Recent content by Hollingsworth

How did it come out? I am bottling my 3724 this weekend (4.5 weeks on primary, 1 week in secondary). Bottled the 3711 after 3.5 weeks and already opened a few bottles and its great. It has a sweetness from the yeast that is amazing, and I added no sugar.

Hi all, I recently decided to buy a cheap hand corker and corks to bottle in cleaned DuPont and Hennepin bottles. I quickly learned the hand corker was a bad idea and too cheap to get the job done. Here are my questions: -Any recommendations on floor corkers? Do I need specific ones for...

I should have been more specific, my question is from the point I have washed yeast, how long should I have that in the yeast starter before its ready to pitch. Is there a general timeframe or is it strictly based on yeast starter activity? Thanks

Hi all, I am trying my first yeast wash off of a 3711 Wyeast. I am clear on the washing process but my question is, once it is washed, how much time should I factor in for the yeast starter before I pitch it on my new batch? I was going to plan to wash it and start a yeast starter Friday...

Zacster, what day are you on? I accidentally let the temperatures run up to nearly 90 in the room the 3724 was in and an interesting thing happened, airlock activity stopped, I moved it back to 80-85 and it perked back up within 30 mins. Ive never seen yeast like this

Nice link. I checked my 3724 today, day 15, and its at 1.012. Not sure what the OG was, lost my notes. Temp around 80. I dont plan on touching this one again for a few weeks The 3711 is very very slowly finishing its last bit, I still have the temp a few degrees below 80. This OG was...

I have my heat at 85 on the 3724 and gave stir. It is still going strong, at 12 days. 3711 show just a little activity

The 3724 was at 1.028 the other day, there is still slow activity after about 9 days, looks to be picking up this evening, i dialed up the temp to atleast 85ish (towels and heating pad). I like the idea of waiting to compare the two yeasts. These were the first two saisons where I havent...

I had a similar issue with the temperature stickers, they max at 78 and are not made for Saisons To be clear, your 3724 has been fermenting since May? So over two months?

Hi all, longtime reader, first time poster. I am on my 4th and 5th batch of saison at the moment. I have a 3711 (petite, from northern brewer) and a 3724 (regular saison, from northern brewer). Both have been fermenting for about a week and a half, 3724 at around 80, 3711 probably a few...