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Hi, Yeah that's the idea, based on @suregork's suggestion that wlp540 could be a "dark horse". WLP540 is the closest I've come to anything resembling treehouse. The bubblegum in particular. I think your suggestion of finishing with S04 is a good one... or even co-pitching the two to stop the...

Hi all, Update on my wlp540 and wlp644 batch. It's tasting great. I still think wlp540 tastes tree-housy but the 644 gave it more of a generic neipa flavour. Next time i'd try wlp540 only and if it stalls again I'll add some wb-06 or t-58 to finish it off. Still think if you're considering...

Hey again, That's very interesting your batch with wlp540 has also stalled at 1.030 and same starting gravity, crazy! Yes @NJGeorge - my beer wouldn't budge from 1.030 for about 4 days... I ended up pitching a full whitelabs package of WLP644 without a starter. The beer just made its way...

Hey there, No worries. Good question/point, I did not aerate this beer. I have never aerated a beer! Hope that's of value and may of course explain the stall. Cheers.

Hey there, I fermented at around 19c (66f). I have a fermentation chamber with temp probe on stainless ss brewbucket. So it's day 8 for me now and I'm still at 1.030. It has not moved in the past 60 hours. Also FYI I used in-date WLP540 and had it in a 2.5 litre starter for 2 days before...

Hey there, Sample after 6 days in the fermenter tastes like grape hubba-bubba (to me) like melted grape hubba-bubba tape. That's my most accurate description and precisely what I taste. so I hope that helps. To me it's a good flavour, loads of character. The smell is hard for me to describe...

Haha, off to a great start, I meant to say WLP540, not 544. Yeesh.

Another guy who's been lurking from the get-go attempting to make a small contribution here. Following @suregork 's suggestions I've got a batch fermenting with WLP544 - the Rochefort strain. I'll let you all know it goes. Doing this un-blended to get the best idea of how it tastes in an IPA...