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hmm, thanks. The beer I'm brewing is 8.5% - I'm wondering whether under-pitching with 1 vial would give it enough oomph to ferment that all the way up, and whether it'd be safer pitching two - what do you reckon?

Ah. Apparently it did. Shucks :/

In reply to TheHairyHop - 'Fraid I couldn't quote you from my phone, I was getting an error message ---- I oxygenated both beers - tipping from bucket to bucket. I've read that not oxygenating results in a clean beer, no sourness. Would you go along with that? As for pitching rate - the...

I oxygenated both beers - tipping from bucket to bucket. I've read that not oxygenating results in a clean beer, no sourness. Would you go along with that? As for pitching rate - the original pale ale had 1 vial. The double IPA wort was tacked on top of this yeast

Hi all, I'm currently fermenting a double IPA with a 644 repitch as the sole yeast. I've fermented this high, getting it up to ~31ºC/88ºF, and I was hoping to get knocked over by the tropical fruit aromas. However, I'm mainly getting the sour notes. the initial IPA I made sat on the yeast for...

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Hi all, I to am looking to set up a UK-based nanobrewery from home, with a 1bbl system. But having hunted on the internet, I could not seem to find anything on the legalities of doing this, the why's, wherefore's, requirements and the like. Would anyone be able to point me to something...

Hi Nick, just wondering how you got on with this? I to am looking to set up a nanobrewery from home, so if you would be able to point me in the right direction for legislation, forms and the like it'd be much appreciated. I've trawled the web but have found nowt much in terms of useful...

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I've had one of these in the fridge since last year, mine looked the same as this. Originally intended to re pitch it this year but am now kinda worried in case it's gonna smell like rotting roadkill when I open it. You folk think it'd be okay to re-use after so long? Sent from my iPhone...

Dregs from my '13 flanders red overspill, which I'd kept to pitch Ito this years version. Brewed this weekend, and in it went Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

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Thanks, Calder - you reassured me there ! As of this evening, I can now also see some airlock activity and about a centimetre of krausen. When I pitched the yeast on Saturday, I also dumped in the swirled up dregs from the bottom of a 1/3 imperial gallon that was over from the flanders red I...

I'm currently experiencing this but with roeselare in primary. It's been 30+ hours since I pitched and no sign of airlock activity or krausen. Smack pack was dated 3mth ago so not ancient - I've used older fine - but didn't swellmuch on brew day. Am I being hasty after such a short space of...

Hi guys, resurrecting this thread as I'm planning on brewing a Belgian ark Strong this winter. My grain bill percentage features the following percentages - do you guys think I'm going too heavy on the special B: Pilsner 66% Special B 10.5% Dark candi syrup 22.5% Cane sugar 1% I've read - as...

Hi all, Gearing up to do another flanders red - did one last year, racked from primary into glass carboy where it's sat for almost a year now. I kept what was left over from the 5gal on a 1gal demijohn and it's got a BEAUT of a pellicle. The yeast I harvested from primary has sat in a mason...

resurrection! Currently using this yeast for a witbier too. Slight smell of sulphur coming off this, though nothing overpowering. I'm aiming to keep this in primary for 6/7 days then rack onto a load of defrosted, mashed fruit. After 2 days in primary it's eaten its way from 1.042 to 1.030...

eeps - sounds like i need to get me some more bungs and a wine thief. I'll try and get new chips in there as I do want to try and innoculate them for future use... Thanks for the advice!

thanks. they're both kinda floating up to the top. In the case of the flanders, it was floating on the surface, then it became submerged under the surface. However recently I noticed it had come to the surface once more. I'm wondering f it may be better to remove the oak chips submerged in...

I would be concerned about the top not being sealed. (Too much oxygen and other stuff potentially getting in there.) sorry for not being clearer - to clarify, they're both sealed with a red carboy cap (and either associated white hoods for both outlets, or an airlock. Do you think that...