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I cultivated the yeast from two bottles of LaTrappe quad. Then I made a gallon batch w/ some DME pitched it and let it do it's thing. Came out w/ a nice cake after a week of sitting. After that I brewed a extract beer (Brewers Best, Falconers Flight IPA, 5 gallon batch) and pitched the yeast...

Fermentis Safale S-04

thank you... I was told about the cooper yeast sucking... will not get that crap again. I got a yeast starter that I am gonna dump in there if this doesn't kick off soon. I did warm it up a bit to see if that would help too. What is your opinion on ld carlson yeast energizer? I picked some up...

I let it sit a week and it's still stuck at 1.030. I re-pitched some Coopers Yeast (that's all I had on hand) and it has not even as much as bubbled once in 18 hours... I admit I really dropped the ball on this beer. I did horrible record keeping. Never again!!! I did use specialty grains and...

edit: wrong info can you delete a post?

yes one packet and I don't remember what it was. :confused: it was whatever was packaged w/ it. I am gonna do a search and see if I can figure that out.

It came w/ one pack and I do not remember what it was. I guess I should have payed attention to that. I aerated then pitched the yeast once it was 70F. I aerated using one of these and my cordless drill: http://www.leftoverqueen.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/strawberry-mirror-cake_mixing.jpg

I pretty much expected and was hoping to here I was rushing it a bit. I'll check her in a week. Thanks for the reply. After the FG is w/i spec I plan on adding white oak spirals that have been soaking in crown Royal for 1 month when I rack over to the secondary. I will be aging this batch for...

BB RIS extract kit I used and followed all the directions. http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1046_Russian_Imperial_Stout.pdf brew date - Nov. 21, it's been in the primary for 9 days OG - 1.080 FG - 1.030 and it should be 1.020 fermenter was kept in a dark room wrapped w/ a towel at...