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I've captured yeast and used it successfully quite a few times over the years. I've captured yeast via covered containers of wort as well as by dropping fruit, vegetables, juniper berries, fresh herbs, bark, etc into wort and seeing what developed. I've done a couple of fairly nondescript...

I sometimes let my commercial sours sit around a long time when I buy them, anyway. I figure they're going to change, flavors will meld, aromas will shift away from fruit, etc. Bottling at 3 months wouldn't be that much different than bottling at a year, for me, in terms of how much I would...

Having several fruit lambic-type beers under my belt, I feel like I can comment. "Traditionally," the beer sits on the fruit for at least 6 months. There is no rule that says you can't do less time or more time, however the 6 month mark seems to be the "best" in terms of flavor, aroma, and...

I am not sure if any of those will ferment maltotriose but it is a safe bet that they will continue fermenting at higher gravities than most 'beer' yeasts. I have a rather large stout that I put on a Nottingham cake that, as predicted, violently made it to 12% before stopping. After putting...

This is incorrect partially for most wine yeasts and totally for at least one wine yeast. Maltose is a disaccharide and wine yeast (which is just another strain of S. cerevisiae) will devour it. It also makes up 43% of the 'average' wort. Maltotriose is long-chain sugar and makes up roughly...

There's a pile of us who live around Raleigh / Durham / Cary and the surrounding areas. We are collectively known as GRABASS (Greater Raleigh Area Brewers and Suds Sippers). You can probably find our hideout on the webs.

Where abouts in NC are you brewing?

That wasn't a flame, that was an observation. Yet another reason I don't post here anymore...

Bringing things back from the dead.

Welcome! And Mud is right. We do have a decent group of individuals.

Welcome! and Craigslist but be quick!

Looks to be lacto.

Hi! We have a small group who drinks and brews and slings insults like there's no tomorrow. Shoot me a PM if you're interested! :)

Hi! We've got a small group that brews and talks smack and generally has a good time insulting each other. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.

Fleetwood, wow! I've actually been through there. I grew up not 45 mins from there.

Hi. We've got a small group of guys, though it is growing by leaps and bounds, that brews and does foolish shenanigans and what not. If you're interested, shoot me a PM.

The hops purpose is for antimicrobial and preservative qualities. With today's yeasts and cooling, they are pretty much not necessary. If you plan on leaving it in any sort of 'koelschip' to cool naturally uncovered, the hops help keep most of the bad stuff at bay. That's why typically there...

3500:12 odds? Why not?!

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