Thanks for the special offer a bit earlier. I bought a keg kit last year on Black Friday and am looking to buy a set-up for my brother as well as a few more kegs. Thanks KegConn.
I agree that it doesn't always work to use outdated packages. I had bought 2 Smak Paks that were dated Feb 2010 one Munich Lager and one Budvar. I made a starter and tried to get the Munich up and going. No go. I pitched the Budvar and it took off. Some strains may be more viable than...
You're about 70% on attenuation. So, I'd say it finished a bit on the low side, but not out of the ballpark since WLP001 is 73-80%. Did you give it a shot of O2?
I really like S-04 as well. I have had fermentations finished in 3-4 days with this yeast without adding O2. It has usually taken off for me within 6 hrs.
I have had my mill for 5+ years. Just did what directions said and have never had a problem until this weekend. Tried to moisten the grains prior to grinding. Big mistake. Actually screwed up some spots on it. I had added 10% by weight as water and this was way too much. My mill has worked...
Thanks for the reply and good to be on board. Pretty happy I received a medal in my second competition, though the competition was not that stiff in my category. Anyways a confidence builder seeing how my first competition I entered in this summer I placed second to last out of 20+ entries...
Hello everyone! Another brewer from Wisconsin joining in. Looking forward to the discussions and learning some things to improve my brewing techniques.
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