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What if you're doing a pound? I'm doing a Ninkasi Tricerahops clone and have a lb of Carahell and a lb of Munich I was going to steep at 152 for 30 minutes. Should I add some 2-row for enzymes and make it into a 3lb minimash? Should I "steep" longer?

Yeah, I read through it again, and I think the OP was planning 82% for 1968, but ended up using 1028 and got 84%. But he also said he did not recommend the 1028. I was just planning this out on BrewToad, and it's saying I'll have a pretty high FG (1.030!) but is using 69% attenuation. I've...

Are people getting that high (82%) an attenuation with 1968? Wyeast's site says 67%-71%.

Bottom line: its dormant yeast, not dead yeast. Once primary fermentation has completed, the yeast will go dormant and flocculate (drop) to the bottom of the fermentation vessel. For beer, you can re-pitch the yeast slurry at the bottom at least 2-3 more times. The slurry is not 100% yeast...

Thanks! I'll give it a shot and let you know!

Besides being less floculent, what about using Danstar Munich for the primary yeast and 3068 for the blood orange yeast? Do you think the banana flavor would be too much with these yeasts? I only ask because I have a Munich yeast cake from a weizenbock and stored 3068, so I wouldn't have to...

I'm in!

Awesome, I'm in!

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Isn't that the theoretical definition with perfect heat transmission and no loss of heat from the system? This site says a good estimate is 50% efficiency: http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Propane-Burners.html So right off the bat you need to double the number of BTUs it will take to get to...

I think a mead would be a good idea. You'd need to make sure you got through all the energizer additions before leaving. I just started this kit: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/2014-big-brew-recipes/regal-pale-ale-recipe-kit.html which calls for a long secondary (2-3...

There is a pretty long-lasting debate on here about how long you can leave your beer in primary. Even for a normal gravity beer. According to Revvy, here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/can-beer-left-ferment-long-305460/ some people have kept normal beers in primary for up to a year with no...

Ha!

Dude, you are really welcome.

I can't believe I just spent the past 2 hours reading this whole thread. It is seriously the biggest c*ck-tease of a thread I have ever read. Synopsis: February 2012, OP posts "It's official starting my own brewing business!" Original plan is to renovate the first floor of a rental house...