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Another one to try is Sterling- a little more lemon/citrus along with the noble quality. I use it a lot in these types of beers.

Thanks Noob - so if you aren’t using the pumps you could go from spigot over a mesh strainer to get cleanwort going into fermentor? Anyone else do that? that’s what I do now but I’m just dumping it (2.5 gallon batch) - helps with oxygen pick up too

Thanks did it ever clog the spigot?

Sorry if this has been addressed already but do you need a hop spider or ss filter on this system without the pump to be able to drain at end of boil/chilling? Can you free range hops in this thing without issues?

I’ve built multiple systems with faucets and after my last keezer kicked it, I went simple on everything. I use the plastic Pluto and it works great with my 2.5 gallon keg setup - hangs in the side of the keg. Definitely recommend em over a picnic tap.

I use the plastic Pluto and it’s great.

Here’s another Lutra beer, this one was fermented in the mid 70s and keg conditioned for 2 weeks. Clean yeast profile and it seems to be dropping much clearer in the keg. A great yeast for this style. California common. Pils, Crystal 20, special roast and northern brewer hops

Ya squash and pumpkin don’t really have any flavor. I used to julienne the pumpkin when I made a pumpkin beer and mash raw to convert. Will Meyers who arguably made the best pumkin beer at Cambridge brewing gave me that tip. Would help with color and boost the Sg.The flavor came from allspice +...

ease of use, you can cool to 85 and pitch warm with some great results. In my experience you still have to let it clean itself up for at least a week or longer unless it has a crazy amount of hops that mask any yeast flavors - which alot of brewers do.

When did you dry hop?

Has anyone been brewing West Coast IPAs with Voss? What did you go for on temperature? I have Lutra as well and may go that route, but I was t to give Voss a crack.

Did the same lolz.

I think the 3 days and its done is misleading - still needs conditioning and seems to get better and cleaner with time. I have a cali common that's drinking nicely now, but I went through the general ale yeast stages I use. 1 week primary, 2 weeks in keg, drinking. Still faster than a lager.

do you still get good attenuation?

You need to factor in time on those purchases. Brew with the same gear over 20 years and that $100 brew kettle gets a lot cheaper. I brew for fun but recently I’m brewing 3 gal stovetop with a $10 biab w/ a 5 gallon pot I bought years ago for $20. Bulk malt & hops and I certainly save $$but I’m...

Thanks, yeah I didn’t see any activity on my keg when conditioning with lutra - I use one of these Keg Pressure Tester generally I’ll see activity on a yeast within a couple days, but didn’t see anything after about 5 to 6 days. Then saw this video It does have to do with flocculation.

Here’s the blonde ale I made with Lutra - 4.2% - pilsner, wheat, magnum, palisade. it fermented clean and fast. I keg condition and had to pitch some k97 in this batch which I think made it a bit hazy and contributed some yeast character I wasn’t happy with. I’m going to use champagne yeast in...

This pretty much the exact recipe from the BYO article where the owner JC gives his recipe out here (Trillium Brewing Company: Fort Point Pale Ale clone - Brew Your Own) https://brewgr.com/recipe/72489/trillium-fort-point-pale-ale-clone-recipe Scroll to the bottom here and there’s a recipe...

Sometimes I see kegland stuff for sale on eBay

I've been brewing about the same but an IPA back then didn't include huge amounts of adjuncts and 8-10oz of hops in a 5 gallons batch. I'd be luckily if I put 2oz of hops and dry hopped with 1 or 2 oz's. That's the reason people are obsessing about oxidation - these beers turn quickly. Go...