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My mistake I was thinking of the pill. I feel like the mkII will do the job probably but I will report back in the future. I got it for $44 at Williams.

Like I described above I chickened out on the rapt and decided to play it safe and ordered the mkII 😊

Yeah I’ve wanted one for a while but just about the time I decide to go for it, I chicken out. I’m afraid it might not work well for me because my fermenter is stainless inside a freezer that’s inside my metal building that’s 50 yards from the house that has the Wi-Fi.

So you all believe the MKII can do what I’m looking for possibly? I tried to look at the various Inkbirds and found a few I thought would be multi day multi day programmable, but in the description it wasn’t clear if it had this capability or not.

Williams is good you can trust them. They’ve been in the game along time and I use them from time to time, ever once in a while they have some good deals. Probably just me but I’ve always thought their website was kinda strange or something😊

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced 120 volt temp controller that has the ability to program a temp schedule? Like if you wanted to preset the temp setting to change after a few days or hours or whatever

I t My Opinion is some styles this maybe true or closer to what you associate with being ( better) based off of or closer to a commercial example thats was probably bottled conditioned. Example, if you’re trying to replicate Sierra Nevada Pale ale bottle conditioned then then bottle...

Yep I brought it up at some point sometime. I believe it’s repackaged AEB yeast. I actually think its quite possible all CellarScience is repackaged AEB because they seem to have the same stuff. Have a look. https://www.aeb-group.com/us/fermoale-german-k-15501/fermoale-german-k-05kg_703

I actually got a couple of strains from Bootleg the other is CUL Czech Unpasteurized Lager. The CUL strain will be up first for a Tmave Pivo. I believe the source is from unfiltered Budvar most likely.

Might be a few brews down the road but If I don’t chicken out I will report back👍

I wonder if after several repitches of the original yeast if it finds a rhythm and behaves more civilized?

I’ve tried this a few times in the past for a quick cream ale with 34/70. It wasn’t squeaky clean but was a good quick cream ale in my op Pitch yeast in 65 degree wort Set fermentation chamber to 62 for 3 days The ramp up to 67 for 4 days then keg Carb & Cold Crash at 35 for 2 weeks.

Thanks! I was wondering if I could get by using my typical lager fermentation routine for beers around 1.052 & under. Please let me know what you think. Goes as follows. Pitch yeast in 58f degree wort Ferment at 55f for 7 days Ramp up 2 degrees a day until 63-64f Hold at 63-64f for 3-4 days...

Anyone know much about this ARL Southern Lager strain from Bootleg Biology? I assume it’s a wild lager yeast sourced from Virginia from reading the description on the site. Got some in the fridge wondering if anyone has any experience or tips.

Yeah that probably speaks more to my process. I usually try give it few weeks in the keg cold conditioning before we pull any so I may not notice it on the warmer ones.