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Which one is that?? My lhbs is down that way, is there another one?? iceman1407

Finishing up a Scottish ale now that I will rack in the secondary with buttershops and crown. Made it last year and was a big hit iceman1407

Sooooo..... Bad idea to try and kick up the yeast alittle before finishing with secondary iceman1407

Noted and documented. Thank you for the insight. Like I said, just a thought. Besides if I start making bottle bombs at this point the wife might start trying to impede on my hobby and things may go south. iceman1407

I say let's do it. Small to start if we have to but build the thing up!! I'm done. I can host one to get us all together and started. iceman1407

Give it that last little umph and reup the yeast before I bottle. Bad idea? Should I just wait until I use the priming sugars, and then bottle and let it happen there? I'm at the gravity I was looking for, just thought I try and get a little more out of it iceman1407

So I've got a bourbon barrel stout that I have now racked in my secondary for little over a week on oak chips and bourbon. I was thinking about jumpstarting the yeast with a simple syrup, give it another week or so to lower the FB and then prime and bottle. I was thinking maybe 1.5 cup of each...

What all is it going to take to put it all together??? Never been to one sadly, so I'm unsure of what all goes into it. Sounds like a great idea though!! iceman1407

Where exactly in annapolis is it. I'm in Crofton so really annapolis and Columbia are about the same maybe closer on annapolis depending where it is. iceman1407

Thinking about doing a Scottish ale or cream ale this weekend... iceman1407

Are they?? General stuff or what?? When's this happening? iceman1407

Yea I love mdhb. Place is amazing. I ended up swinging by one in Arlington area today while at work to a few quick things as I didn't have time to go all the way to Columbia after work. I was very disappointed with the store. Nothing like mdhb iceman1407

Didn't realize there was so many of us in the area!!! Anybody in brew clubs? Are there any in the area? If not we should all start one!! iceman1407

Update 2: So somewhere in the night fermentation kicked up. About 0300 I heard it going strong and is still very steady and active. Had nothing for the first 24 but starting into the second 24 really kicked up. I had thought about pitching another vial or two of wlp 500 trappist yeast...

Any brewers out there in the MD DC VA metro area??? I'm right between DC and Annapolis. iceman1407

COLObrewer, Thanks for all the help and info. So I'll head out tomorrow and grab 2 more vials of the trappist. So should I just bring them up to room temp and then just pitch like I normally would and seal her up and way her go?? Lastly and you may have answered this and I missed it but what...

Yes I am starting to realize the lag in starting. I see no real activity and I've heard these ferment violently. I aerated it very well by stiring vigorously and then even shaking the fermented to aerate it further. So I need more yeast?? Another vial or two? You say it is not to late, what...

Well that doesn't sound good at all!!!! Guys as the lhbs said one would be good. Guess they lied to me. Do you mean lag time on the front end as in starting or what? iceman1407

How much of a difference will I know see in my endstate from using just the liquid and not a starter?? I should still get a pretty good beer from it right?? Lesson learned for the future but hopefully not at too high a cost... iceman1407

I have the same question. I made a tripel last night and used 1 vial of white labs trappist yeast for 5 gallons. Should that be enough to get mine where I want it?? Og was 1.086 when I sealed the fermenter iceman1407