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If you want a very clean beer that could pass as a Pils, use Notty instead. I sorta like the peachy esters, but the US05-fermented below 65 degrees I brewed were anything but clean.

Yeah... see above, lol. I made my calculations for 1.093 and ended up with 1.082. Again, considering yeast MFG date, it was basically one smack pack for one gallon. Why did I use liquid? Wasn't sure about which yeast to use for a Scotch Ale. I do have Notty for backup plan, though.

I'm a 1-gallon batch brewer and I basically needed ALL the smack-pack considering projected OG (1.093). I looked everything on Mr. Malty and Brewers' Friend. Yeast was 2 months old.

Thanks for the quick reply. I mean, figured it could help, considering I was brewing a high OG beer, but I'm not even sure it's a good idea to do this anyways.

I realized I didn't activate the activator. I "recuperated" the pouch, but the yeast is in my carboy. Is it a good idea to throw content of the pouch? Thanks in advance

Just bottled my 2nd brew with that yeast, which was a Belgian IPA. 4% CaraPils, reminder of grain bill being good fermentables. Mashed at 152. Went from 1.058 to 1.010 in 3 weeks. Started fermentation at 62F, raised to 68F after 4 or 5 days. The beer came out great -- faint traces of...

Stir plates are awesome (a friend of mine has one...), but they're also a pointless purchase/hassle to "build" when you're a 1-gallom brewer.

Hi, I'll be brewing a high OG ale (Wee Heavy) during the Holidays period. I received the yeast, and by Mr. Malty/Brewers Friend calculator, I'm okay as far as yeast count is concerned, considering manufacturing date. I'm somewhat borderline, but I'm okay. Which makes me wondering ...

Odd. But I say that and I never even bothered to check out any S-4 fermented wort before two weeks. And that was a 1.030 Mild Ale. The mash is hot but not that hot... And ferment temperature was definitely in the high range for S-4,/so that's definitely not the problem.

Report : My pre-bottling sample was great! Sure, some Acetaldehyde, but it wasn't a bomb. I know the difference between a Porter and a Stout is usually tenuous at best, and this one really "blurs" it to a whole other level. I've been keeping an Allagash Black for the purposes of comparing and...

Ended up bottling yesterday. Went from 1.064 to 1.015. Good for 75,4 %, which is not far from bad considering I had +-15% of Cara malts/Chocolate Malt, and close to 10% of Brown Malt (about which I don't know THAT much about fermentability). Started fermentation at +-63F and was able to raise...

I'm planning my next brews and I'd really like to brew a Strong Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy. But I keep reading that this beer needs a long, cold and stable bottle conditionning period. Now, I can live with the "long" part. But stable and cold is more of a problem, as the only thing I have is a...

Never witnessed a rhino fart, so I can't tell. On a more serious note, I'm getting moderate sulfur smell after 3 days. You might look in the thread below and add your input. I think it would benefit everyone if the "knowledge" would be focused in the same thread...

I put on a blowoff tube (if only because I was extremely close to the top of the carboy), but while Abbaye would start quick, really quick, it wasn't much of a "riser" though, at least this time around. 3 days after brewday, I felt safe and confident to use an airlock. However, the recipient of...

It took off 75 minutes after inocculation, pitched at +- 68. So far, so good.

I'm brewing one today (Some kind of Belgian Stout), then next weekend (some kind of Belgian IPA). Will report in due time.

Here is finally (!) what I'll brew : Munich Malt (9,0 SRM) Grain 1 27,8 % Pilsner (Weyermann) (1,7 SRM) Grain 2 20,4 % Wheat Malt, Bel (2,0 SRM) Grain 3 18,5 % Brown Malt (65,0 SRM) Grain 4 9,3 % Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2,0 SRM) Grain 5 9,3 % Caramunich II (Weyermann) (63,0 SRM)...

3 weeks, unless I'm doing a Mild or a Bitter or an otherwise low OG beer with no dry-hopping.

Also, I presume that, with those yeasts, it's a very good idea to completely avoid CaraPils...

Hummm... I'm planning those six brews in the next two months. I got an interest in Mangrove Jack's -- the flavour profiles are varied and interesting, attenuation isn't over the top (something I look for, considering the list below), I'm bored of S-04 which I find VERY interesting in Stouts and...