First keg pour of 021 Kolsch. Man I love this yeast. Hate the day when something happens and I lose it. Love a Kolsch w Crystal, love that hop. Has that subtle lemon character. Beats the crap out of the split with S-189. Learned to never underestimate the addition strain makes. S-189 yeast is...
On the back side of your spigot, stick a stopper with a piece of bent tube. Like the curved top of an auto siphon. You turn it to escape the trub. Also use a pickup tube in your boil kettle that meets the “corner” of your kettle. Should help some of you trub issues. I still win comps using...
Bottled Imperial Stout, Saison, and my Tripel are better than kegged. My Kolsch, lagers, and the rest I keg. I do find in those styles the bottles are better. Kegging hoppy beers now that I learned how to pressure transfer, crash, and all the extra PIA steps. Bottling those big beers is nice too...
Package store 6 packs of SN are $10 and up. Buy pint cans of any IIPA and it is $16. Homebrew is way cheaper in every way. I brew larger batches and farm my yeast. Buy everything in bulk and save where it’s worth it. I’ll buy 6 sacks at a time when I’m near the source. It is what it is, just...
Kolsch has such a stylistic taste. To me it’s by itself. Like most here, I’ve tried all the yeasts. While I don’t mind 2565, there are others I like more. I will try the Omega. I’ve been running Giga021 for the last 8 years maybe. I love 021 and will keep going until I lose it somehow.
My last...
Kegged 10g of Imperial Stout. Using it as a bulk secondary until the end of the month. 5g will remain sterile. The remaining 5g will get spirals, vanilla, and a touch of coffee. Bourbon will be added at bottling too. Only 10% so missed my target a little. It is probably the best I’ve ever made...