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Oh nice. Sounds really good. I think I’m a day or 2 behind you; I took mine down to around 65F as well and it has cleared up nicely but I haven’t sampled it yet. Thanks for the update. Looking forward to tasting my finished product and hearing how yours finishes out. Cheers.

Nice - I also brewed a Strong Bitter this weekend, also with WLP002. I also made a starter late last week. I also pitched cool (64F-ish) and spent the next couple of days in the 66F range (fermenter external temp; I figured it was a degree or 2 warmer inside). The 002 is tearing through it...

I went to a silent auction yesterday. I came home with a dog whistle and 2 mimes.

2.75 gal Vienna Lager 2.75 gal Red IPA 3 gal APA 2.5 gal Cream Ale 1698.5 + 11 = 1,709.5

Hell yeah. Rock on.

Stoked to give this a try. I'm doing a split batch APA with Bell's yeast up against WLP001 Cal Ale.

I’ve been thinking about robbing my local grocery store using telekinesis. I’m not sure if I’ll actually go through with it, but it’s food for thought.

I asked my wife last night if I was the only one she’d ever slept with. She said yes. Then she said most of the others were 7s or 8s. 😢

A cop pulled me over the other day, approached my car and said, “papers.” Excitedly, I said, “scissors!” and drove away thinking I’d won. He must have wanted a rematch or something because he then followed me for 45 minutes.

HB German Lager. Probably closest to a Vienna Lager, but not quite as dark.

Welcome! Sounds like you’ve already discovered what a great source of information this site can be. Chambersburg?!?! I lived there for 23 years before moving to western PA. Small world.

Sure, I’ll play: Rahr 2-row. Good malt, and gotta support a Shakopee, MN-based business; I have family in nearby Prior Lake, Burnsville and Richfield. German Vienna. Avangard, Best and Weyermann are all okay by me. Simpson’s Golden Promise Cheers.

WLP001 California Ale Yeast for me. I once did a split batch with WLP001 vs. BRY-97. Very similar but I felt the WLP001 had a fuller, rounder flavor, while the BRY-97 has a slightly thinner mouthfeel and drier finish (it attenuated down to a lower FG by a point or 2.). But hey, everybody’s...

To the question of Melanoidin vs. Caraamber: Weyermann has "aroma wheels" on their website. Melanoidin malt: https://www.weyermann.de/en-us/product/weyermann-melanoidin-malt-6/?cat=specialty-malt-en-us Caraamber malt...

Brew day today - have off due to Veteran's Day (vets - THANK YOU for your service!) A little under 3 gallons of Red IPA. Used Red X for the first time (approx. 35% of grist). Needed a little roasted barley late to get the color I was after. Anxious to taste how it turns out. Cheers.