Recent content by Say016

Yeah, i know a lot of people use holsten - i tried a couple times when trying to do an IPA but i over-hopped with a pine variant hop (Polaris i think) i picked up in Paris and an US-05 yeast. i didn't like the finish flavor (metallic/twangy vibe) so switched to more forgiving Stout and S-33...

True, much easier elsewhere to brew for sure. However, the paychecks out here cannot be beat... by multiples of western norms. Thus, the inconvenience of makeshift brewing continues! Although, if you want to mail a Labatts my way, no complaints on this end...

I read your thread. I'm in the same situation as you. I've gradually built my inventory of beer yeast packs and hops. i've also been using a similar nestle system. I am trying my best with the Meridian as well as i don't want to be bringing the weight across the border that DME/LME requires...