (93.5%) 16 oz Caramalt (4.7%) 6 oz Acidulated Malt (1.8%) 40g Gypsum Currently mashing at 147* for 60 minutes...

I've done quite a few iterations of my 7th Hoppin' IPA that I didn't post, but it's been a while since I've done a batch so I’m going to post on this one since my last batch was actually better than Heady Topper (somehow got a strawberry flavor.) 14 lbs Pearl Malt (93%) 12 oz Caramalt...

For my latest DIPA I’m under-pitching at 0.44 million cells/ml/plato as per how the Alchemist underpitches Heady Topper. I’m also going to raise the temperature at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after active fermentation as the Alchemist does. 3 Gallons: 8 lbs Pale Malt 6 oz Caramalt 2 oz...

6 Gallons: 5 lbs Pale malt 4 lbs Golden Promise 1 lbs Flaked Oats 12 oz Roasted Barley 550L 12 oz Pale Chocolate Malt 200L 8 oz Caramalt 4 oz Blackprinz 2 oz Acidulated Malt 12 g Gypsum Mash at 144* for 60 minutes in 6 gallons water. Step mash at 154* for 10 minutes with additional 2.5 gallons...

I started my latest DIPA on Wednesday the 16th and want it ready to drink as soon as 2016 rolls in. I didn't add the yeast until around midnight and active fermentation didn't start until Thursday afternoon, so I am considering the 17th Day 1. I just got the Ss Brewmaster Bucket, but didn't have...

My latest DIPA has no hops in the boil, 2 oz flame out addition, 4.5 oz aroma steep, and I plan to do a triple dry hop with 9.5 oz of hops to make it an even pound of hops. pH was perfect at 5.41 in the mash and 5.11 in the kettle. 5 Gallons: 8 lbs Golden Promise 8 lbs 2-Row 12 oz Caramalt 4...

Due to some recent recommendations by bobbrews in the Heady Topper thread and also based on my own experience, I decided to change my 7th Hoppin' IPA recipe so it includes no hops in the boil. I didn't use any acidulated malt so my pH was way too high at first and I had to adjust it during...

I decided to make an IPL using IBU injector for the boil, 5 minute and flame out additions, a long 165* aroma steep, and a double dry hop. I'm using WLP810 White Labs San Francisco Lager yeast since it's ideal temperature is 58-65*. 5.5 Gallons: 5 lbs Golden Promise 5 lbs 2-row 1/2 lbs...

I've done the Heady Topper clone 4 times, and the last time I did it was better than the actual Heady Topper. I'm working on my own hop bursted IPA now based on all the things I learned. The last time I did it, it was almost as good as Heady, so I decided to try it as a session IPA this time. I...

I made another stout. I based the malt profile on Founders KBS. 13 lbs 2-row 1 lbs Flaked oats 3/4 lb Roasted barley 3/4 lb Chocolate malt 1/2 lb Blackprinz malt 1/2 lb 120L crystal malt 7.5 gallons of 155* water with 3 tsp of gypsum for a 75 minute mash at 150* resulted in a pH of 5.48 at...

I've done the Heady Topper clone 4 times, and previous to that I was working on my own IPA recipe for my 7th Hoppin' IPA, so with the things I learned from doing the Heady clone I was ready to come back to my own thing. So why is this going to be better than Heady...because my last Heady clone...

Last week I made about 9 gallons of 1.060+ OG beer with 25 pounds of grain and on the final sparge ended up with 4 gallons of beer that I didn't have room for so I kept it in my kettle in the fridge. I had a little time this Friday afternoon so I made another stout. The malt bill consisted of...

I had a big brew day on Thursday and decided to do a stout after brewing the Heady Topper clone for the fourth time. I started with 13 pounds of malt in my mash tun for the HT clone, mashed with 7 gallons of water at 148* for 60 minutes and drained into my kettle. I added 1.5 gallons of boiling...

Back in October I made a beer that resembled Dogfish Head 120: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/13-hop-qipa-aka-plinyfish-heady-120-a-437125/. It came out great except I couldn't get it to carbonate. I recently bought a Tap-A-Draft system so I figured I'd give it another try and this time use...

I did another big brew day with 16 lbs of grain (7 lbs Golden Promise, 7 lbs 2-row, 1 lbs White Wheat, 1 lbs Caramalt) to make another Heady clone as well as a few other beers. I mashed with 8 gallons of water at 150* for 60 minutes, pulled 4.8 gallons (3.2 gallons after boil) for my Heady clone...

On Thursday I decided to mash 16 lbs of grain (7 lbs Golden Promise, 7 lbs 2-row, 1 lbs White Wheat, 1 lbs Caramalt) in 8 gallons of water to make another Heady clone as well as a few other beers. I mashed at 150* for 60 minutes, pulled 4 gallons (3 gallons after boil) for my Heady clone and...

I finally decided to rate all the hops I have experimented with for dry hopping as well as give a description of their flavor and aroma. I originally got the idea to compare dry hops from scottland who bought a 12 pack, popped the tops, added hops, and recapped. I tried that a couple of times...

I've been experimenting with head to head 1 gallon batches to figure out which bittering hop I prefer for my IPAs. I'm not going to go into all the break downs of the previous rounds, but CTZ and Apollo are the finalists so now it is time to judge between them. I made two 1 gallon batches...

I finally made a Heady Topper clone Saturday night. I didn't have enough Simcoe, so I used a little extra Centennial as well as Citra and El Dorado at some points. I have one can of Heady Topper left so I will be able to compare them once it is done. 4 gallons: 10 lbs Pearl Malt 11 oz...

I decided to use every hop I had again (partially to get rid of Bravo, Warrior, Millenium, and most of my Stella). I normally make DIPAs, so this time I decide to make a session IPA. For some reason I had horrible efficiency and my gravity was under 1.030, so I added a pound of sugar at the end...