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Had Hurricane a few weeks ago. Knocked my socks off. But a bit disappointed with the Green, yes.

I'm taking another another shot at this tonight, with the staggered pitch, only I'm subbing Munich for the WB-06. Citra and mosaic for hops, 2 row/white wheat/carafoam/a little 15 Crystal.

For my last several batches, I've aimed for low Ca (30-40) and CaCl around 100-125. No issues with highish Mg. I think soft water is important to hit the target profile, but that's just my taste buds.

So I'm happy to report that my last attempt yielded much better success - the staggered pitch worked pretty well, added some complexity at the finish, and I'm very happy to report there is no tartness. It's only been in the keg for 4 days, but fingers crossed it stays that way. Important to...

Revisiting an issue discussed upthread - for my last brew I ran a tube from the top of my conical to the serving keg to purge it using fermentation gas. After 5-6 days of fermentation (and presumably a near O2 free keg), I cold crashed but left the tube in place, assuming that it would suck back...

I'm posting solely to commend the Tropic Thunder references. Fantastic work!

Yes, that was a conundrum, since I wanted to keep temps low for S-04 but raise them for the T-58. I pitched the T-58 around 1.024 or so, and in 24 hours it was at 1.012. Edited to add - no 02 was added before either pitch.

I've got a batch carbing up that was fermented at 63 for 4 days (mix of 1318 and S-04), then added 2g or so of T-58 and ramped temp to 70 for a day to finish fermentation. Hoping to avoid the tartness from previous attempt with S-04. Should have an answer in a week.

How did you rack the beer to the kegs?

I will give it a shot and report back. I understand what you're saying about giving the S-04 a big head start, but we're only looking for modest contributions from the other two, right?

I did it probably 8+ times. I did tend to combine the old white collars with the new rubber gaskets, which helped keep it more airtight, but mot perfect.

Question - it seems like most people using the trio have either pitched warm, and then dropped the temp, or stayed at a cooler temp throughout. I'm considering pitching the S04 and keeping it cool for the first 3 days (to avoid tartness), and then add the other two while raising temps to 72-73...

I did closed transfers under pressure using a BMB. You do need to keep a hand in the lid, but 1-2 psi does work. Use a lid with two holes. Metal racking cane in one hole, with tubing attached to keg quick disconnect. In other hole, you put a hollow rubber bung. Stick a MFLto hose barb in the...

Very helpful, thanks.

I just finished my first fermentation with a new Brewtech conical. Before cold crashing, I rotated the racking arm downward to avoid filling it with hops and yeast, then rotated it back up for transfer to keg. When I started pulling things apart to clean the conical, I found that that first...

Thanks for the feedback. If you could control temps, would you try a different fermentation schedule? Not sure what you're using for a fermenter, but when I used a plastic carboy in the guest bathroom I used the Cool Brewing jacket - worked pretty well. Even did a lager, which was a PITA.

Do you think the small amounts of T58 and WB06 added something that 1318 could not achieve on its own?

Thanks, I brewed for years before this with a Big Mouth Bubbler, and although I knew the lid was leaky, I didn't realize how bad it was. After I transferred to the keg, I would use the beer leftover in the jumper line for a final gravity check and it was always super flat.

As the title indicates, I'm a little surprised but it appears my beer is carbing up a bit while it's fermenting in my new 7 gal SS conical. I've been capturing the C02 from the top of the conical to purge the serving keg, running a blow off tube from the serving keg into a container if...

Turns out it was a loose hose barb...had the wrong size for the tube I was using. Doh! Fixed that, and it started bubbling right away. Awesome! Thanks