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I think the hops look fine, I think the 25ibu range works well in a bock

I think you’re fine to swap in more Munich or Vienna to replace the caramunich. What program are you using for water chem? Bru’n water is easy and free so I would - and do - use that. Especially if the one you’re using makes those suggested additions and won’t allow you to change it.

I would drop the caramunich down to 1/2lbs at most - more than that can be too much for my tastes especially in a bock. The key to a good bock is being malty and rich but also very drinkable. That much caramunich would be cloying. My second comment is on the water chemistry. You have an...

White labs has wlp860 dry now. I’m not 100% sure if that’s the Augustiner strain but I think I’ve read that it is?

Fingers crossed that this heat wave breaks even a bit. Should’ve timed it better - a nice hefeweizen would be perfect right about now

I haven’t taken any steps forward with it, I might try to implement some changes and take another crack at it next month. It’s so hot out that I have a hard time chilling my wort in the summer

Schwarzbier, mostly barke vienna with a touch of caramunich iii, chocolate rye and carafa iii special! Malty, toasty and just a touch roasty.

I don’t think I’ll go back to the strain either - at least not for a bit. I’ve been playing with the Augustiner strain for a bit and I want to see what Jasper Munich is like so I’ll probably go to that next. Looks like a high attenuator so I want to try it for a couple generations to see how it...

Awesome write up! I’ve really enjoyed reading about somebody else’s experience with this yeast. I think you’re onto something with why this yeast fell out of favor. Some reading here and there suggests it stopped being used because its performance varied quite a bit depending on the quality of...

So I went ahead and filled the oxebar with starsan, pushed it out with CO2 and filled it to 10psi. Filled from keg slowly and vented when it came to a near stop and left the tap head in place until ready to open. Worked like a charm!

I’ve had that saved in my Amazon cart for a good 6 months now! Should’ve pulled the trigger on it even for just this trip. Now that I have the oxebar and all I need is that I’ll have to order it.

I do, I have a Pluto beer gun but if I want CO2 I have to lug my tank/regulator which I would prefer not to take on the road. My thinking is to fill the oxebar the night before minimizing oxygen exposure at that point and to bring it fresh the next day. I’m confident in going through it between...

Those are good points - I will likely fill it Thursday evening but it won’t be cracked until late Friday afternoon so almost 24 hours. I would fill Friday morning but I plan to hit the road as the sun rises to avoid holiday traffic as much as I can. Given that time I am a little concerned for...

Does the length of liquid line for the keg jumper matter?

Thanks for the reply! Thats a good point on not allowing the headspace to go to 0psi, the last thing I want is a flat foamy mess. I’ll keep it nice and cold before opening. Ah pop…now there’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time (in this context), since moving to Maryland!

I recently bought a 4L oxebar keg and I’m planning to transfer from my recently tapped corny keg of schwarzbier into the oxebar to bring to a party to share with friends. The corny is sitting at 12psi at the moment. Here is my plan: Fill oxebar with starsan, push starsan out with CO2...

When I was developing liver models for drug development we used acetaminophen to induce/model liver toxicity. We don’t even keep it in the house anymore, ibuprofen all the way

I remember a professor in grad school saying that if acetaminophen was discovered/invented today it would not get approval from the FDA due to liver toxicity

Looks great! Now I’m tempted to jump off my lager streak to brew another altbier

I have a question about these kegs…I was thinking of buying a stainless growler to share my next batch with some on a trip with some friends but I know growlers aren’t perfect. Would it be possible to pressure transfer from a keg into say a 1 gallon oxebar, then swap the tap head for the regular...