Recent content by elcapitannorte

I tapped this keg yesterday. Typically I like to have at least a month of cold conditioning in the keg before I start pouring, but I wanted to get a taste of this while it is young. I am picking up a hint of banana (isoamyl acetate) that is clearly an off flavor for a Mexican lager. I'm...

Fermentation has finished for the Mexican lager that I brewed with BAJA. As I noted in a previous post I believe I underpitched. That said, I'm not sure if I attribute the slow start to that, to it being a characteristic of this yeast strain, or the fact that I started it at the lower end of the...

I'm with you. I've used WLP940 with great success in the past. I'm curious to know how a second generation will do with the BAJA yeast. I plan to collect from this batch and hope that they aren't too stressed so as to perform poorly on a second gen, but we'll find out!

I am also experiencing quite the lag time with Baja. I made a starter around 5pm on Wednesday 3/22/23 with 4.8 liters of water and 454g of Light Pilsen DME. Once cooled to < 70F I pitched the Baja yeast packet into the flask and put it on the stir plate. I cold crashed the yeast starter on...

I use the Pitch Rate Calculator on Brewer's Friend all the time and it has always been excellent!

I've been milling grain using a DeWalt handheld 20 volt drill since I purchased my Cereal Killer grain mill from Adventures in Homebrewing last year. It isn't terribly inconvenient, but since I brew alone it gets dicey pouring grain while manning the drill at times. I started shopping for a...

The glue seemed to hold so far after a quick test with cold water. It took a bit of keg lube on either ends' rubber grommet to assist its spin. I also had to adjust the placement of the magnet and impeller as it did not spin at first. I pushed them back to the rear of the pump and that did the...

Tonight I experienced the same failure it seems, but cooling the pump off did not fix it. I disassembled the pump and found the plastic collars that hold the magnetic body to the impeller were no longer attached. It appears they were held by glue that must have failed (I've owned mine for a...