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dry yeast has all the nutrients it needs, so skipping the added nutes shouldn't be an issue. lots of O2 should also help in this regard. as for no whirlfloc, at worse you'll have to wait a bit longer for it to clear during lagering.

when i compared 3 yeasts for WF, i also concluded that S-23 was my least favorite. it improved greatly after 6 months of cold lagering but who wants to wait that long when other yeasts are tasty much sooner?

Papazian's "Joy of Homebrewing" has a cock ale recipe.

yup, that's my conclusion too - don't wanna have too much of a good thing.

yup, i'd be comfortable with that - good plan IMO. i'm not sure how much cooling you'll get from blowing air over an ice pack and on to your fermentor - seems very inefficient, most of the cooling would be lost to the environment. depending on the type of fermentor you use, i'm a fan of the...

^ THIS. there is some weird internet lore that claims that HG beers shouldn't be dry-hopped. i say eff that noise. a detail i forgot to include above is that the only difference between my two 5-gal batches is one was DH'ed while the other wasn't. the citra DH'ed batch was much tastier IMO...

The Mad Fermentationist has written an excellent article on thiolized yeast - highly recommended reading. interesting thoughts on when and why to use thiolized yeasts. Are Thiols a Scam? Thiolized Yeast, Phantasm, and the Rise of Designer Beer

The Mad Fermentationist has written an excellent article on thiolized yeast - highly recommended reading. interesting thoughts on when and why to use thiolized yeasts. Are Thiols a Scam? Thiolized Yeast, Phantasm, and the Rise of Designer Beer

a few occasionally-related thoughts on my experience with HG, and my future plans... i brewed with HG once, split my brew into two 5-gallon batches. i bought one pack of HG and used a starter to boost the cell count for the 2 batches. dunno if i over-pitched, but it was one of the messiest...

TAN: are you seeing much difference in attenuation with different mash temps? i've subscribed to the theory that mash temps don't matter that much with modern, well- (some would say over-) modified malts. i've made the same recipe at 148 and at 156 using Briess malt from the same bag and got...

welp, that theoretical concern is no more: from: Starlink <[email protected]> to: <me> date: May 2, 2023, 7:31 PM subject: Starlink Fair Use Update Good news! Your Starlink subscription will remain unlimited and will no longer be deprioritized after 1 TB of data use. We’ve...

:thumbsup: the doppels "naturally" & steadily rose to 64*F over 3 days, and activity was noticeably calmer by then. on the morning of day 4, very little activity. i'll wait another day then maybe ramp up a few degrees to ensure everything gets cleaned up. forgot to mention: i left the country...

brewed 10 gal of doppelbock yesterday, 50% Mecca pils & 50% Mecca munich, OG 1.083. i racked the pilsners to kegs then pitched the doppel directly on top of the yeast cake, no cleaning/sanitation/etc. pitched at 56*F, has warmed a degree in the first 24 hours - i expect it to continue slowly...

sorry your last dog ownership experience left you so bitter... arthritis by year 7 = VERY breed dependent. my 11 year old NSDTR is going strong with no arthritis.

any engineers out there care to defend this "research"? didn't think so. no more beer for you! This insect flings pee from a 'butt catapult.' Now engineers are studying practical uses

i've been meaning to write up my experience with HG but have been too lazy... short version: same. i did all the thiol-precursor-boosting things (mash hops, phantasm, generous amount of thiol-rich late hops) and the jolly rancher/froot loops flavor was over the top. i mostly enjoyed it, but it...

that's not unexpected, i've see that happen. what do you normally do to your lagers, or beer in general, after kegging it? i assume you've already transferred it to your serving keg... if so, you can use gelatin if you want it to clear faster, otherwise lager it (store it cold) until it's to...

i don't see the main benefit of WF lagers as being speed of grain-to-glass, but i could see it being important for some and if that's the case i'd expect you to be able to shave a few days off. 28 vs. 30 days isn't going to make or break my brewing, but YMMV (besides, i tend to lager much...

DME will be fine, just get it from a reputable retailer that turns the stuff over frequently. DME stores better than LME, but even DME can go stale after a few years. there are a lot of grain choices (and hop choices, and water addition choices, and and and...) in beer making, but ultimately a...

the other big variable in the price is the blend, and by extension the blender. cognac is always blended, and apparently it can take years and years to be able to blend a XO.