Gel stripped the hop aroma out of the last IPL I dry hopped. I won't gel after dry hopping again.why not do it like this? (see edits above)
IPL on Tuesday
#21
Posted 04 November 2014 - 07:51 AM
#22
Posted 04 November 2014 - 07:59 AM
This. Gel stripped away a lot of nice flavor for me. I dont think Ill use finings on an IPA/APA ever again.Gel stripped the hop aroma out of the last IPL I dry hopped. I won't gel after dry hopping again.
#23
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:01 AM
good points on the gel. I don't use it.
#24
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:31 AM
This. Gel stripped away a lot of nice flavor for me. I dont think Ill use finings on an IPA/APA ever again.
I am going to have to do a side by side with one bio-fined and one not and see if I can see a difference.
#25
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:41 AM
#26
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:45 AM
Is that a normal fermeter? I like it
#27
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:52 AM
Not really. I found several at my local Tractor Supply marked as "3 gallon buckets with lid, $.99 ea, HDPE 2 NSF" They hold 8 gallons. Bought 3 of em 4 years ago. They have all cracked around the lip at the top of the bucket and won't hold a seal. It'll be my overnight chill bucket then I'll rack to an 8gal Vittles Vault. I've kicked myself for not buying every one of those buckets at $.99Is that a normal fermeter? I like it
Edited by chils, 04 November 2014 - 08:53 AM.
#28
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:57 AM
I think maybe I'll try an IPL this winter if I have a chance. the problem is I have a lot of beer I want to make already!
#29
Posted 04 November 2014 - 08:59 AM
I think maybe I'll try an IPL this winter if I have a chance. the problem is I have a lot of beer I want to make already!
You and me both bro!
#30
Posted 04 November 2014 - 09:01 AM
I think maybe I'll try an IPL this winter if I have a chance. the problem is I have a lot of beer I want to make already!
I'll just leave this here. Best beer I've brewed: https://www.brews-br...=indio-bavarianYou and me both bro!
#31
Posted 04 November 2014 - 09:49 AM
I would love to see the results. Im tempted to do it myself but at the end of the day clear beer is just not important enough to me. If it takes a shred of hop aroma and flavor out I think that is going to be too much for me.I am going to have to do a side by side with one bio-fined and one not and see if I can see a difference.
#32
Posted 04 November 2014 - 10:42 AM
I would love to see the results. Im tempted to do it myself but at the end of the day clear beer is just not important enough to me. If it takes a shred of hop aroma and flavor out I think that is going to be too much for me.
I like clear beer and I like hoppy beer. I will say with bio-fine I have got that. That is not to say that it will not have more aroma without it. I have also filtered beer and did not notice a reduction in hop aroma.
#33
Posted 04 November 2014 - 10:58 AM
I have no experience filtering. I know I have heard Tasty McDole say that he loses hop character by filtering and he just adds more hops to make up for it. Im not going to go through the level of experimentation required to get that right. Would love to know what biofine does to hops compared to nothing.I like clear beer and I like hoppy beer. I will say with bio-fine I have got that. That is not to say that it will not have more aroma without it. I have also filtered beer and did not notice a reduction in hop aroma.
#34
Posted 04 November 2014 - 11:35 AM
I have no experience filtering. I know I have heard Tasty McDole say that he loses hop character by filtering and he just adds more hops to make up for it. Im not going to go through the level of experimentation required to get that right. Would love to know what biofine does to hops compared to nothing.
So I was going to do a 5g batch of bitter this weekend with galaxy but maybe I will do a 10g batch instead and try and do the side by side. I can have family at Thanksgiving see if they can pick out any differences.
#35
Posted 08 November 2014 - 08:49 AM
So, 33hrs after pitching the drauflassen starter, it looked like this. It was harvested ~September 1ish.
Overnight into the morning, I had active fermentation on the full batch at 57F. She's still chugging along and as stanky as ever. I find this and 2124 have similar sulfury fermentation odors.
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