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Hi Holden4th. Re your yeast pitching routine... no need to attempt to oxygenate dried yeast. Just rehydrate exactly as per Lallemand instructions and pitch. All energy reserves are contained within the dried yeast. You MUST oxygenate if repitching that yeast. tdh

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I didn't just see the beer... I drank The Wreck tonight. Surprised how well this beer was attenuated. The back story is brilliant too.

Koelsch and Altbier.... love it! Visited Duesseldorf again last year and another Altbier micro has joined the established brewers, what a great place. Gotta love Altbier... a malty grist, a bitter wort and a dry ferment. GT

Hi Steve, good to hear that you're still kicking. What's in today's fermenter? GT

Hi gents! My ears were burning... Yep, sort of in the wine business... company called Winequip... tanks, crushers, presses, pumps, refrigeration etc. Distilling and brewing equipment as well. Been here nearly 9 years. Steve and Ducati Stu still lurking!!! Still brewing??? I'm still brewing...

Brew your fave recipe but go for an estery Belgian yeast and 1% roasted malt (e.g. Carafa). GT

Hi Halfwit. Your attenuation is only 50% and therefore I's be reluctant to bottle a beer that could slowly keep fermenting in the bottles. I'd keg rather than bottle, PET bottles at a pinch. To work out attenuation - OG = 70 points Current gravity = 35 points Gravity drop = 35 points 35/70 =...

Drank Mikkeller Amarillo Single Hop at the Wheaty the other night (on tap) and not that pleasant. I hanker for resinous hop flavour and high bitterness which this beer had but the flavour was not the tastiest. The Simcoe version was far better. tdh

POR, German and US Northern Brewer as all-round hop. I'd add the mighty Simcoe but it's toooo American in flavour and aroma to be an all-rounder. tdh

I prefer fermented pineapple juice beer out of shaved armpits. tdh

Tune in to 891 on the AM scale. tdh

Yep. tdh

Not hard to find out. Certainly aint any of them new fangled type hops! Amarillo... seriously. tdh

For a CAP I'd go Amarillo Amarillo in a CAP? What??? That ain't no place for Amarillo my son. tdh

Water skiing is the best. Did it for years at Hindmarsh Island and Walker Flat. The easiest boats to ski with and maintain all had Holden V8's (253 and 308). Loads of torque were you need it and were never highly modified (only marinised, extractors and K+N air filter) Weren't as high pitched or...

Why faff about fermenting a Cal Common so cool? The beer is fermented at ale temps for the ester character and ideal fermentation characteristics. The yeast just happens to be classified as a lager strain. Ferment at 18-20*C, no wukkas then with attenuation etc. tdh I'm fermenting my first...

Recipe and schedules look great. I say go for it. tdh