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My first experiment with these has been a success. I brewed two IPAs just about 2 months ago. The first, a Surly Furious clone and the second, a Double Galaxy clone loosely based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themadfermentationist.com\/2011\/09\/galaxy-hopped-double-ipa.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this one<\/a>. I kegged these \u00a0and waited 2 weeks for things to settle a bit and for carbonation levels to balance. The results are fantastic and I could drink both of these beers all day! Well, the fact that the Double Galaxy clone came in a bit high means I can only do a few glasses of it at a time.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to share some photos of the experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Furious Clone<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Surly Furious Clone w\/ Navel Oranges&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8635470960\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Surly Furious Clone w\/ Navel Oranges\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8266\/8635470960_bb738bc2ee_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Double Galaxy. 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You really get the maltiness of 10% in the Galaxy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICUs ICUs ICUs!!! My first experiment with these has been a success. 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