beer Being Crafty
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It's really, really good. Looking forward to getting some cans this weekend. (hopefully)Grass Snake said:
Cheers
I'm waiting in line at Aslin right now. I just traded someone in line for a couple juicy IPAs that I've never heard of. Still an hour and 15 minutes to go before they start selling cans here though. This should be a very hoppy afternoon, though!
t0mato said:Good deal.
Tomorrow night is officially the weekend for me. I'm definitely going to SIP one tomorrow when I get home from work.
What's on tap tonight?
Score! This beer is amazing! I've always been kind of iffy on mosaic hops, but this one has made me seen the light.
Man, I love having access to these beers right down the road. It sucks to have to wait for over two hours to get them, but I've met some serious IPA connoisseurs while waiting in line, that travel all over the NE hunting and trading for this style of beer.
This beer is exceptional. Aslin is seriously killing it with their IPAs. The aroma, flavor, and balance of this beverage is out of this world.
This beer is exceptional. Aslin is seriously killing it with their IPAs. The aroma, flavor, and balance of this beverage is out of this world.
I'd rather work than spend time waiting in line ... all day ... every day.
Yes it would. I'm sure it's a great way to network, and see the beatiful NE US in the process.tctenten said:
It's worth it once a week IMO to spend two-three hours a week getting some fresh NEIPA.grantmichaels said:
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Does not compute ... for someone who can brew ...
These are beers you should be able to homebrew without too much difficulty ...
I would normally agree, but Aslin has their juicy base, and double dry hopping down pat. I need to keep experimenting with IPAs to get it even close to the way they do.grantmichaels said:
I'm not expecting to have a ton of difficulty producing this style form of IPA ...
Guess we'll have to see if I'm underestimating it.
They're pretty well-described.
Guess we'll have to see if I'm underestimating it.
They're pretty well-described.
After my next Aslin run, I'll get a few going your way to try out. I do plan on brewing another NEIPA soon. I'm going to go all two row, with a ton of flaked barley, oats, and wheat, like I did last time. This time I'm going to hit it with a healthy smattering of NZ hops throughout the boil, and an absolutely massive step hop/dry hop regimine. Last time I brewed a NEIPA, I used no boil hops and only hop stand/whirlpool hops for bittering. It was good beer, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't near Aslin level at all.grantmichaels said:
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Are you uing 1318, or Giga's HT strain, or RVA's, or the San Fran one? ...
Are you adjusting your water (chloride) for them? ...
Are you layering your dry hopping including starting on the last days of ferm, and then again after getting off the cake? ...
What temp are you dry-hopping at? ... Leaf vs pellets? ...
Where are you fining between kettle and during the crash? ...
Just curious which of those things you are already managing, aside from the 20-30% flaked etc ...
I have to re-import my old NEIPA recipe (made after pretty extensive research a while back) and see what I'd arrived at ...
I felt like I was in pretty good place to make a good representation after talking to Wheebz and a few pro's ... but I guess we'll have to see.
I was anticipating managing oxidation to be my biggest hurdle ...
PS - Actually, I would really appreciate that ... because I have not had one yet! 
I used WLP008 on my last NEIPA. No chloride adjustments. I layered my hops/step hopped. All pellets, dry hopping at 66 degrees. Fining during cold crash.grantmichaels said: