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Kevin (grey) and Tina a few days after they first met in 2021. Kevin was just a wee 6 m/o kitten here.

Old thread reboot... I'm using M20 yeast in a wheat beer this week and it's not going to be a traditional Bavarian wheat. I'm including a munich-equivalent (Franco-Belges aromatic), a small amount of C15, and hopping it to APA levels (3 oz late hops in 5 gal). My option is to go with EKG hops...

It gives the beer a subtle flavor and aroma that's honeylike in some ways, but also unique... and bone dry. The key is getting hold of a good quality jaggery.

Sure thing. I included some tasting notes in my Brewer's Friend page: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1307397/jaggery-saison

I'm in Canada, but originally from England.

Well that worked. HB Belgian "blackcurrant" blonde...

HB Belgian blonde, with Kevin the cat photobombing. I've been working on this recipe for a while, using jaggery as the sugar component. Really enjoying it, and will probably load it to the recipe database sooner or later.

Any word on Canadian comet and if it's similar in intensity to the US variety? I picked up 8 oz last week and 2 oz are destined for a saison tomorrow. 1/3oz @60, 2/3oz @ 30, 1oz @ 2. That's Prairie Mountain Hops out of Winnipeg.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Many good points. I've decided the best approach for me is to cut off the last section of pipe just ahead of the pinhole. I'll then straighten out the last coil and form it into a new outflow line. The section I'm cutting off is 30" and one coil-worth of line...

I just looked at prices for plumbing solder and a torch. 💰 💰 I'm wondering now if I should just amputate everything after the bend and then straighten our the last two coils to form a new outflow.

This highly technical sketch shows where it's leaking...

I managed to find it by forcing water through. There's a very fine jet of water. Unfortunately, it's right on the bottom coil where it bends at 90 degrees and becomes the outflow section. Will it work to clean the tube and then apply a little silver solder over the pinhole? Plumbing work isn't...

Last brew day I heard a faint hissing sound near the bottom of my wort chiller. For the life in me I can't find the pinhole though. Any ideas?

That's what I did, and it was an education. Baptism by fire, as they say. Day_trippr makes a good point about ensuring you use malted product for the bulk of your fermentables, but you can certainly include a portion of raw grains in farmhouse style ales.

So, basically it's all base malt and raw grain in both wheat and barley? I'd try a saison or similar farm-style beer. Say 80% malted 2- Row and 20% wheat. I'm a fan of BE-134 yeast, which has a bit of citrus and pepper without being too out there. Get some local Alberta or Sask hops in as your...

I see some reports that people can go weeks without needing to recalibrate the Apera PH60. That sounds good to me considering how my unit needs constant recalibration. Also claims by the manufacturer that probes last 1 to 2 years. What are you paying for the probes?

Is saltwater as good as storage solution? When I asked the seller of my 8689 about using anything else he just about stroked out.

Hello Brewers, Are there any new pH meter recommendations for 2023? I've been using the Thermoworks 8689 for a few years and I'm considering a change. I find the replacement probes to be hit and miss. Some are good and others somewhat unstable. Also, having probes shipped from the US to my...

I brewed a BE-134 saison not long ago, using jaggery for the sugar component. Blew my socks off.

Interesting. I get similar attenuation from both but different yeast character. M41 come across as classically Belgian. The BE-134 is spice and citrus for me.