Festal brew?
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Festal brew?
Was contemplating doing the double oatmeal stout by Festa until I can get my gear set up. What are peoples thoughts on Festa in general and on the oatmeal stout?
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Re: Festal brew?
Those kits are good, never had the oatmeal stout but I hear it's good
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Re: Festal brew?
I've tried them all. Stout is good. But I had the fermentation stall which resulted in some bottle bombs.
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Re: Festal brew?
Might give it a try but not with suggested yeast. Not a fan of s-33. May use s-04 or us-05
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I used what was in the box. I went through the entire line up before moving into partial grain a few years ago.
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Could you explain that for me, please?Keith wrote:I've tried them all. Stout is good. But I had the fermentation stall which resulted in some bottle bombs.
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Fermentation stalled and started again after I bottled
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Re: Festal brew?
What temperature did u ferment s-33 at....want to use this yeast and know it can get lazy..
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No idea it was about 2 years ago. If I had to guess it was between 18-20
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Re: Festal brew?
I haven't put one of those kits on at Noble Grape for a while but I thought they come with either S-04 or Nottingham yeast, not S-33. I could be wrong though. I see that is what Magnotta lists as the yeast online.
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Re: Festal brew?
Drank one the other day that a buddy of mine made. It was very good, if somewhat unremarkable. It'll make a solid beer.
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Re: Festal brew?
I think that's what I'm experiencing with the smash I did last month. I'll have to keep an eye on pressure I guess.Keith wrote:Fermentation stalled and started again after I bottled
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Re: Festal brew?
Yah mine came with s-33 but opted for s-04 that I had on hand. Only used s-33 once but wasn't my favourite. It doesn't floc very well either
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Re: Festal brew?
I've made a bunch of the oatmeal stout with the s-33 and it was a beast every time. I think they made a good choice using that yeast for that kit.
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Re: Festal brew?
Might have to give it another try sometime.
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