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Brettanomyces actually used are coming from Maineical Yeast and are Brett A (Brettanomyces anomala - similar to b. causenii) and Brett B (Brettanomyces brux - similar to b. trois). 2019-05-01: My favorite month and it’s Brewday. I am using a second fairly well truted thermometer in the center of the mash and it’s reading at the target 154°F instead of the lower 153°F the the BrewMometer is reading. Even that isn’t as low as my last batches which I am attributing to attempting to maintain a higher flow rate through the RIMS. The hops were one AA lower than the profiled version so I increased the boil time from 30 to 45 minutes. Oxygenated with pure O2 and all three yeast pitched by 1500. Time for cleanup. Just a note and word of warning: The Wyeast Slap Pack Sack ended up in the fermenter - first time that happened. I also kept the two Brett vials with their small amount of yeast remaining in them maybe for the next mild. OG recorded via refractometer at 1.052 at 65°F. Happy with that. 2020-01-27: We emptied the 53G barrel yesterday and recorded a refractometer reading of 4.6 brix. That results in an FG of 1.0 andf an ABV of 6.4%. Taste is great and all is well. Hoping that we have many happy club members enjoying their SB2! I brought home 10G. 5G is being treated with 4oz of gnger and the zest of 5 limes added to the keg via a mesh bag and a floss hanger. The other 5G is headed into the “Standard” 5G barrel for an extended duration. 2020-02-05: Tasting from warm but carbonated keg. Lime is dominate. Note much ginger in there. I will leave it like that anyway. 2020-05-09: First 5G infused with ginger and lime in keg is tapped today. 2020-11-07: Barrel tasting: Good, no issues. DId find a huge amount of scum when I removed the "pipette" - pelical I presume but I couldn't see it when it was intact. I used the center shaft of the smaller autosyphon as my pipette. We can rack this out and in when we want but it should get rinsed well. 2020-11-12: Racking to the "Standard" barrel. Refractometer reads 4.4 Brix so FG is 0.998. pH meter reads 3.59 with a temp of 21.1°C (after sitting on the bench for a spell). Looks like we collected about 4.25G from the barrel.