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Going by their spec sheets, you are talking about "Crystal medium dark", yeah? Crystal medium: 63.2 - 71.8 L Crystal medium dark: 70.0 - 83.0 L Crystal dark: 94.3 - 107.5 L Unfortunately not stocked by my LHBS...

5-month follow up. I cracked open a bottle. The nose has a prominent hop aroma, very fragrant like you're taking a whiff straight out of a bag of hop pellets. Take a sip and the initial impression is not terrible, has a pretty forward citrus aroma with only a few hints that something is wrong...

I don't know: this is the first I've heard of hop burn or yeast burn (this is only the 6th batch I've ever brewed). I've sampled 2 bottles so far now: one was the last to get filled, but the other was from near the middle of the batch. The burning sensation DOES seem to get stronger as you get...

Update: I bottled with 150g of corn sugar. Let it sit in my un-air-conditioned apartment during a heat wave (85-95F). Sampled one after about 6 days in the bottle. It's already carbonated OK, so my concern about not being able to bottle-condition this stuff was unfounded. At this point I could...

Thanks for the replies everyone. In the interest of science, I'll try bottle conditioning using my normal process, without re-pitching or adding new yeast. Then I'll know for sure whether it works or not. Will post results in a few weeks.

I'm brewing an IPA using a Hornindal Kveik blend from Escarpment Laboratories. Targeting 6.5-7% ABV. No cold crash (the fermenter won't fit in my fridge). My concern is, this yeast is very high flocculation. In both the package I got from the lab, and the starter I made, the yeast basically...