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I replied to you but it didn't show up. Thanks for the info. I think my d-rest has been helping to cover up some of my "too warm to start" problems. Clarity, color and head retention have been pretty good. I'm just trying to remove that slight apple juice smell. Starting cooler would probably...

Good tips. Why would you not rehydrate in the cooled wort? Just curious.

Very good info. Perhaps my three day diacetyl cleans up some of the unwanted byproducts of starting too warm. I will have to do a better job of cooling after the boil. It just seems to take too long (and I do use an immersion chiller). Probably 30 minutes and I only have 3 gallons to cool. I...

I'm at high krausen at the moment, 72 hours after beginning fermentation.

Hmm, I thought acetal was a product of a sluggish ferment, but you're probably right. I need to cool closer to ferm temp next time.

This is straight from the fermentis website for rehydrating the 34/70 dry lager yeast: "sprinkle the yeast in minimum ten times its weight of sterile water or wort at 23C or 73F. Leave to rest for 15-30 minutes." I agree, that seems ridiculous, but I do also have trouble cooling the wort...

Hello! I've been lager brewing for about two years now. I love it. Made a few really tasty brews (for personal consumption only). I've found that there are lots of different ways to achieve a quality brew, and they don't always "follow the directions" of the various brewing info sites to a T...