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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?

Those kits are good, never had the oatmeal stout but I hear it's good

I've tried them all. Stout is good. But I had the fermentation stall which resulted in some bottle bombs.

Might give it a try but not with suggested yeast. Not a fan of s-33. May use s-04 or us-05

I used what was in the box. I went through the entire line up before moving into partial grain a few years ago.

Keith wrote:I've tried them all. Stout is good. But I had the fermentation stall which resulted in some bottle bombs.

Could you explain that for me, please?

Fermentation stalled and started again after I bottled

What temperature did u ferment s-33 at....want to use this yeast and know it can get lazy..

No idea it was about 2 years ago. If I had to guess it was between 18-20

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.

Drank one the other day that a buddy of mine made. It was very good, if somewhat unremarkable. It'll make a solid beer.

Keith wrote:Fermentation stalled and started again after I bottled

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.

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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

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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Might have to give it another try sometime.