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I use the SS lid of my fermenter ( KL Bucket Buddy ) and just clamp it down without the rubber seal. I used to use cling wrap and an O ring on my old plastic fermenters. At one point for British ales i used a rectangle storage tub with no lid at all after the first 24hrs. Hoping for more...

I keg 99% of my beers now, but the ones i bottle, i do from the fermenter, and dose each bottle. I don't do it often, so it's no big deal. It's worked fine the last 20 years, so i don't see a reason to modify. I don't use an airlock either, ever. Kill me now i guess haha

Verano Claro. My light alcohol lager last year was surprisingly really good for 2.6%, i really liked it. I use very little crystal malt, i just generally prefer none, but the caramalt works really well. I will definately try it in bigger beers ( at a much smaller percentage though ) . Getting...

That sucks!. Are you guys like us ( Oz ) in that the govt is hoping on the energy fairies to provide eletrical power, rather than the ridiculously abundant current energy source that's already readily available?

No worries!, i grabbed the last 4 pack at my local Dan's. No beer in July and none in August but i will definately crack one of these on the 1st of Sept haha

I havent brewed many black IPA's but i have made a few hoppy amber and hoppy dark ales. More dark and hoppy than a full IPA style but dark. Really like them. I like Sinimar ( for colour ), or Midnight wheat, added late in the mash ( though i add dark malts late in the mash in all my dark beers...

Probably next weekend. I have too much malted wheat Galaxy American wheat 46.2% BEST Heidelberg 53.8% Wey wheat RICE HULLS !!! Spalt to bitter Galaxy dry hop WLP 029. 1.038 25 IBU

On a related note, when i started, US05 was kind of it. I used it with no issues. Then i went to other yeast. I tried US05 a few years ago after a few years away from brewing. It would have been at least a decade since id used it. Peach bomb, i did not like it at all, and don't remember ever...

No, i love how it rips through in an instant, but i get the tartness some people find with it. I used both S04 and nottingham for a while before using White labs and wyeast strains. There were definately beers with Notto and S04 i enjoyed, but once i tried the liquid strains i never went back...

Will do. I tried windsor recently, i thought it was ok, but im in no rush to use it again. Bit worried about S33. Some mixed reviews, and i really like Verdant. I'll use it for something i guess.

I agree, except for Verdant. I really like it, but the rest, i find not as good as the liquid strains. Just lacking character in comparison for my taste

Black malt Stout or not Stout. No roasted barley but lots of black. I use black in porters and really like it, so ill try it out, in a stout. 87% Atlas Voyager pale 10.1% Simpsons Black 2.9% Chit ( i overbought, no other real reason ) EKG 60 mins 1.037 28 IBU S-33. Never used it, but...

I played around with peated distillers malt in a few dark beers for a while. Really added a very pleasant "open grave" character. I liked it, but its a distinct flavour.

Ive used old fridges i've gotten for free,or close to it with an STC1000 for 20yrs. Every few years they die ( current one is hanging on, can ferment at 15c in summer lol ), but i just look around til i find one. I would like to just get a base model kegerator, to use as a fermenting chamber...

No pressure, 15c. Clean but with a very pleasant ( to me ) ester.

When i saw a dry mex lager yeast i was interested. Sold out here. Also, the pitching rate means it's cheaper for me to culture 940, so not sure ill try the Baja, unless its awesome.

I had the same thought when i tried it, i really like it, and wondered why the negative reviews. I like it over S189. Well, for clean lagers i use S189 and for euro lagers i use S23. I use liquid strains as well but dry is just so good now. It's a commercially available brewing yeast, so...

Get a terracotta vase, preferably a big one. Add grain with a little water Install a block on the pyramids for a few weeks while its "brewing" Drink

Which yeast? i just got some more WLP 940 mex lager yeast. Such a great yeast, very nice, and so user friendly. I'm surprised more people don't use it. Schwarz type lager fermenting right now

I haven't brewed over 4% for a while and couldnt remember what i set my efficiency at. I was worried i'd under shoot, so while i was waiting for the pre boil sample to cool, i added 300g of sugar. Then, when the Pre boil cooled, it was 1.047. The 2nd pre boil sample, with the sugar added, was...