Is there any detriment to lagering for say 5-6 months? I want to brew some lagers/pilsners in the fall and let them sit in my ferm chamber over the winter.
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Anyone make 5 gal of 1.04 OG wort from DME and pitch their starter into it in order to grow a large quantity of yeast?
Basically, I'd like to gather a large quantity of a strain so that I don't have to overgrow my starter and save some yeast...
Anything wrong with using an 8 cu/f chest freezer as a glycol chiller since that's what I already have? I suppose the cost of glycol would be pretty huge but imagine the cooling power to be pretty great?
I'm currently using the spike flex+ directly in the freezer. Any benefit to having the...
I always calibrate my meter while heating strike water then take a sample of wort 10-15 min after mash in. Cool that and take a reading. I may forego that step one I've dialed in a certain recipe and know what to expect but I'm a long way from that point and will continue with taking pH...