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I'm using 1084 for a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout Clone right now and have the weird white bubbly film on top. It tasted fine a few days ago. We shall see how it goes. Is this common with this Yeast?

Howdy, Brewed 5 gal cider (tree top apple juice+ 1/2lb white sugar+1/2lb amber candi sugar) w/ white labs english cider yeast. O.G. was 1064 which dropped to 1.000 after three weeks at which point I racked to a secondary. It's been sitting in the secondary for a week, it is amber and clear as...

what are the aproximate dimensions of the bottles? I want to make sure they'll fit in my fridge.

So here is my question: These guys were brewing a belgian, no doubt with a yeast strain that normally makes alot of esters (like a 1214). what happens if you do this in a beer with a cleaner strain (1056 for example)? Do you get alot of wierd esters, or just a little more? Also, does the oil...