Brewing?
#1
Posted 04 February 2017 - 11:04 AM
#2
Posted 04 February 2017 - 12:51 PM
#3
Posted 04 February 2017 - 12:58 PM
#4
Posted 04 February 2017 - 01:00 PM
Aw, feck. popped the lid on this hoppy blonde and it looked like Hoegaarden and smelled worse. This was the Omega pack that I pitched and it didn't take off for about 72 hours. I'm not blaming the yeast... that was clearly my bad. I should have made a starter. But I never had that issue with a fully-expanded pack of 1056. So the Signature Ale that I'm making today will be made with a recently-purchased backup packet of S-04. Thankfully I had it because otherwise it would have been Signature Lager with 34/70.
Vibes, Ken. Sucks when a batch goes south.
The sig ale should be good w/ S-04, kinda like an English pub ale/bitter.
#5
Posted 04 February 2017 - 01:02 PM
#6
Posted 04 February 2017 - 01:17 PM
I assume it was that something was introduced to/in the primary while this OYL-004 was in the process of waking up. The Omega yeast smelled normal when I pitched it but I didn't like the idea of just pitching ale yeast that was not active even in a 5% ale. I haven't broken from my normal practices in awhile and this was definitely a new thing that I did. Live and learn.Bummer. What do you think happened there?
#7
Posted 04 February 2017 - 01:55 PM
Well that sucks. Nuke that fermenter for sure!I assume it was that something was introduced to/in the primary while this OYL-004 was in the process of waking up. The Omega yeast smelled normal when I pitched it but I didn't like the idea of just pitching ale yeast that was not active even in a 5% ale. I haven't broken from my normal practices in awhile and this was definitely a new thing that I did. Live and learn.
#8
Posted 04 February 2017 - 03:32 PM
Yeah, it has Starsan in it now. Just to hammer home the idea that this is my bad, I just went to the supply house near me and picked up another packet of this OYL-004 which I will make a starter for next time. I needed some other stuff too and I was hoping to get some 1056 which she was out of. But she did have about 50 packets of this OYL-004 which made me a little bit. The other part is that I opened this fermenter and saw that it was cloudy and said, "Oh boy, a low floccer!" and I started racking it into the keg. I walked away for a couple seconds, came back and took a whiff and knew something was off but I let it go anyway and I will gel it, carb it and taste it. I'm not optimistic though.Well that sucks. Nuke that fermenter for sure!
#9
Posted 04 February 2017 - 04:39 PM
Yeah, it has Starsan in it now. Just to hammer home the idea that this is my bad, I just went to the supply house near me and picked up another packet of this OYL-004 which I will make a starter for next time. I needed some other stuff too and I was hoping to get some 1056 which she was out of. But she did have about 50 packets of this OYL-004 which made me a little bit. The other part is that I opened this fermenter and saw that it was cloudy and said, "Oh boy, a low floccer!" and I started racking it into the keg. I walked away for a couple seconds, came back and took a whiff and knew something was off but I let it go anyway and I will gel it, carb it and taste it. I'm not optimistic though.
You might as well carb it at this point. Got a way to sample it without putting it through your serving lines? Maybe you'll become a sour beer fan.
No starter puts you on thin ice IMO. Obviously 1 pack in 5 gallons of moderate gravity can work but I hate to waste a brewday.
#10
Posted 04 February 2017 - 04:59 PM
I'll use a cobra tap and try it. I have used a smacked Wyeast pack in a ~5% ale many, many times without issue. I haven't done that with a White Labs vial or the new pack and clearly I make a starter anytime I make a lager for the first time. So this was a first... liquid ale yeast with no nutrient pack and no starter. But now that I have a new pack of it I will definitely make a starter for it.You might as well carb it at this point. Got a way to sample it without putting it through your serving lines? Maybe you'll become a sour beer fan.
No starter puts you on thin ice IMO. Obviously 1 pack in 5 gallons of moderate gravity can work but I hate to waste a brewday.
#11
Posted 04 February 2017 - 05:26 PM
I'll use a cobra tap and try it. I have used a smacked Wyeast pack in a ~5% ale many, many times without issue. I haven't done that with a White Labs vial or the new pack and clearly I make a starter anytime I make a lager for the first time. So this was a first... liquid ale yeast with no nutrient pack and no starter. But now that I have a new pack of it I will definitely make a starter for it.
I know you have and I have no doubt they turned out well. I know you're picky about your final product too. It's just that I have been bit a time or two from under pitching. I hate dumping batches.
#12
Posted 04 February 2017 - 06:54 PM
Yeah. Bottling.
#13
Posted 05 February 2017 - 09:50 AM
#14
Posted 07 February 2017 - 01:24 PM
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Posted 07 February 2017 - 02:56 PM
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Posted 07 February 2017 - 03:36 PM
#17
Posted 07 February 2017 - 03:42 PM
Hooray! Pics when it's done so we can allTransferred my grapefruit sculpin clone to secondary today. Also I'm about 90% done with the chest freezer. Built a nice collar but.. For some reason I thought I had 4 taps and a 4 way manifold, but when I got the box out of the basement it turned out to be 3.... But I already drilled 4 holes. Amazon Prime to the rescue, new manifold and 4th tap will be here Thursday
#18
Posted 07 February 2017 - 04:08 PM
Ho. Lee. Snot. It's worse than I thought. I'm embarrassed to say I made this beer. It's yeasty, it's got some banana, some clove... it's like a Belgian Hefeweizen. Only worse if that's possible. I'm about to go downstairs, grab the keg and dump it. Terrible.Bump. Please report tomorrow.
#19
Posted 07 February 2017 - 04:26 PM
#20
Posted 07 February 2017 - 04:36 PM
Ho. Lee. Snot. It's worse than I thought. I'm embarrassed to say I made this beer. It's yeasty, it's got some banana, some clove... it's like a Belgian Hefeweizen. Only worse if that's possible. I'm about to go downstairs, grab the keg and dump it. Terrible.
There are probably people that would like it.
The last time I had hefes was judging. I don't care for them but was pretty much spot on with the judge I was paired with. That yeast tore me up though - spent half the awards ceremony hitting the men's room. That was the last time I had any.
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