Recent content by TheHairyHop

If I was nod and winking at LAIII, that's basically what I would write. Conan almost always comes with a reference to peach rings and/or Vermont

I’m guessing that this is a LAIII reference

recently released recipe?

yea, that’s what I was getting at. I was always a doubter (I thought it was incidental), but here we are

I don’t know where this thread has gotten to, since I haven’t logged in in a while. However, I saw this and thought it might be relevant

Small breweries have a very strong motivation to minimize cost. The more yeast you need to buy actually makes it ultimately cost less per unit sold, thereby impacting your profit less. The smaller your batch, and the less yeast required, actually ends up costing more per unit and affecting your...

They started very very small. I don’t think this logic applies

The topic of what temperature pH is measured at has been discussed to death. The only time I’ve seen threads basically locked on this site has come from some of those topics. People get angsty af over it. The only point that matters is that when I target a mash pH of 5.25, my problems with S-04...

After aiming for a mash pH of 5.25, my problems with S-04 went away. I’ve never measured KO, but I think it should calculate out to like 4.9. Research has shown that a higher KO pH results in more ester production. Completely out of my ass, but I would bet it also results in increased organic...

Aiming for a final pH is not the same as mash or kettle. But if you don't like it, then you don't like it. I found it changed profile drastically once I was adjusting before the fermenter

do you adjust your mash and/or kettle pH? I used to hate s-04, but adjusting my pH really fixed the issue that I was having

Yea, the shaking is more to get the dry yeast in suspension and not just caking on the bottom than anything else. I ferment in 5 gallon corny kegs as well. Closed transfer to fermentation purged serving kegs. So, yea... not sure. Thankfully, I just wasted Wakatu instead of something more...

Aha, I appreciate the sentiments. For better or worse, I've grown a bit accustomed to experiencing more opinions than on topic advice at times

Sitting at that bar and having Laser Raptors and BSB was just a good time. I had been hesitant to try them out, because about 1/3 reviews was complaining about yeast sludge or hop burn, but I never got anything except great IPAs. I think that, a lot of the time, people can hope that there's just...

Hm. Maybe? I don't have a stone or anything. Just filled up the 5 gallon and shook it. I guess to be clear, I'm less making a statement about the underpitch itself, and more just coming to the conclusion that I apparently can't treat it like my other pitches