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21 lb Pilsner 2 lb Cara-Pils 2 lb Crystal 20L 2 lb Vienna for 10 gal batch size.

Turned out great. I would recommend this yeast to anyone.

Well, I'm about 40 hours in and now I'm seeing activity. So, the low temperature is really slowing down the start of fermentation.

I brewed a Blonde Ale yesterday and since I had some Nottingham yeast available, I decided to use it instead of my usual liquid yeasts. According to their website, this yeast exhibits lager like qualities when fermented at low temperatures which would be ideal for a Blonde Ale. So, I decided to...

I did a 149F mash for 60 min and 160F for 20 min.

Sweet. Hit above my target SG of 1.068. Hoping to go below 1.005.

Wow! This yeast is a monster! Check out my yeast starter!

Okay, I'll try your schedule and start at 68F (1 day), 72F (1 day), and then 76F. If it worked for you, it'll work for me!

I'm ready to brew with this yeast on Saturday. Would you recommend holding temp at 72F for 3 days then go to 78F for the remainder?

Yes, it's a Taprite. I was thinking of just removing the O-ring and using the regular washer, but the O-ring diameter seemed a lot smaller than the regular washer. For now, I reversed it and I used Star San and soapy water and didn't see any leaks. I'll placing an order for the O-rings.

I just lost a full CO2 tank after swapping out my 15 lb steel tank with an Aluminum 5 lb tank. The regulator says to use no washer, since there is a built-in O-ring. Can I use the white CO2 washers for this or do I need to replace it with the proper O-ring? If so, should I remove the O-ring...

Sold.

I have a set of 3 stainless steel brew kettles for sale. Two are 10 gallons and one is 8 gallons. The 8 gallon one has a false bottom and was used as a mash tun. The other two were used for HLT and boil kettle. I upgraded to a 10 gallon system so no longer have a need for these. All have SS...

I re-pitched with Nottingham yeast and the SG = 1.017. I guess is about as far as it can go.

I did a step mash at 122F, 149F, and 155F.