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  1. Byran

    Does a Lager yeast make heavy Krauzen?

    I recently made up a beer with a slurry of WLP800 pilsen lager yeast. It produced crazy amounts of yeasty foam that invaded my ferment fridge. I thought this was a bottom fermenting yeast and if so why all the top fermenting. I pitched another beer onto the yeast cake and it's worse. A lot...
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    Your best IPA

    Whats the recipe for your personal best IPA . Here is mine Its the best IPA Ive made to date. Its No chill so the IBUs are more like 40 + so not the heaviest one but the flavour from this combo is sooo balanced. I love it. I think the hop combo is perfect. Recipe: Killer IPA Brewer: Byran...
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    One favourite please

    Can I get you to name your favourite beer style as im perplexed as to the next beer I am going to create......... One style only please.... Add the hop choice if you like. I will chooooose from the most requested. Do not ask me questions as I require only answers. Regaaaaards . :icon_cheers:
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    Partially Frozen Secondary Container

    I filled a keg the other day and found that after I had quite a bit of Ice in my secondary container. Left the keg to carb up and now realise that I have made more of a beer concentrate so flavour is a bit harsher than I expected. Oops. I poured a bit of water in to bring it back but I fear I...
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    Wlp 810 Sanfrancisco Lager Yeast

    I have had this strain for some time, bought it when I didn't have temp control to try do a lager and see what happens, I found that at its higher temp it produced a lot of sulphur but did work quite well. The sulphur dissipates after a day or so. I have been using temp control to do ales for...
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    1469 2nd Gen Monster!

    :huh: Just pitched a bottle of yeast from the fridge I got from a batch before hand into an Irish red. Checked it this morning all normal happily fermenting at 15 deg in temp control. Went to work. When I got back..........Almost filled my fridge with Krauzen. Thick pure yeast covered the lid of...
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    Whats Your Bitterness?

    Hey everyone, Id like to pose the question....what IBU's do you prefer and what Hops do you prefer to use to get these IBU's? I have found that if you stray too far on the bitter side for a recipe, then it can be good, or bad. But too little bitterness can be pretty shit as well. Different hop...
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    Anyone Used Wlp838 Southern German Lager Yeast

    I have had a lager Simple (pilsener with saaz and summer saaz) fermenting at about 12 deg for almost 15 days and its still not done yet, starting to dry out as of today though. There are noticeable flavours like Vegemite in the beer though they are not dominant. I was wondering if this is a...
  9. Byran

    Pale Ale. Whats The Best Yeast Fellas?

    Im gonna brew a whole bunch of pale ales, with similar grain builds, but with different aroma additions, citra, crystal, galaxy, and a few others over the next few months and was wondering , well, What does everybody think is the best liquid yeast for a nice crisp,hoppy pale ale? Ive already...
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    Weizen 80% Wheat ......bang

    I just kegged my second Weizen and had a recipe in this general vicinity Recipe: 80% Hefeweizen Brewer: Byran Asst Brewer: Triple j Style: Weizen/Weissbier TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 33.68 l Post Boil Volume: 26.89 l Batch Size (fermenter)...
  11. Byran

    Made A Starter.....no Start

    I made a starter as I usually do with some saved yeast slurry from a batch I did in march this year. Same as always, kept some wort from a boil and pitched at room temp with an air lock. Its been a day and a bit and I got no love in my bottle. Should I just buy another vial or smacky? I...
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    Long Shank Tap ........issues

    So I bought myself another long shank tap for my beer fridge. Excitedly installed it the other night but it seems to have a crappier than expected return spring. The other one I have locks back to the off position no probs, this new one seems to be very lazy and sometimes keeps locked on...
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    Fridge Tap, Mind Of Its Own......

    Just Bought a second long shank tap for the beer fridge, The origional one pours sweet and locks back to the off position no problem The one I just bought is exactly the same build but seems jumpy on and off and is laggy when in the off position, sometimes locking ON and pouring beer all over...
  14. Byran

    Burton Ale Yeast, Suggest Some Recipes?

    Gday Boys, and girls. I Just went to my local( Home brew supplies) and purchased a white labs Burton Ale liquid yeast. Im gonna do an English mild and wondered if anyone had a good english style recipe that they might like to post for me to build mine from. I was thinking 23 litre batch 4kg...
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    Question, Too Sweet After Ferment?

    I dont know what im doing wrong guys but all my mashes turn out sweet even when I do light body,low temp. I often use Barrett Burson aus ale malt as a base, could this give me sweetness, or is my yeast not attenuating properly? I make my recipes on Beersmith 2 The mash temps are all pretty spot...
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