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12-16oz DH?? Holy shiiiii....I shoot for 7 gal of wort into my fermenter, and if I do 8oz+ DH I have issues getting a full 5 gal into the keg!

You're mostly correct. Although before I was able to close transfer to a keg, I opened the lid to dry hop and used an auotsiphon to keg. I never got much oxidation, that I was aware of. Just keep it short.

Bottling is a whole other issue with this style. I would venture to say 95% of brewers keg this style. By suggesting leave it alone, I was meaning wait until fermentation is complete, then dry hop. The key is to get the yeast to drop out (flocculate) before dry hopping. You can some harshness...

Congrats on brewing your first beer! Neipas can be fun, but challenging. First off, 25C is high suring fermentation. You may be ok, but you may get some unwanted alcohol flavors (fusel, harshness). Your OG may have been low for a number of reasons, but I think that it's most likely from...

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Check your gravity with a hydrometer. I often get way lower readings with my Tilt during fermentation. I don't trust it for accurate measurements. I use it to watch trends during fermentation. Probably the same thing as your iSpindel.

Skunked is from being light-struck. I feel like hoppier beers suffer from going cold/warm/cold etc.

Once a beer is kegged, cooled and carbed, I would not warm it up again. Seems to go against everything we have learned as brewers.

Well, it's mostly about the boil! The boil seems to be the most important factor in reducing SMM. Quickly chilling wort after boil is also a significant factor, but the boil seems to be the best way to reduce DMS in beer.

That's basically what I'm doing as well. Multiple slow trub dumps from both ports and then using a Bouncer Pro. I clogged the Bouncer when I did my first 8oz DH, and it turned me off. But, my process has gotten better as I learned my system. I wasn't dumping enough or as often. Here's to more hops!

They seem to be somewhat independent of one another. Boiling for X amount of time drives off most of the SMM, but any leftover from the boil can contribute to DMS, especially at elevated temperatures - like during whirlpooling/hop stands.

Here's a scientific approach to reducing the DMS precursor. It's all about the boil! https://scottjanish.com/how-to-prevent-dms-in-beer/

I was under the impression scrubbing works for Sulfur, but DMS is in the beer for the long haul. I've scrubbed for Sulfur before with decent success.

I think I'm severely underhopping my neipas too, but I feel like they're saturated. Might have to test out a batch with extra. Currently I'm 2.5oz 3-5min, 2.5oz Whirlpool, 6-7oz DH. Sometimes 8oz DH, but closed transferring becomes tricky at that point.

Pitch a thumbnail for 5 gallons, seal up and repeat. A pinch is plenty for 5 gallons.