I want to stay true to your recipe, and since i'm slowly getting back into all grain, i'm going to use this. I know it's not exactly your recipe, but I don't want to exclude the Munich and use just a light dme.
What do you think?
6# 50% German pilsner, 50% Munich LME
1# Lactose
1# Crystal 60...
I used the Cool Brewing product as well and I found it to work great. My only problem with it was during the California summer and initial fermentation. Haha good memories.
I've been out of it too long. The Fastferment conical is what i'm going to get instead of the Catalyst fermentor. Canceled my pledge :(
Do you use yours in a freezer?
Well it looks like they're mostly trying to sell the new brewer on it. Here are reasons why I like it:
1. The trub catcher thing
2. Bottling looks easier
But your points are very good. Like, lifting out of a freezer or setting it in a freezer for temp control and the cold crash rating...
This thing looks pretty good. Any opinions or thoughts?
I just backed on the early bird
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965729099/the-catalyst-beer-fermentation-made-easy?ref=category_recommended