Recent content by sirsleepy

I made a good chilibeer awhile back that was very good if I do say so myself, The hops were magnum and centennial.......and I used a medium ancho chili pepper (1 large pepper seeds and all, diced) added at flame out in a hop bag. and about 1\3 tsp of cayenne at flameout. I used notty...

i had the same reaction! worst beer i ever tried!

I really like the german \belgian style brews, and have had great success using the wb-06........just pitch it on the coolish side for a clovey belgian with coriander and orange......about 62 degrees is perfect for that. It's my "go to " yeast for that style. just don't treat it like the...

Good luck! I have learned alot on this site so it feels good to help! I entered a brewing contest with a 3068 weizen a while back and scored well but it did not behave predictably....it did not carb up well :( a. i did another brew with the wb-06 and it was much better and quicker. Not...

Thank you! How long in primary? :mug:

Have you had good results with the wlp 300 or 3068? If so, what is the trick? I had variable results with 3068....from sulfer to low esters.....etc. I love the weizen style beer i had in germany years ago and am trying to replicate it :mug:

Has anyone claimed it is the same strain? I use the wb-06 all the time, but it MUST be used differently than the 3068 or wlp 300. If I want the clove to dominate, I pitch the yeast dry at about 62 degrees if bannana...pitch at 65 degrees in a well aerated wort. the actual ferm temp is about...

I have only used the 3068, a great yeast, but it requires a different fermentation schedule because of the sulfer it produces. with paitence[14 days in primary] it makes a great beer. thats why I recomend the wb-06, in 14 days I am already drinking it!

Hello all I saw this post and was feeling a little bad for not joining sooner, as this is my favorite beer! So this is my first post here an i hope it helps someone, as have many of your posts helped me learn this craft! Here is my take on this simple recipie, been brewing this for over a...