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mm, good to know!

How can this be turned into an Extract recipe?

Hey brewers! I'm going to attempt to make a 1.084 doppelbock. It'll be my second lager and I'm planning on using WY2206 to do it. So, I bought a pack, made a starter, stepped it up a few times and put it into a yeast calculator that takes step up's into account...

Hey brewers! I'm going to attempt to make a 1.084 doppelbock. It'll be my second lager and I'm planning on using WY2206 to do it. So, I bought a pack, made a starter, stepped it up a few times and put it into a yeast calculator that takes step up's into account...

Awesome! Thank you!!!

Hey all, So, I've decided to brew a Bavarian Doppelbock and to do so I'm on my way to making a large starter with Bavarian Lager Wyeast ACT2206. My question is this, I'm ready to step it up, but the yeast is two different colors, white on the bottom, and darker on top. Is this normal? I...

thanks for the words of comfort, guys! I was super worried. I'd upload a picture but I don't have a camera or a smart phone (gasp!). I suppose all good things come in time. I'll see how it's doin after a few weeks, and then maybe i'll dry hop it. Thanks guys!

Hey, I made my first barleywine, I got the alcohol up to 11.5 percent and let it sit in secondary for 5-6 months before adding 6oz bourbon with 3oz oak cubes that soaked together for 2 weeks. Immediately upon adding the bourbon/oak to my secondary some sort of reaction seemed to take place...