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I just tried this. I made a biere de garde and only had one packet of K-97, so I made a vitality starter (shaken not stirred), One liter in a one-gallon jug. Shook the $#!+ out of it. Pitched it about 12 hours later, and it took off like a rocket. I used a Flex fermenter (7 gallons) for a five...

Fall 1994, just before I got married (for the second time) my bride gave me a homebrewing kit and my choice of ingredients for the first brew. It was an English bitter extract kit (all in one can). Bitter is still my favorite beer style after all these years. By the way, the girl that bought me...

Yes, I have brewed a Negra Modelo clone fermented with S-23 that was excellent. Kept it around 55 F and brought it up at the end. It was almost indistinguishable from the real thing. S-23 will also work at around 60 for a nice California Common. It will be a bit fruity, but that is okay in a...

I've used Koln quite a bit, and I like it. It makes a nice kolsch, mostly clean with just a touch of fruitiness, apples and citrus. It isn't brilliantly clear, though. In fact, it can be hazy. It is definitely better than K-97 for the reasons you stated, and I think it's better than WLP 029...

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If you think it's done fermenting, and it is at terminal gravity (FG) you should probably bottle it or close off your fermenter. If it is done and you leave it open, then it may take on oxygen, which you don't want. Open fermentation is a balancing act, like most brewing processes. If it is...

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as they tinkle

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