Ok, going to brew a Flanders Red later this month.
I'm going to start with Sacc and add the bugs later. I don't want to contaminant my main fermenters and will rack to several 5-liter glass jugs after 7 days and add the bugs then. The bug starter is already going.
I was planning on WLP550, but my basement is cool now and I would need to heat the fermenter. Not too much of a problem (swamp cooler + fish heater), but it is some extra work.
I have PacMan available, and it will be fine at basement temperatures (low 60s). Does the sacc yeast make much difference, after 12+ months on the bugs?
So should I use the PacMan, or should I make the extra effort to ferment the WLP550 warm (70s).
I'm going to start with Sacc and add the bugs later. I don't want to contaminant my main fermenters and will rack to several 5-liter glass jugs after 7 days and add the bugs then. The bug starter is already going.
I was planning on WLP550, but my basement is cool now and I would need to heat the fermenter. Not too much of a problem (swamp cooler + fish heater), but it is some extra work.
I have PacMan available, and it will be fine at basement temperatures (low 60s). Does the sacc yeast make much difference, after 12+ months on the bugs?
So should I use the PacMan, or should I make the extra effort to ferment the WLP550 warm (70s).