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I was at: 1oz Azacca @10 min 1oz Citra @10min 1oz Sultana @10min 1oz Citra @0min 1oz Sultana @0 min Dry hop with 1oz each Azacca, Citra, Sultana

I'm thinking about a hoppy tropical IPA. I've done it a couple times and it was good, but not great. I've upper my hops quite a bit for this recipe, but I wonder if I've gone too far. Any suggestions? 12 lbs 2 row 1 lb Carapils 2 lb flaked oats 1lb malted wheat 1lb rice hulls 60 min at 152...

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Leaving Bavaria for this one

St Johannes in Grainau, Germany

Isn't that where they have the summer slides? I remember going there as a kid

Yes, a little monastary in Bavaria that's been brewing beer for 500ish years.

I'd kill for one of those right now. Good job

Those big lakes in Bavaria are beautiful. So, here's mine, the building in the foreground is my very favorite brewery.

Tegernsee?

I think this might be the issue. I tried one today and while it still needs to sit for a while the off flavor has faded almost completely.

I brewed a Check style pils (my 3rd all grain attempt) and I just bottled a couple days ago. I took a taste when I bottled and it has a distinctly metalic taste. I used Saaz hops, floor malted bohemian pilsner and caramunich wayerman and white labs pilsner yeast. I fermented at aprox 40*F for 2...