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Sonet, That's the root of the misunderstanding. Thanks for sorting out the difference for me. I'll pick up some 3068 for this batch.

It's NB's Dunkelweizen. I know that the two yeasts are a bit different, but 34/70 should still produce tasty, albeit slightly unauthentic beer. Still, it strikes me as a big difference in range between such closely related strains. I'm going to pitch a Bavarian Hefe onto the yeast cake once...

Hi Everyone, I'm making Northern Brewer's Pre-Prohibition American Lager kit today. I'll be using Saflager S-23, which Fermentis recommends be fermented at 49-59 degrees Fahrenheit. Yet the kit instructions recommend 60-70F for the same yeast. Furthermore, My Dunkel kit recommends...

How about a small fermentation chiller?

Yeah, don't worry. Boil the maximum amount of water you can given the pot size, but understand that the extract takes up a lot more space than you think. Boil overs are no fun.

I had a very similar experience that turned out to be an infection. Neither One Step nor StarSan could completely sterilize my plastic equipment. Throw out all the plastic on your cold side - not just buckets, but racking equipment and tubing too. You can try boiling the small bits like...

Thanks for all the helpful advice. For the reference of anyone else building this, here's a photo of the finished inside connection: To separate the braid from the inner hose, you can't just pull them apart. The trick for me was to pull the entire length of the hose, gripping different...

I'm trying to find the least expensive way to modify a cooler for mashing. Rather than spend money on a new cooler, I'm using one on hand that doesn't come with a drain. I've used a spigot assembly from a bottling bucket instead of buying new brass hardware. The spigot attaches only to the...