luckybeagle

Spot on! I took the recipes from that site, but since the the 8 fits more in the quad category, I thought it'd be best to scale the...

Cool, thanks everyone. Looking forward to this series. Last time I tried to brew the full trappist series, I had an infection that just...

Yes, I would do it too. It certainly helps that it's a Belgian yeast.

Thanks, I'll give it a go!

I don't consider 1.066 to be high gravity, I think your plan will work well.

I'm planning on brewing a Dubbel tomorrow and will use a single, 200ml fresh pouch of Imperial B48 (Triple Double), no starter. The...

Big fan of Belgians and love the Rochefort 8 and 10.. but I've never fermented with the Rochefort Strain (WY1762). I'd like to brew...

I've got a steam condenser, so a big and pretty metal vent hood is unnecessary. But the big, plain wall above the kettles feels like...

I was originally going to ferment this with London ale III, but I have Lutra on-hand and appreciate the speed of it as we're quickly...

Reviving this threat from the dead because, well, 'tis the season. I've got more Lutra yeast than I know what to do with, and I'm...

Very lovely and tidy garage brewery! Best of luck with the recurring infection struggle, @luckybeagle. Your tale motivates me to...

Good deal! Solid setup, thanks so much for the pics. Do you find that the foam insulation and the fermenter sleeve cuts condensation...

Definitely will do. These are both new fermenters, but with the suspected infection in the Oatmeal Stout, I'll swap them out. Cheap...

Yowsers, you had quite a bit of built-up gunk in there! FYI, those 2-part valves do come apart too. There's a chamber inside with 2...

Strange enough, apparently there's not enough heat to kill all bugs. One of my brew friends found black Pediococcus slime inside the...