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I've pitched a vial of WLP677 - Lactobacillus Delbrueckii into a 500ml starter, and put it in my fermentation fridge at around 104F. I was expecting it to sour, but after 4 days it doesn't taste sour at all. It smells pretty funky, but when I draw off a pippet to taste, I don't get any sour...

After years of ales, I brewed my first lager last Tuesday, a Bohemian Pilsner with 94% german pils, 6% carapils. Czech Saaz to about 45 IBU with a 1055 OG. Just under 5 gallons in the fermenter. I did a 2-step starter on Wyeast 2001 (Pilsner Urquell) to get to Yeastcalc's recommend 380...

After my recent gas leak, which saw me burn through 15lbs of co2 in 6 weeks, I've been pretty hesitant to leave my co2 bottle on for any period of time. I'll usually turn it on for a few minutes, make sure my pressure is at the desired level, then turn the bottle off again. I'd rather leave...

I'm new to kegging this year...and have a corny keg of Kolsch which has been hooked up in my kegerator for over a month, and working well. However the other day I had disconnected all my gas lines while I was testing a new gas splitter, and after a few hours I plugged the gas disconnect back...