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Ha, for some reason I didn't even look at the color! I just assumed it was something with the lighting... Good to know that all the Escarpment yeasts look like that.

Take this with a grain of salt as I haven't used this strain myself. However I think it's probably fine. Most likely the temp change woke it up a bit. Throw it in the fridge to stop any further bubbling. If you're concerned, make a starter a day earlier than you normally would. On the...

3719 + 3 English Barleywine 3722

I use nylon hop bags myself. I lose a bit of efficiency that way, but it makes it easier to separate the beer from the trub, so I think it's worth it. A few brews ago I switched to a fermenter with a spigot. That kind of makes the bags no longer necessary because, like Hwk-I-St8 does, I now...

Funkwerks Saison clone. The french saison yeast ate it down to 1.002, so nice and dry.

My first attempt at a lager - an oktoberfest I brewed back in December. Came out fantastic!

3032.5 + 3 Gallons Funkworks Saison Clone + 3 Gallons Simcoe Ekuanot Pale Ale = 3038.5

I use the Barley Crusher myself. I suspect it is pretty much the same as the Cereal Killer or Kegco. It works well enough. Easy to adjust. I would rather it had a solid wood base than the particle board it uses, but so far it's holding up. I've only had it for a year though. I waited for one of...

I would go for saison myself. However, saisons these days are a fairly "open" style (meaning you can do almost anything with them), so, if I had to pick a more specific style I would probably go with English Bitter.

I only do a secondary if I'm planning on some extended aging. Mostly for big beers like Belgian Quads, or imperial stouts, and for lagers.

I personally start ramping up the heat after 24 hours (as soon as I see fermentation has started). Generally 2 degrees at 24 hours and then 2 more at 12 hour intervals thereafter until I reach the target temp I'm looking for. The last saison I did I started at 68F or so and ended at 76F on day...

2275. I was trying to "save time" by filling my sample jar (with hydrometer in it) directly from the siphon tubing I was using to transfer to a bottling bucket. The flow of beer pushed the sample jar over and off the countertop. Beer went everywhere. Hydrometer broke into a hundred small pieces...

I used Polaris hops in a moderately hopped saison, a bit over a year ago. I found them to be quite strong flavor/aroma wise. Much more so than lower oil hops. I dry hopped with about .3 oz (~8.5 g) (adjusted to a 4 gallon batch - roughly the same as your 15 liter). I'd recommend going light, at...

I agree with jekeane that it is probably yeast. I personally wouldn't worry about it. The bottling process should clear up most of them, and any which survive to actually reach the bottle should settle out in the bottle.

I'm betting it's a misprint. Magnum hops generally have 10-15% AA. I suspect yours are actually 14.3%.

I used them in two brews last year. One moderately hopped American Wheat and one pale ale. I found the flavors to be less intense than some of the other varieties out there now. The Medusa seemed to get drowned out easily. So, in future brews I would probably go heavier on the Medusa, percentage...

If you click on the "Search" field on the upper right of the screen it drops down a dialog which has a check box that you can select to "search this thread only". I think this is what you are looking for. Cheers!

Another plus to the connectors from brewhardware is that they are bore thru. That means you can push the tube as far as you want thru the bulkhead. So, not only are they shorter than other brands, but the tube will slide in more. Those two things combined should allow you to easily fit your coil...

Bee r! Nice! lol :D

I agree with the previous post, I don't believe you need to sanitize. I've used them a couple times without sanitizing - no issues. I would try to not touch them with your hands though (just because I'm paranoid). Use a sanitized set of tongs or something similar. Cheers!