I planted some centennial hops a few years back and forgot about them. A few weeks ago I pulled about 3oz of wet hops off the vine and added them to about 2G of a blonde ale (dry hopped).
Unfortunately I am not pleased with the flavor change as a get what I can only describe as a strong...
2-3 weeks in primary and cold crash is all you need for most beers. If you are making a lager you might want to do a secondary but for most ales it’s a complete waste of time.
The ideal amount of fruit to add is NONE!
Sorry...personal preference and years of being pissed every variety pack has some fruit beer I don’t want anything to do with!
Honesty the only fruit I have liked in a beer was for a witbier and we didn’t even add fruit, just zest from the peels and it...
I tried the cold steep before and then adding at end of boil. I felt that it significantly reduced the roast. Might need to steep more than you removed from the mash to balance out.
There are also mango beers, doesn't make it right...
Those of you who enjoy these session IPAs should drink as many as you can before they are yesterday's news.
You mean an APA? Yeah, I am saying that a session IPA is usually an APA that's too thin and/or too hoppy. There is no imperial blonde so why a session IPA? Marketing...
Yeah, if both yeasts only need O2 during the reproductive stage that punching down the cap 3 days in seems too late. I have make Belgian beers that I have added O2 to and aged them 5 years so I have also not experienced storage issues. Has anyone actually tried this and had issues are are these...
I have used WLP400 about 5 times and the tartness has not been a problem. I'd say don't over pitch and let the temp ramp from 65-75 over a week. Let it sit an extra week at 75F if you pick up a lot of sulfer after hitting FG.