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Anybody try white labs 085? It's a blend of 002 and 005. Guessing it'll have the fullers flavor with the potential of fermenting out a little further.

That's exactly what I use for my fermenter. It's not that tall of course. Big fan of open fermentation. Perfect shape. Mine holds about 8 gallons. So perfect for 5 gallon batches. I ferment in it then rack into a 6 gallon carboy. That's where I dry hop or just cool it down before kegging. Great...

Ringwood. They used open fermenters and submersible pumps to rouse the yeast. Except for brown ales. Ringwood loved brown ales. They stop fermentation where they wanted it. They did this in the Ringwood brewery in England too.

I trained at a brewery that open fermented. 3 day fermentation. Started at 68. They let it get to 71 then take it back to 68. They continued this cycle until it was done. They would stop fermentation where they wanted the gravity to finish. Maybe 1.014. Or 1.009. It would ferment pretty dry if...

I make mainly cask conditioned beer. I have a beer engine which was the most expensive part. I use a corny keg. Flip it upside down. The gas inflow is my outflow and the down tube which I bend into the upper corner instead of the center is my air vent. I open ferment for about 3 days. Then put...