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Yes, sorry. New single packet Safale S05 on the right, harvested Nottingham from 3gal batch on the left (from a Pale 1.063OG)

I was struggling to figure out how much yeast I was getting from washing the primary trub. I've seen some of the guides but I still have to measure what I've collected. Anyway I thought I'd just compare a rehydrated & col crashed 11g dry pack (Safale S05) vs what I got from a 3gal batch with...

I brewed this about a month ago. It's nearly gone and is my favorite beer (so far). So I thought I'd share. Saison Finale (3gal) 2.5lb light DME 1lb wheat DME Steep 30min @ 155F: 8oz Caravienne 8oz Crystal 20 4oz Crystal Rye .5oz of Perle @ 45min 1oz Hallertau @ @5min .5oz of Saaz @ 5min 1oz...

They actually got done at the exact same time since the larger batch was only a 45min boil. Not planned that way but it worked fine. There was a lot less wasted time which was the real point. Cooling was done with my chiller one at a time starting with the small batch. It only took maybe...

. First double brew day. Saison on left (darker beer) Pale Ale on right (light beer). Saison: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/251685/saison-finale Pale: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/244853/pale-mammoth

Actually I just realized that recipe was DME. Originally it was 6.6lb of Amber LME, which is what I used on this batch. I think it was Briess likely sourced from Ritebrew. I've since gone all DME. Otherwise the recipe was correct. If it's done, that's fine. I just don't want bottle bombs!

I'm not into doing cell counts but I do know the krausen was at least 3x what any other beer has been. So I at least know the yeast started out viable. Although this beer has a lot more steeping grains (2x the next highest), I have had 3 extract beers finish under 1.018. The readings have...

So next time a longer primary, noted. I didn't record a reading when I transferred to secondary. I probably took one but didn't write it down. So, do I keep waiting? Warm it up a bit?

This is my recipe. The estimated FG is 11 points lower. Temp is constant 62. http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/242807/fat-leprachaun-schlafly-stout-clone-

I overshot the OG on my first stout, hitting 91 vs 85 intended points on 5/25. Pitched a very basic S05 starter that probably wasn't done right (no stir plate). Went nuts in the primary - like 4" krausen. A week later I transferred it to secondary. It's now been in 2nd for 3 weeks. Gravity...

Don't worry about it. In organic Chem we'd go straight from the burner to an ice bath. I put my Erlenmeyer right on the gas stove. It's all good.