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What changes needed to recipe when switching Ale to Lager yeast

I plan on brewing a porter next week that calls for a American Ale yeast. But my basement temperature would be perfect for using a California Lager yeast (aka Anchor Steam yeast). I've seen some ...
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Abuse my recipe! Belgian pale ale [closed]

My main motivation is to build a big yeast cake of 3787 to brew a triple, but I might as well make as good a beer as I can in the process. I've specified Crystal 30 because Caravienne is not ...
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Using yeast from a local brewery

My favorite local brew-pub has a standing offer to share their yeast with homebrewers; bring in a jar & they will fill it for you. Aside from the obvious "it's free," why is their yeast ...