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Heh, I use a blowoff tube and the last time I brewed with Kolsch yeast the dang thing STILL flew out of the carboy! That yeast is serious stuff.

Same thing happened to me--I left it in primary the whole time. Beer is fantastic.

Well I'm just an occasional lurker but I'd consider myself the primary brewer in my household! My man does participate quite fully, and he does come up with recipes occasionally, but he seems to consider brewing more of a chore. I do the reading, calculations, prodding and buying. We share the...

Definitely give it time. Saison yeasts are notorious for stalling weirdly and then starting up again. (Not sure about WLP 565, though--doesn't that also have a reputation for crapping out early? Someone remind me?) When I made a (lower-gravity) Saison with Wyeast 3724, I left it in primary...

Just let 'er go... she'll finish. Eventually.

I'm not even a hop head--I knew it wasn't going to taste good, but I thought it would at least be a fun adventure. Oh, man, that was unpleasant. I couldn't even make a straight-enough face to convince my man to try it! :p

Word to the wise: do NOT eat a spoonful of hop-pellet mush from your strainer when transferring from kettle to fermenting vessel. Seriously. :eek:

Just wanted to cap off this thread by saying that we let the yeast finish out (and after that revived fermentation, it really cleared up), just tasted a bottle last night and it's a DEAD RINGER for Dupont. So have faith--and patience!

Thank you all for the feedback. Seems like the yeast really is as weird as everyone says--I'll keep you posted...

Hello, fellow brewers, Mr. Bloodorange and I brewed a Saison on Labor Day (three weeks ago). We used a Wyeast 3724 Activator pack plus a tiny little starter from a Dupont bottle. (We were drinking it and feeling ceremonial!) This was all a little seat-of-the-pants, so our Dupont yeast didn't...

Here's my question: when a recipe calls for 5% white sugar, does it make a difference whether cane/beet sugar (sucrose) or corn sugar (dextrose/glucose) is used? Does cane sugar have any unique, desirable property at this low proportion? Cost is not a factor, I've got plenty of both... thanks!

Hi all, Perhaps we have been a little bit too productive with the brewing lately. I seem to have forgotten that I need three airlocks for three batches of beer! Would it be so bad to put a blowoff hose-type "airlock" setup on a batch when I transfer it to secondary? I mean, it doesn't let any...

Been peeking at the forum for some time, but thought I would join. I've been brewing with my folks & my boyfriend for a couple of years now, but just started dipping my toes into the partial-mash waters (and looking for information beyond the books!). Hi! :ban: