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Do to factors that I am not quite sure of, I have not done anything with my Kombucha for sometime. My last transfer was on June 1 and have been untouched since then. SCOBY looks very happy and health just needs a new bath. My question is should I harvest the mother from the bottom or the top...

Seven days into the primary and she is just about finished. Tonight's gravity was 1.020 just a point to the forecasted finish of 1.019. As I did on the first batch, I'm going to just leave it alone for another 2 weeks, take a new gravity and move it into glass for the long term mature. The color...

Brew day went well, minus a short weather delay. This is the only 4th time using my new cooler so I'm still kind figuring it out. Missed my forecasted OG by only a few points, OG turned out at 1.083. This was the largest grain bill I used in this cooler to date, next time I might add another...

Came home from work today to find this little beauty!

I wasn't able too find a whole lot of stuff in the forums on this yeast blend, so I decided that I'd share my experience with it during this brew session. In the research I did find on this strain, it seemed that simple grain bills and patience was needed for it. Here is my plan, the recipe...

Whipping up a little lager today. 6lbs 2 Row 3lbs Munich 10 6oz. Crystal 80 Mash 148f for 90min Batch sparge, x2 to 8gal. 90min Boil 60min .5 oz Target 5min .5oz Nelson Sauvin 5min 1oz Cascade 1min 1oz Liberty 2l Starter WLP830 German Lager Starter was started at 52f and over 48hrs dropped...

Currently I was thinking of using the French Ale WLP072 for my primary, with the WLP650 in secondary. However, this is my first trip into wilds, so any help or recommendations are welcome. Also, after drinking Anchorage Brewing Co. Anadromous I collected dregs, so maybe i'll grow and pitch that?

Subscribing, planning out a Biere de Garde, planning on Brett B in secondary.

With the Brett B its calling for an ideal temp of 85! not sure if I'll have the ability to keep it that high, will it matter? Where I am going to store it, it'll live 66-68f. But I like the sounds of the Brett B so far, just have to figure the temp thing out.

I've read the update, and know it isn't brett, but folks have used this strain for a long while now, and know what it does. This is my first stab at funk, if there is another strain to try let me know. Looking for slight funk not the lip puckering sour of some.

Hey gang, I've done a bunch of searching and haven't quite answered the question I'm looking for, only created a few more. I am brewing Jamil's Biere de Garde, and pitching WLP072 French Ale for the primary. It'll be a high gravity beer, and I am hoping for a malty finish in primary. I was...

Couldn't help myself, bottled the lager at 4 weeks rather than 8 weeks. And damn it tastes great. The Ale and Steam style are very similar in flavor with the ale not carbing right now. :-( Im going to let the lager carb for 4 weeks before trying, but it is very crisp, clean and CLEAR. The...

More Help PLEASE. Not sure if this will bump the thread. So read above, ferm took off and you can see the results. Just checked it at the 4 week mark, very active froc (sp) and tiny bubbles. I have not checked the gravity again, but I am concerned that this thing is chugging away to be a high...

First un-corking of the project. So the Steam beer style and the Ale have been bottled now for two weeks. I've found that I didn't have them at a high enough temp and the carb is still a tad weak. Shouldn't be a problem in another week or so. The Steam is crystal clear, it did have lagering...

Update, fermentation took off, almost blow out kind of take off. Caught it in time and built an impromptu blowoff tube. Next time I'll start with one. Got the og up to 1.080 and at day 10 it was fg at 1.008! Sharp kick to it. Great color, wish the hops would have come through better. Maybe after...