Recent content by T_B

What's your harvest method for lager yeast? I've pulled S-04 from the mason jar at the bottom of a conical and that came out super clean.

Well two days after making this thread, we had airlock activity. Today (5th day) activity stopped. OG was 1.055, gravity today was 1.010. Sat @55° and got up to 58° in my basement. Bucket had evidence of a dense layer of krausen. No weird smells or taste yet.... have it upstairs for a D rest...

Awesome guide for yeast starters. Any chance I can save this batch? Grab some new yeast and pitch? Any off flavors from initial under pitching?

Pitched at 52° now it's holding at 54° Maybe it needs to warm up a bit? I have it sitting in my basement, could move it somewhere warmer.

Month and half, 1L starter, made a day and half before.

After 48hr, no activity in my lager. Using 34/70 I pulled from a cake and stored in my fridge, made a starter, out the pack this beer took off in 10hr. Lots of lag time or bad slurry? Have pitched s-04 slurry with luck but never a lager...

Been lurking for the past year while brewing more consistently. Everyone here rocks! I have a brown ale with two pounds of home pasteurized honey going and an export lager I just brewed yesterday sitting the the basement. Cheer!