Damonic

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jkarp

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Problem here is DT uses different strains for fermentation and bottling.

slimer

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Bah! That's no fun!

markhagan

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Thanks for the tips everyone! I have this one in my primary right now.

I was planning on letting this sit in primary for 2.5 weeks total, then boiling a small amount of water / sugar (letting it cool), then adding that to the primary container to settle for another day. After that, I was going to bring it straight to the bottles to rest for a few months. Is this doable?

Also, I started this with 5 1/3 gallons of water and ended up with 3.5 gallons of brew after it was all said and done. I did not add more water to the primary. Should I have?

944play

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It's your beer, you can do what you want. Be aware that adding sugar to the fermenter will restart active fermentation and bring more yeast into suspension.

Also, at 18 days, fermentation may not yet be complete. I suggest you wait for the kraeusen to fall, activity to stop, and gravity to stabilize before you rack or even think about bottling!

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Kralizec

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thinking of making this. But only difference is I am going to primary it for a month. then secondary for 3 months then keg and highly carb. So should I still make the starter out of part of the yeast and throw that in a few days before secondary?

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P5: Super Hoppy Amarillo/Organic Pale (gambrinus) SMASH; P6: Gnarly Barleywine; P7 (3gal): Air
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Keg2 : Arrogant Bastard Clone (PERFECTION)
Keg4 : Amarillo Pale Ale
Keg3(3gal): air
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