Recent content by Malticulous

I get most hops from Hops Direct or YVH. I do get some form Morebeer, William's and other places. I can't ever seem to get all the varieties I want at one place.

I've used Brewer’s Friend for few years now. I think it's worth it. Most of the good stuff there is free anyway.

This was 23 hours in. Another dry pitch. Strong air lock activity. This batch is split with AY3 and Apex London. I don't know what yeast is better for this recipe because I've never brewed it before. AY3 did very well in an oatmeal stout split batch I did. The big mouth bubbler does make the...

20 gal 5500w. It's close.

I'm trying out some new malts. I hope it's good--I'm going to have three kegs of it. HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Nut Brown Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: British Brown Ale Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 18 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.042 Efficiency: 85%...

I think w34/70 is best for warm lagers. I've been using 833 in the mid-sixties and 15 psi for my malt focused lagers.

I need to do some more split batches. I think San Diego and dry 001 are the same.

I dry pitched San Diego yesterday and in less than 24 house the krausen is thick. I really like this yeast. I've used it a lot over the past year with excellent results.

I meant Apex. Cali seems to be US-05 to me. San Diego is a little different. It has higher attenuation and better flocculation. I've not used AY4. I have used AY3 it seems like Windsor.

Last week I brewed 15 gallons of Weizenbock. I used the same wort for a WLP-300 starter. I took 3L into a 4L jar shook it a bunch over an hour or so. It took off. After a few hours I pitched it evenly into three fermenters. Today I brewed a Hefeweizen and top cropped the yeast. It's going from...

I've done a lot of split batches with San Diego and other Chico strains. San Diego is the only one I still use. It finishes my 5-5.5% ABV brews in a week with a tight cake and clear beer. It repitches fine, but unlike US-05 the first gen is just as good as the second.

I've heard of some people putting beano in the mash (or was it the fermenter?) I have no desire to clone bud light.

My last brew was Nectraron Pale Ale. Kegged it yesterday.

It's amazing watching it leave nothing but yeast in there.

Weldless fittings have worked fine for me. Williams has a $10 22 mm hole punch. It makes a near perfect hole for weldless 1/2 inch pipe fittings. They also sell a 32 mm for water heater elements. I used their cheap step bit to pre-drill for the punches. The $6 step bit alone is probably good...