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At Woodbridge we had a 750 Ft well that was blown out for 3 days to get rid of sand. It was very hard. They still use this today without extra processing. PH is a concern. :-)

Just to update all on the clone from Northern. It is on tap and I can only equate a similarity to Sam Adams Rebel Rouser double. However about 20% more hoppier. I have also found that the grains I have been using from my HBS have a lot more moisture content than what Northern sent me. My...

I have to back off a little because sometimes Racking to Lee's gave a little more than what was needed to a Diatomaceous Earth filter. It could plug up instantly. With Wine that is. :)

I second this statement. My Conan stopped at .014 but started again very slowly after the first dry hop pitch. I watched the volcanic activity at the bottom daily. It was slow for 4 days. On day 4 I cold crashed it. It is now in the Keg carbed at 20 Psi with about 8 min of shaking / saturating...

I am proud to announce that the Clone has been placed in the Keg. I cold crashed it yesterday with a teaspoon of Gelatin. It looked as clear as my past racking off to secondaries. That was Easy. Also am doing the second Dry hop with a large SS tablespoon in a hop bag that has a very fine mesh...

I have seen Yeast take off with a Ph as low as 3.5 to 4. They like a acidic takeoff. Along with a lot of Oxygen. The mash at 5.2 Ph is good for the extraction of sugars from the malt from what I have read. This is my experience with Wines vs Beers ;-)

Maybe the vegan brewer did not like my use of pectin. :) I am glad to report that all is going well with the clone with NB all grain. I will cold crash this tomorrow. Then after a few days rack too near bottom. If there is a lot of Oxygen in a fermentation process you can use Nitrogen to...

Just to report the yeast went from 1.080 to 1.014 in 5 days. I am very happy, and have started the first dry hop today. I also threw in 1/2 teaspoon of gelatin with 1/2 cup of water that was heated to 170 deg F for 5 min. By next week I will rack to lees...

The Mother Yeast has started the first (it is in the front vial). I did a partial pitch to a .040 SG DME in the back. I am hoping to standard this yeast growing. However because yeast grows so fast sometimes it mutates over generation time.

I will swap my Zombie dust clone for 1 can of Heady topper. Any takers? :-)

I agree with the previous posts. I think the vial pitch had a low count. It caught up and is roaring constant on the airlock this third day after pitching. It is a strong yeast. I'm going to culture and grow it for future use. It is expensive near 20 usd with shipping.

Sorry for a previous post with Volcanoes. And Headaches. Sometimes the wine maker will batch a 500 gallon yeast pitch for 1 hour at 90+ Degrees F. Then send it off to a 34000 gallon tank with a jacket glycol cooling system. With 6000 Hp of Ammonia Refrigeration it was easy to grab a Yeast...

It just started this morning. 1 burp per min on the airlock. It has been about 35 hrs. All in the past started 12 hrs by 24 there was full fermenting action. Update: I am proud to announce it has 4 second bubble intervals at 65 F. It holds steady with room temperature unlike 05 yeast that...

If this Yeast does not start soon I will pitch this in.

Had great success last night brewing the Off the Topper clone from Northern Brewer. The OG came out at .080 and was my best efficiency so far. Had to shake the yeast bottle for an hour it seemed to get it to mix. My past fermentations started within 12 hours. However this one is taking a long...

I might take this down with some 05 yeast at the end. Good points.

This is my 5th All grain. All have worked great. My past experience is working with Wines. Specifically Robert Mondavi in Woodbridge/Acampo. So far I have to say you are correct because I did a 3 Floyds Zombie dust clone and many friends liked it. As compared to a Barley Wine. Also the barley...

On another subject. I have to ask if anyone used 2 row with Maris Otter at 50/50 mix for a substitute for Pearl as a base malt. Will it work ok? I have read somewhere that is can be a substitute. Just got the Northern Brew all grain clone and will be a comparison in the future. I put my trust in...

I kegged for the first time this recipe on Saturday. Here on the west coast we have Sierra Nevada's Torpedo Ale. It is a near duplicate. Will give it more time to settle. However I think it is a match. Onto the next clone :mug:

What I do is place a towel around the bucket to wick water in a pan below. A large turkey aluminum pan will work also. The towel is wrapped at 2 places with electrical tape hugging the bucket surface area as much as possible. I use a Inkbird controller that cycles the fan. I add ice both to the...