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just do it dude. i made this, followed recipe and it turned out great -Matt

very quiet on ahb lately.. has the forum died in the arse or what?? -Matt

turned out bloody fantastic lads -Matt

went 10 citra, 20 centennial, 20 galaxy this beer is going to be good i think -Matt

Cheers mate. I'm going to leave it in primary for 3 weeks, crash it for 3 days also. its day 7 now, just had a little taste and the bitterness has dropped alot, though so has the aroma, i dont want more citrus, i want more passionfruit.. reckon 20g centennial 20g galaxy on the dry hop?? not...

WWDWD i used your recipe on pot #30, been in the fermenter for 4 days and it smells incredible. Will stick to your dry hop schedule also. I've read this entire thread and all the input is fantastic guys.

does crashing simply clear up the beer and speed up the settling process before bottling or does crashing actually assist in the flavour aspect too? love the dry hop link you gave me. cheers bud -Matt

guys.. is it normal for the beer to be extremely bitter first 4-6 days? been testing it with the hydrometer.. holycrap it's bitter -Matt

says ipa on the bottle.. its not as full on but bloody good. you tried the big eye ipa? holy shit! -Matt

the smell is so good. only 3 days in and it smells like passionfruit. my OG wS 1052, hoping its about 6.2 % lads! -Matt

i hope so mate. cost a bit for ingredients. hop hog is my fave beer atm.. i hope the extra malt helps hold the bitterness together well.. how long so you usually need to bottle age an ipa? -Matt

Good point.. thanks mate. so don't crash til its basically ready to bottle after steady Fg for a few days.. -Matt

I've kindly grabbed a recipe from one of the guys here on the forum.. Absolutely no idea how it will turn out but this is what I've followed INGREDIENTS 1.5kg Coopers Light Malt tin 1.5kg Coopers Wheat Malt tin 700g Light Dry Malt 150g Crystal grains steeped 60g Centennial 60g Citra 30g...

i think if i put 220g i'd have bottles exploding in my garage. if my next brew turns out flat im buying a keg. problem solved :) -Matt

hey mate, im lucky to punch out 19.5L per batch. i try not to dilute it.. gives me less beer but more flavour IMO i put 185g of dextrose in my corona that i bottled on Wednesday so i'll let you know how it goes -Matt

mate... love this! simplifies it so much. cheers!! im making it tomorrow :) im actually on my 4th real hop hog right now.. $18 for 4 bottles!!! -Matt

hey mate. ive steeped grain (well crystal malt) for my smurtos golden ale never done hop additions tho.. i figure if i get all my stuff organised, its just a recipe.. take my time and shld be fine (i hope) you ever done a hop hog? -Matt

i'm having a crack at the HOP HOG this weekend lads any suggestions? good or bad idea to try this on my 4th brew? -Matt

Hi guys, cheers for the replies. i know the bottles are fine, theyre flip top and brand new from the brew shop and take an arm and a leg to close because the rubber seals are so new. ive got 1/2 my Dr Smurtos golden ale boxed up and im not going to open them for another 2 weeks, that'll be 6...

Hi flash, bottles i primed are sitting in my bar, never higher than 24 deg bulk primed bottles are in my spare fridge, which is off, sitting at 21 degrees 1st batch bottled 3 weeks ago 2nd batch bottled 2 weeks ago im bout to bottle on wednesday. wtf am i doing wrong here -Matt