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re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:24 am to
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:24 am to
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You could also use some lemon drop or citra hops in the dry hop.

Or Sorachi Ace. I think the zest would work better though. Make sure you don't get any of the pith in the zest.
Posted by thedrumdoctor
Gonzales,La
Member since Sep 2016
871 posts
Posted on 5/9/19 at 12:40 pm to
Blueberry wine is almost finished. Just need to oak it, and then bottle.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 5/9/19 at 2:19 pm to
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. I think the zest would work better though. Make sure you don't get any of the pith in the zest.


And add your zest at flameout. You'll retain more of the aroma/flavor.
Posted by Dollar_Bill
Member since Jan 2016
49 posts
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:25 pm to
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Using Bootleg's OSLO kveik yeast for the first time tomorrow.
How did you like OSLO? Just ordered some myself.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27092 posts
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:49 pm to
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Using Bootleg's OSLO kveik yeast for the first time tomorrow.


Any update on this? I picked up a couple pouches of OSLO but haven't gotten around to it yet.
Posted by Bleed P&G
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2003
2972 posts
Posted on 5/21/19 at 6:33 pm to
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Any update on this? I picked up a couple pouches of OSLO but haven't gotten around to it yet.

The beer was fantastic. The yeast is extremely clean, lager-like. I brewed a pilsner using the recipe below and fermented it at at 94°F for 4 days. I cold crashed on day 5, kegged on day 6 and added gelatin, It was fully carbed and bright by day 8. It may not have had some of the German lager characteristics, but it was super clean and definitely tasted like a pislner.

This link gives the full recipe and shows a graph of the fermentation. The yeast says HotHead because OSLO is not available to choose from on Brewtatus.

90% pilsner
10% Carafoam
0.5 oz Magnum at 60 min
1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh at 5 min
This post was edited on 5/21/19 at 7:57 pm
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27092 posts
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:29 am to
Right on. I'm waiting another week or two until our weather here gets in to the 80s pretty consistently. I was talking with the owner at Bootleg and he said they run all their batches at 85 and the it will stall at 75 or less. My garage isn't quite warm enough for it yet.
Posted by Dollar_Bill
Member since Jan 2016
49 posts
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:34 pm to
Think I’m going to try this stuff in a kettle sour first. Sour for 24hr at 95 then pitch OSLO and let it drop to 85. See how it handles acidic environments.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 2:50 pm to
Well, SS Brewtech finally did it. They've managed to read my mind and take all of my future money for a complete electric system.

SS brewtech created a RIMS system to work with their InfusSion Mash tun (which i have). And it will work with the ebrewing electric system (which i will buy one day).

LINK







Posted by GeauxPack81
Member since Dec 2009
10482 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 4:43 pm to
I finally spent $100 on a chest freezer today after months of thinking about it... But I guess that little gadget seems cool too
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12063 posts
Posted on 5/30/19 at 4:52 pm to
And here I have been debating selling mine and now I am thinking of keeping it and buying more fermenters
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:10 am to
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Well, SS Brewtech finally did it. They've managed to read my mind and take all of my future money for a complete electric system.
they just copied blichmann. They have has their RIMS Rocket for like 2 years now. I used to be infatuated with SS stuff but i have found they are over priced and Spikes is better quality.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:12 am to
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Using Bootleg's OSLO kveik yeast for the first time tomorrow.


Any update on this? I picked up a couple pouches of OSLO but haven't gotten around to it yet.

I used OSLO is one of my pale ales. And TBH i didnt like it in this pale recipe. Because it was too Lager like Fantastic yeast that is so crisp and clean and lagerish after fermenting at 68. I just wanted more body in this beer. i WILL be using this yeast again in other beers though.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:16 am to
I have been working with the guys over on homebrewtalk for some time now building their brewpi temp controllers for my fermentation chambers and freezers. and here is the first one. A bluetooth minion running brewpi remix, using Fermentrack.




Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:50 am to
How much did that run you, and you should probably build me one in exchange for beer.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:53 am to
well i have spent probably 300 bucks.... but i have 2 built and could probably build another 2 or 3.

these were rather hard. The next ones im building are wifi and have lest components. So that should be cheaper and easier to build.

The hardest part was all the research to understand what you were doing.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 10:55 am
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12063 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:02 am to
The grav sensor. How’s it working? Where is it located?
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:09 am to
well it worked great minus that squirrely reading of 1.728. I have talked to the developer and it has been brought up to have the program omit any out of the realm reading. IDK when or if it will be added or not.

It is a tilt. i looked into building one of the iSpindel's but when all said and done they you will spend 60-80 bucks. and you can get a tilt for 100 when one of the major sites runs 20% off.

it is in the fermentor. Im havent calibrated it yet and noticed it was about 4 points off from my refractometer.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 11:10 am
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12063 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:13 am to
My tilt temp readings can be squirrely when I first put it in the fermenter. I adjusted mine 6 to 7 pts I believe
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:15 am to
what are you using to track? the app? If i were you i would get a RPi and put fermentrack on it even to just track the SG. And it can track as many Tilts as you have.
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