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Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:19 am to LSURoss
Brewing an ordinary bitter on Friday and the recipe calls for 1/3 lb invert sugar.
The process of making it looks fairly straight forward, but I'm thinking of saving some time and using honey instead.
Anyone ever used/made this stuff before?
The process of making it looks fairly straight forward, but I'm thinking of saving some time and using honey instead.
Anyone ever used/made this stuff before?
Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:45 am to LSUGrad00
I'd add local honey. I use Hummer & Sons from Shreveport. 
Just have to make sure you stir really well or it will sink and burn on the bottom.
Just have to make sure you stir really well or it will sink and burn on the bottom.Posted on 12/9/14 at 12:53 pm to LSURoss
In the end I decided to ditch the inverted sugar / honey all together and went with.
90% Thomas Faucett Maris Otter
6.7% Baird's Carastan
3.3% Torrified Wheat
Use EKG/Fuggles combo to get somewhere near 28 IBUs.
Should be a relatively easy drinking pub ale for Christmas.
90% Thomas Faucett Maris Otter
6.7% Baird's Carastan
3.3% Torrified Wheat
Use EKG/Fuggles combo to get somewhere near 28 IBUs.
Should be a relatively easy drinking pub ale for Christmas.
This post was edited on 12/9/14 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 9:49 am to LSUGrad00
Testing my closed transfer system on a couple lagers this morning.
Not pretty, but it works...
Til it doesn't take much CO2 pressure for a better bottle to start flexing.
Not pretty, but it works...
Til it doesn't take much CO2 pressure for a better bottle to start flexing.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 10:11 am
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:00 am to LSUGrad00
Question: Using Gigayeast Vermont IPA yeast for the first time this weekend. I hear it doesn't finish very low. Stalls about 1.018 to maybe 1.016. I'd be happy with 1.016, but was just curious if you think a starter would help? I know you really don't need them with this yeast, just hoping it doesn't stall at 1.02
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:58 am to BugAC
I haven't used Giga Vermont, but I've used Yeast Bay Vermont and it has pretty consistently hit 1.011-1.010 with a normal mash, mid 60's fermentation, and pitching a healthy starter.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:02 am to BottomlandBrew
And some bombshell news in the brett world. Turns out they no longer believe Brett Trois is a brett species, but rather good ol' Sacch cerevisiae. I haven't ever used trois, but regardless, I am
LINK
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:02 am to BottomlandBrew
Giga supposed to be 200 billion cells in the pack. Is yeast bay the same?
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:13 am to BugAC
I want to say YB is 80.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:23 am to BugAC
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I'd be happy with 1.016, but was just curious if you think a starter would help? I know you really don't need them with this yeast, just hoping it doesn't stall at 1.02
My IIPA with the Vermont IIPA yeast finished at 1.014. I made a starter because I was fermenting in the low 60s and wanted a healthy start.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 12:50 pm to BottomlandBrew
Saw that on FB and thought the same thing. I imagine a much larger mind blown feeling to some people that have actually used it.
They may have even treated it completely different than their normal brew house and probably feel like they wasted a lot of time.
Will be interesting to see the final genetic testing results. Might eliminate some "strains"
They may have even treated it completely different than their normal brew house and probably feel like they wasted a lot of time.
Will be interesting to see the final genetic testing results. Might eliminate some "strains"
Posted on 12/11/14 at 1:42 pm to BugAC
quote:
Using Gigayeast Vermont IPA
I wasn't happy with it. It is a huge amount of yeast in the pitch pack but finished high. Wasn't worth the extra money for me.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 1:57 pm to Fratastic423
Has anyone heard any word on the cheap bulk hops from label peelers? I figured they would have shipped by now.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 2:03 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Has anyone heard any word on the cheap bulk hops from label peelers? I figured they would have shipped by now.
This was the latest from earlier this week:
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This is the fifth year of the Hop Pre-order Program and each year it breaks new records in volume. With any agricultural product, we are at the mercy of the farmers and hop processors in regards to the delivery schedule. The original window for the pre-order delivery was the middle of November to the middle of December. As November arrived, our information, straight from HopUnion, was delivery the third to fourth week of November. As both of those weeks came and passed, new delivery projections came from HopUnion. They are currently expecting to have your hops in the warehouse on December 19th. We will work around the clock to get all of your orders out as soon as we have the hops.
All orders will be filled, the hops are there, and will be delivered to you.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 2:09 pm to BMoney
Thanks! Not like I can brew right now anyways, but the Brett trois thing reminded me of the brett IPA I had planned with some of those hops.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 9:20 pm to BottomlandBrew
Tried the Nelson Sauvin White Wine Saison this evening and am super pleased with it. It still needs some time to finish carbing properly, esp. since the storage closet has been on the cool side. The wife even gave it the thumbs up
Posted on 12/11/14 at 9:24 pm to urinetrouble
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Great work, dude! I feel bad for how skeptical I was as we were popping it open.
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Really a fantastic world class beer. You're doing great work RDS.
Thanks.
Thanks! I guess even a guy with just a pot and a dirty bucket can get lucky
I'm about to make another pull from that barrel and will dry hop a portion of it with Citra. The other barrel (a year younger) smells great right now, so I have about 30 gallons of lambic rocking right now.Posted on 12/11/14 at 9:30 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:
And some bombshell news in the brett world. Turns out they no longer believe Brett Trois is a brett species, but rather good ol' Sacch cerevisiae. I haven't ever used trois, but regardless, I am
My Brett is straight from the master at Crooked Stave
Posted on 12/12/14 at 7:42 am to rds dc
And my new brett is from the guy who got his brett from the master at Crooked Stave.
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