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You'll get a bunch of fusel alcohol that'll give you splitting headaches. Rick

Ugh. I wouldn't use the bread yeast. But then, I wouldn't use an unknown yeast either. Good, known strains from Fermentis and Danstar are reliable and inexpensive. Easy to use as well. Rick

Yep. Good advice and a good yeast strain. Rick

I'll be tasting later today the first batch I've made with S-04. It's a Best Bitter NB kit. Normally I use Windsor for bitters and like the result but NB recommended S-04 so I thought I'd try it. This batch sat in the primary for 3 and 1/2 weeks, then bottle conditioned for a month and has...

I love the stuff. I can easily do 7.5 gallon boils in my 8 gallon kettle. To avoid boilover I use 4 drops. Then when it goes into the carboy I add 2 more drops and tho the initial fermentation may be vigorous, I don't get a messy blow off. In fact I've gone back to just using a bubbler, no blow...

You're in luck! They make a 7.5 gallon version. :) http://morebeer.com/view_product/10775/103722/75_Gallon_Conical_Fermenter_-_Heated_and_Cooled Rick

Lorne, these are different items that do different jobs. I use both, I have the large diameter auto-siphon and also use the orange carboy caps. Rick

And most likely so has Palmer's understanding of the subject. Rick

I had wondered about this as well. Thermometer paranoia is why I bought a Thermapen. :o Rick

Oh lord, I died a little reading this thread. Geeze! :D Rick

Um, dude, here you are getting all anal about glass cleanliness yet your microwave has gunk all over it and wrappers from lord knows what jammed under it. WTF? :confused::confused::confused: Rick;)

Just going to have a few of my pale ales, maybe a glass of bourbon, a few stogies along with wings, pizza and nachos. :) Rick

Sure sounds like C02 to me. Rick

Yep. Works on all carboys. Hot water and the prescribed amount of PBW and it basically cleans itself. Especially if you get to it shortly after racking out of the carboy. I use glass 6.5 gallon carboys. I'll stick with these till I get a stainless conical.:cross: Rick

Do you have your temp control ironed out for lagers? Do you have a fridge to use for the long lagering period? If not, you be better off brewing ales...........to a prescribed recipe. Rick