Recent content by Weizguy

Planning to brew one for summer, or the brewclub Chrissy party. Southern Cross hops. Get the old vibes running. Will post further information when I have it. Cheers, all

A fool of myself. Hahahahaha.

I hear the W2042 is good for a Dortmunder style. Danish II is the one to get for an Elephant beer, fwiw.

They do take requests, ya know? That's how we got W1469 Yorkie ale as a regular line?

1272 is softer ale yeast.

For me, the Czech yeast throws a little diacetyl. True to style and reminds me of Kozel pils. I prefer the German yeast when I craft German beer styles. The Wyeast seasonal Munich lager II is malty, and suits Helles and Schwarzbier. Probably add brewing salts to emulate Munich water.

Almost dried out since the last flood. I'll need to clean the copper tubing. Good to hear from ya.

I moved up to a 150 litre kettle. Took ages to drill a hole for a tap/ valve. Exactly my thoughts regarding a bigger MT. Have not brewed for a while. Maybe this Summer...

Limited appeal, but lots of interaction will get you acclimated.

You could also blend with W1762 BELGIAN ABBEY STYLE ALE II ™ or T-58 Dry yeast to get a mild Belgian character.

If money is a serious concern but you really still want a larger batch, you could look at the old hands-on methodology of a 3-piece brew kit. It will also provide real brewing experience, as opposed to arms-length automated brewing. You'll need an esky/cooler with a lauter manifold and fittings...

Good outcome. The double door glass fridge appeals to me , for free.

Beersmith V1.3 FTW. Very happy with the older version, since 2005. I'm sure you can find one online. More current versions got too complicated.

Have you checked Gumtree? Probably needs to get the internal fan fixed to blow cold air from freezer to fridge. Merewether Glass door fridge at Kincumber (if you have a trailer and a mate to help)

There is a lot of grey, but I've also brewed with the equivalent strains of WLP007 (White Labs), W1098 (Wyeast) and S-04 (LeSaffre) and my experience is gold, not grey. I'm affirming that my results, with a number of styles, have been similar when using these 3 yeasts. You said: "W1098 is Wyeast...