I drink most of my lagers young (like keller beir) and often enjoy them start to finish. I do love watching them clear and enjoy the small nuances of the taste as it mellows. I did a late oktoberfest last year and did not like it young (changed my procss to see the effects and was disappointed -...

Looks like an awesome setup! I love the Brewery temple! Very cool.

Synthwave - Synthwave -Synthwave!

I hope your bottling goes as smooth as everything else! Sounds like you've got a nice beer on your hands! Prost!

Did you add the tsp of gypsum into the water calculator and see how it would adjust the pH? You want your mash pH to be between 5.2 and 5.6... I do not think the 1 tsp of gypsum would get you to 5.6 from 5.7 but a tsp of gypsum AND a tsp of Calcium Chloride might get you pretty close. With the...

Mash thickness does not really affect pH (at least brewers friend doesn't seem to account for it and I have not personally noticed a difference in my pH with thicker mashes vs thinner mashes. (some out there may disagree - I'm just telling you my experiences) Grains certainly DO affect pH. Try...

@Mastoras007 - Have you checked out the video tutorials stickied on the forum? It may help. https://www.brewersfriend.com/forum/forums/brewing-videos-and-tutorials.30/ There's one there on water calculations. Looks like most of your questions have been answered. My recommendation is to not try...

I use this brewing software and recently bought a pH meter - spot on. I've used it several times and I can vouch that Brewer's Friend does a great job predicting. I'm glad I confirmed it but probably should have just saved the money.

Glad to know I'm not the only one!

This is my worst nightmare! Happy to be kegging now (even then, I get nervous at times... lol - pressure scares me! - I don't like explosions) I did have a raging fermenter once that soaked my spare bedroom and all the books in it (and me).... I was fermenting in one of those Fast Ferments and...

Hmmm. Description sounds like 34/70 lol... I may give it a go though as the last two Mangrove Jack yeasts I have used turned out great!

I like the line-up of beers!

Nottingham will not disappoint as a dry yeast but I do not think it will give you the flavors of wlp013.... Notty is typically clean and allows malt to shine. It can give some fruit hints in fermented warmer... I'm a huge fan of dry yeast and nottingham ale yeast!

Oh man! That is way too bad! I really liked that yeast and was planning to use it again soon. I agree that k97 isn't the same.

Wow! I am surprised that there are so few with a "house" yeast! I DO HAVE ONE! 34/70 - I make nearly everything with it. Long ago I used Nottingham for many beers but once I found that 34/70 would do anything nottingham could I switched. My brown ales - 34/70. Porter/stout - 34/70...

@the_goat_Birdman I too pitch the equivalent of 4 packs. I actually buy 34/70 by the brick because it is cheaper and I use it for damn near everything these days :) I vacuum seal packs of 30, 40 and 50 grams. The least I have pitched for a lager is 3 packs (33 grams) and only when below 1.050...

Possibly oxidized. Did you rack it or pull many samples from it after it was done fermenting where oxygen may have gotten to it? Could be much worse! I'd take almond over sherri or wet cardboard! Looks awesome!

So good to hear! Proud of you man!

@the_goat_Birdman I couldn't agree more with the those recommending 34/70... I have had s-23 in my fridge for over a year now and have failed to use it as 34/70 is just so reliable and easy to use at a wide range of temperatures - admittedly too - I prefer it fermented close to or just above 60...

@GFHomebrew I am going to miss you man! I do hope that you pop in occasionally to say hi and let us know how your sobriety is going and how you and your family are doing. I think you should change your signature to: NO WHEAT, NO RYE, NO BARLEY, NO ALCOHOL, NO PROBLEM! :) You got this man! I...