I guess I could do that. I'm always loathe to do that sort of thing, but might be worthwhile. I'm planning to leave it for the full two weeks so I'm hoping it'll be fine. Thanks for your reply.
I put down a Russian Imperial Stout with an OG of 1.084 on Monday. Added nutrient in the boil and oxygenated it the way I normally would. Then pitched a half pack each of Windsor and Nottingham in 4.5L of wort. It took off very quickly but there hasn't been any airlock activity since Tuesday...
I made an awesome gingered dark ale that I got from The Complete Joy of Home brewing by Charlie Papazian.
3kg dark liquid extract
340g crystal 10L
225g chocolate malt
56g Cascade hops @60
28g Willamette or Cascade @0
110g grated fresh ginger
11g US-05
Really beautiful drink.
Hey Kadmium,
Thanks so much for going to so much trouble and providing so much info.
No offence taken all, I am fairly new to brewing this time around after doing everything wrong the last couple of times I've tried over the years.
Oxidation has been my worst enemy since restarting, but I...