What's Brewing November Edition!

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  1. chavinparty

    chavinparty Zealot (653) Jan 4, 2015 New Hampshire

    Brewing a single hop El Dorado IPA. Only used this hop once years ago and was unimpressed but I got some hop hash to do a side by side Dryhop comparison same beer dryhopped with el Dorado and one with el Dorado hop hash. First time trying hop hash so this should be interesting. Don’t let me down again el dorado
     
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  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    Well, that should be interesting. I wonder how the sour and chocolate will work together. Cheers!
     
    #42 utahbeerdude, Nov 5, 2017
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  3. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    I've made this one before. It was pretty popular.
     
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  4. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Lager season for me...ordering up a lot of dry yeast for a couple 10 gal split batches (S-189, 34/70, S-23, M54). Anyone tried the Diamond lager yeast?
     
    #44 GreenKrusty101, Nov 5, 2017
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  5. WHYG

    WHYG Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2017 California

    Up next for me will be a NEIPA. It’ll get done right around Turkey Day. My plan will be 60/40 Rahr 2-row/white wheat, all mosaic (12oz/5 gal), and S04. Should be awesome.
     
    #45 WHYG, Nov 5, 2017
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  6. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    Upcoming brew days:

    11-18-17
    40% Munich
    40% malted oats
    18% flaked oats
    2% GNO
    30ibus Hallertau Mittelfrui
    big pitch 1968
    10% abv

    11-30-17
    Rare Barrel red base 20gal split between 4 dif combos of sac/brett/lacto blends
     
    #46 scurvy311, Nov 5, 2017
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  7. GormBrewhouse

    GormBrewhouse Pooh-Bah (2,111) Jun 24, 2015 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    Bottled a amber ale dry hopped with citra.
     
    #47 GormBrewhouse, Nov 5, 2017
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  8. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
    Trader

    Bottled an Old Fezziwig clone today. Might be my last brewing activity (beyond reading) for a while as the coming weeks are quite busy.
     
    #48 frozyn, Nov 5, 2017
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  9. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Haven’t brewed in a few months due to a broken hand. Final gravity right on target.

    Pale ale at 6%, hopped with Columbus and galaxy. 2 row, Pilsner, some rye, a touch of crystal and honey malt.

    Tasting and smelling great.

     
    #49 GetMeAnIPA, Nov 6, 2017
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  10. argock

    argock Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Dec 30, 2006 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

    Got 4 used kegs from Adventures in Homebrewing for $160 total and reconditioned/cleaned 2 of the 4. Brewed a Citra/Centennial session blonde ale — OG 1.044 — today with 1056. Seems like I am a season behind rather than ahead with my brewing....
     
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  11. marknu1

    marknu1 Initiate (0) May 12, 2017 California

    Blown away again by wlp072, French Ale. Friday afternoon the Biere de Garde went into the fermenter at 1.066, targeting 1.009 for FG. This morning it had already hit 83% apparent attenuation, at 1.011. wlp072 really, REALLY wants to ferment your beer. Ha ha!
     
    #51 marknu1, Nov 7, 2017
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  12. TooHopTooHandle

    TooHopTooHandle Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2016 New York

    So on my NEIPA my fermentation is going so much faster this time it's insane. My predicted final gravity is 1.019 and I'm already at 1.014 and it's only day 3. last time brewing this it took me 7 days to get to 1.018. I did 2 things differnt... 1. Used aeration wand with o2 tank and 2. I pitched starter directly off stir plate with out decanting, normally I cold crash it and decant. Is there a down side to my beer finishing this low besides being drier? Should I just let it keep going or would you say start the cold crash so it doesn't get and drier ?
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    #52 TooHopTooHandle, Nov 7, 2017
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  13. marknu1

    marknu1 Initiate (0) May 12, 2017 California

    What is the estimated IBU? For me, lower IBU beers can handle being a bit drier. Still, I don't have any experience with the NEIPA style, so it's tough to say. I tend to like my standard IPAs to finish around 1.012-ish; not much lower.
     
    #53 marknu1, Nov 7, 2017
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  14. TooHopTooHandle

    TooHopTooHandle Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2016 New York

    About 67 ibus
     
    #54 TooHopTooHandle, Nov 7, 2017
  15. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    On Sunday I kegged a Sacc Trois IPA with Equinox (Eukanat), Simcoe and fresh local Cascade and then reused the yeast cake by brewing up a Two Hearted-ish clone (anybody else get in on the $6.66 Centennial sale at Yakima Valley for Halloween?!?!?!) and adding it onto the cake. All kegs and fermenters are full, so I'm a happy man :grin:
     
    #55 DrMindbender, Nov 7, 2017
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  16. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    i did @DrMindbender . What a steal. Centennial is probably top 2 hop in my book. I also ordered 1/2 pd of comet for 6 dollars and they sent me a full pound with a note saying to enjoy the extra 8oz. Great company. Any suggestions on how to use comet as it's new to me and I've seen people saying it's extremely bitter and overpowering.
     
    #56 Prep8611, Nov 7, 2017
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  17. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    I like to single hop a new hop I havent used before...Comet is great in IPAs, so I say go for a single hop IPA. Similar to Citra but a little less in your face.
     
    #57 DrMindbender, Nov 7, 2017
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  18. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    I may try just dry hopping it and usin it with a little centennial. I'm sure they will play nice.
     
    #58 Prep8611, Nov 7, 2017
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  19. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

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    That OG is w/o 5# Brown sugar added during fermentation. Was actually a fairly simple brewday except under shooting my mash temp by 10° on 2 of the 3 mashes, and running out of propane.
     
    #59 jbakajust1, Nov 7, 2017
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  20. Ten_SeventySix_Brewhouse

    Ten_SeventySix_Brewhouse Zealot (744) Jul 20, 2016 Indiana

    I had a pound of Comet last year and loved it. I got mostly dank, catty grapefruit out of it. More like grapefruit pith than juice, though. It was somewhat grassy as well. I didn't get any of the tropical fruit that Citra tends to have.
     
    #60 Ten_SeventySix_Brewhouse, Nov 7, 2017
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