Recent content by MrAverageGuy

Thanks! I hadn't heard of that one before.....I had heard of San Diego Super (WLP090) being supposedly the same as WY1764. DO you know whether IYA18 is really the same strain as Pac-Man (WY1764)? Or is it just very similar in performance?

Does anyone know where Pac-Man yeast can be bought?

I did something like that while attempting a wheat wine - mashed at 141....the result was alcoholic, but thin. Your call!

OK, I just took a taste of what is in the keg carbing, and it was really good! Here's what I did to make the tea for this one - this is for a 2.5 gallon batch: 3/4 of one (about 4" long) cinnamon stick, broken into shards; 1 (sort of older) vanilla bean, split & scraped; 1/2 tbsp fresh grated...

I would leave the honey in (but use really good honey) - it adds to the flavor. I'm about to figure out the spice tea this weekend for my 2.5 gallon batch now in the primary, and will post what I end up doing. Your ginger approach sounds right. On the vanilla bean, I plan to split and scrape...

If you use a yeast like Nottingham, yes.

Depending on what yeast you used, 70F would be on the high end...

That sounds about right.

For a bourbon vanilla porter I'm planning, the recipe calls for 10 ml of bourbon per pint of finished product.

Yes, peeled and cut up into little hunks.

I would go with maybe 2/3 or 3/4 the ginger. Went with 1/2 last Christmas, and it wasn't as good.

Sounds like you don't have a coil chiller - but do you have any other way of getting the ale wort down to pitching temp (like an ice bath outside the carboy)? Seems like that would be easier than pulling the hef out of your fermenting chamber...

Sounds to me like it will be fine. Had this happen a couple of times, even after what I though was vigorous shaking of the unopened yeast packet. I would proceed using your normal steps - if for some reason the fermentation doesn't take off, then I would go to a backup plan. Good luck!

Will be brewing this one - always a crowd pleaser (and easy to make if you have good temp control): https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=38880

This makes perfect sense! Will post results, thanks for the recipe.