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My IIPA has been sitting in primary for 6 weeks now.... I didn't have temp control, so it smells like bubble gum at first (S04 yeast). I haven't smell it lately, but I'll rack it this weekend to secondary for another month + 1 week dry hop before I bottle it. This should turn out pretty good.

Same here... fresh ginger... quarter size. whole coriander seeds are from Kroger's, but I found it to be cheaper at mexican or chinese market.

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Try them both... I have made both with great sucsess. I prefer Lake walk over BCHP due to its complexity. But BCHP is a very simple PA that everyone can enjoy... So try them and tell us what you think.

It is in bottles now since last week. I'll sample it this weekend.

I sampled mine when I racked from primary (5 weeks) to secondary... Lots of spice... I guess I'll bottle this in a couple of weeks. What CO2 volume do you shoot for? I guess it is around 4.0 (closer to hefe).

Very interesting.. I love cooked bitter melon that my makes with black bean. I also have use it to cook soup... and yes.. the soup is bitter. I think it is worth a try for people who looks for bitterness...

Not much you can do now.. just wait for a month and sample it.

As for starter, It depends on the flavor profile that you want to achieve. For banana flavor hefe, pitch small and ferment at 70s. For clovey flavor hefe, pitch big and ferment at mid 60s. The temperature will determine the amount of ester you produce in your beer.

I think those are proteins.... it is ok... no big deal.. they will settle to the bottom after your primary fermentation.

It is a hefe... the yeast is the STAR player. Just leave it in the primary for 2 weeks, rack it to bottling bucket and enjoy it after 2-3 weeks.. You may want to add more sugar to give you more carbonation to fit the style.

Since we are in HBT... I guess let's talk about brews.. For microbrew go to Humperdink's or Two Rows (I know Houston has 1 at Rice Village). Other than that, Dallas is similar to Houston... lots of malls and restaurants for you to go crazy about.

I added the 2oz cascade pellets after 3 weeks of secondary.... Well, I fill my 5 gallon carboy to the neck before the pellet... after I dropped the pellets, the hop (oil) reacts with beer.... Cascade hop volcano.... I quickly drew some beer off and "push" all the hop back into the carboy... I...

I don't remove my labels. I think it is wasting my time... But your friends and family may get confused when they open a hefeweizen and it end up to be a stout.... I guess that's kind of fun.

I tried to brew an imperial version of this in texas summer without temperature control.... I pitched the beer on top of old orange/cascade pale ale s04 yeast.... it was ok at first with lots of centennial smell.... but I checked 1 day later... bubblegum flavor came out...:( I think this beer...