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Ran out of nutrient for the original starter, so no. Would definitely use it on the repitch....

Thanks. I only have 1.5 LHBS near me and they are poorly stocked, but I will look. I have trappist yeast which is similar, as well as canadian-belgian, but both are not the same (as we know) so I'll try to track it down first. Worst case, what about moving to secondary and making a starter...

i don't have any more 1214, would repitching with something clean or a champagne work without removing all the character the 1214 gave the batch? (and yes 1.080 is aggressive in 3 weeks, but i've done it before just not with this yeast) BTW, thanks!!

I've got a 1214 belgian stuck. OG 1.080, now at 1.053 after 2 weeks. Mashed at 155, and added sucrose, maple syrup and belgian candy sugar to the boil. IE tons of fermentables. SO, I started fermenting at 65, ramped up to 76, and it's not there. I'm thinking rouse it up and move it to 85 (the...

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Thanks again

Minwax Dark Walnut, 2 patient coats.... Enjoy the build, mine was much fun!

I am a lucky man, not only is it in our den, but my SWMBO is the one who started me on homebrewing!

Thanks! Oh an the top is just good quality pine, stained and polyed with Helmsman. I know better woods are worth it but my budget didn't allow for it. The top was the only part of the actual freezer I had to screw into, no other way to get everything to line up right, otherwise the actual...

I had the fortune of finding a retiring homebrewer who sold me all of his gear including a basic converted keezer last year. However this keezer had really worked hard for 5 years, and after 6 months in my house it died. I had all the gear from perlick taps to c02 control so I had to replace...