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UPDATE: Hi guys! Well, I have good news. I let the Riwaka IPA sit for awhile. It turned out to be an OK IPA! It wasn't what I was expecting, but it's drinkable. The really good news is the Wiamea IPA I brewed turned out even better! This sat for quite a while, but I am digging into them pretty...

I've made other good beers using same equipment. I have made this beer 3 other times, and it was my favorite beer. Hmm, I made a beer using Waiamea hops, and it wasn't all that great. I used this Super Alpha in that too. Sounds like it's time for a small SMaSH batch; maybe that will help. No...

Bitter w Millenium, and flavor/aroma with Falconer's Flight. You get Millenium Falcon.

Super hard to describe, but maybe metallic? Reminds me or the time I decided to take an iron supplement. Ended up with a metallic taste in my mouth. It's not as noticeable when it's cold, but gets more obvious as it warms up a bit.

I have brewed a tried and true recipe twice within the past couple months, and both times it has turned out horrible. Same system, same techniques. I thought maybe my process was bad the first time, so I tried again. Nope, same nasty result. Has anyone else had issues with 2013 Riwaka or Super...

But don't you have enough access to pry-offs so you don't have to settle for twist-offs?? The pry-offs work so much better.

That's your mash tun??? Fan-cy!!

Really? Are you really using screw top bottles??? You're messin' with me, right??

That's what I'm talking about, Pratty! And I think you are correct about the perceived bitterness. Either way, I have a hard time NOT dry hopping a beer. Then again I am an IPA girl AND a hop head. :D

Go ahead with your experiment, but GEEZ don't let the dry hops sit for 3 weeks like this guy did. Of course it's gonna be grassy and taste like a hop pellet when you let it sit for 3 weeks! A one week dry hop is max. After that, you're risking the off flavors.

Well, ya. But make a starter, and you should be in the ballpark. You can see how much yeast is in a tube from White Labs; so use that as your starting point, make a starter, and let 'er rip! So far, those precise measurements have worked well for me. :D

Ha!! I love the casino comment!!! Man, it sounds like you had that all figured out with the water in/out! I love that little place. Good job! (I sent a link to my husband and told him I need one of these!) P.S. Just noticed the doorstop. Nice!

OB, what does your recipe look like for this Reverend James? Sounds interesting!

I am very glad to see this post. I have "washed" some yeasts and had pretty good luck with them. I washed an S-05 earlier this year and used it in a couple batches. They turned out kinda horrible, so I blamed the washed dry yeast. But the next batch turned out pretty good. I wasn't sure what to...

I want a cute little brewhouse!!! I like it!