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It doesn't appear that they are going to space this out at all. Over the last 5 days I've been charged for WLP564, WLP006, WLP059 and WLP835. WLP059 is the oldest order I have dating from 9/29/17. I guess I'm going to have to drink faster!

I put Ekuanot and Citra in a brew over the weekend. That combo has always worked for me. I've never used Azacca.

I wish While Labs was clearer with their announcements like this. Does that mean the are going to ship all outstanding orders some time after 7/1/19? I have 8 outstanding Vault orders right now. I don't exactly want/need 8 different types of yeast right now. 10 types of you count WLP075 and...

Looks like the yeast is on it's way. You have released the yeast! The has met the minimum number, gone into production, and is now being shipped to you.

In the past I've received a USPS Informed Delivery notification when the yeast was shipped. I have not received anything as of yet.

In most cases yes, you would need to have that recertified next year. It depends on where you get it filled. Some places just don't bother to check the date. Though they should check and refuse to fill the tank after that date.

Extract "twang" is a thing and I have experienced it myself. It is the core reason I changed over to partial mash brewing less than three months after I started brewing. Then all grain just a month after that. The follow up reason was that my extract brews always came out darker. Even if I used...

I think this might work. Saison du BUFF uses Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Tyme. But that uses Centennial and Amarillo. Stone put the recipe out on their website: https://www.stonebrewing.com/blog/miscellany/2012/dogfish-head-victory-stone-saison-du-buff-homebrew-recipe#ageGatePassed I think if...

I think that would make a great smoothie. I don't think that would work if you fermented it.

The oldest order I have is for WLP025 Southwold Ale Yeast from 9/29/17. Some times the vault just takes forever...

There's no reason you couldn't do that. If you kept that around for a few months you should be fine with out a starter. I've used yeast that I've kept refrigerated up to a year later. I restart it with a new starter at that point though.

Welcome to the hobby! That is a very functional setup for small 2 - 3 Gallon batches. I probably wouldn't be too concerned with kegging smaller batches. Bottling smaller batches is easy. It's when you get in to bottling 5 gallon or larger batches that things get tedious. I bottled for almost a...

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Racked to secondary on 5/19. The cider is very clear. Tasted kind of tart. Not really strong but, I liked it. I plan to put that in to a keg in a few weeks when one opens up. All of my kegs are full currently. I'll probably treat with sorbate and add some concentrate to bring the sweetness up a...

What you are looking to do is done in commercial applications all the time. Serve beer to remote bars around the building from a single location. That is usually cost prohibitive for home brewers. The line bundle alone can start at $10/ft. Take a look at this...

I have 2 vaults I use for grain storage. I've not run in to the o-ring issue you are describing. They do have a 1 year warranty. I would email them: [email protected] This may be an issue they are aware of.

There's nothing wrong with scrubbing and sanitizing the bucket. I probably wouldn't use it as a fermenter any more. I use old fermentation buckets to store bulk grain. One I uses regularly as my sanitation bucket on brew day. Plenty of other uses.

Electric burners are a slightly different situation. I would continue to occasionally stir even when it's boiling. Your method sounds correct though. Turning the burner down to normal after the wort comes back to a boil. Turn it down as low as you can to just keep it boiling.

From my experience, LME sinks, DME floats. Did you taste the wort? That would tell you if you were going to have issues. I wouldn't be too concerned but you are definitely going to have off flavors. Always turn off the burner when you add LME or DME. It will prevent scorching. Turn the burner...

I've purchased Yakima Valley hops from their clearance sales in the past. In some cases those hops were up to 3 years old. I've not had an issue.