Just be patient with this big of beer... With no added yeast at bottling it took 5 weeks at 70 degrees to carb up enough to be enjoyed. It was even better after 8 weeks. As long as you made a big enough starter you should be fine.
Just added 3 oz of simcoe pellets tonight...
During the boil I had to sub cascade for amarillo, our lhbs doesn't carry amarillo. I pushed most of the hop additions to the last 5-10 minutes to try and lower the IBU's as much as possible. I also used 1.4# of honey at flameout and threw in what...
Thanks for the response. It's more curiosity then anything, just wondering why the yeast on the stir plate took on a different color. Wasn't sure if anyone else had seen such a thing.
I harvested some yeast from 6 of Bells Pale Ale to go into a Hopslam clone (OG 1.090). Things were going well, I was using my newly finagled stir plate and stepping up and decanting as recommended.
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