jammin said:I agree about the strainer. I was referring to the body of your post though. The reference to moving to secondary prior to completion of fermentation. Kerns does this with apparently no problems.
stpug said:While I also question the "faster carbonation" and "better attenuation" aspects of fermenting in the boil kettle, I see nothing inherently wrong with doing so either. I seen other brewers (or another brewer) who ferments directly in the boil kettle and I personally like the idea - just too scared to try it myself There are many folks who basically put their entire boil kettle in their fermenter(s) - break material, hops, and all. Yooper would be a high-profile example of someone who does this, though she does state that she'll leave behind some small amount of the thickest hop/break sludge but I assume it accounts for <5% overall (so 95% of the break/hops are going in). She also indicates that she has great clarity on her beers. I also have taken this similar stance. I drain everything but the seeds into my fermenters , and my beers are coming out very clear. I do not believe there is a direct correlation between "clear wort" and "clear beer". There are always the potential for haze causing proteins to occur at cold temperatures regardless of how clean the wort is at hot temperatures. Additionally, break material has said to be useful for the yeast and what doesn't get used simply settles out (as is evidenced in the boil kettle when whirlpooling and allowing to settle - it's no different in the fermenter). But I still can't quite grasp the "faster carbonation" and "better attenuation" concepts completely.
My point was, he's anal about getting clear beer and moving it around, but turns around in the same sentence and ferments on it all.
I will also go ahead and put it out there that your carbonation has without a doubt NOTHING to do with your kettle, or straining.
Carbonation is a function of having viable yeast in solution, simple sugars for the yeast to eat, and a closed vessel to build pressure in. Alcohol levels do effect yeast, but you are talking about moving beer before alcohol has even been introduced into the process.
Your beers end up with grassy flavors because you don't know how to formula a reasonable recipe.Your beers end up with grassy flavors because you don't know how to formula a reasonable recipe. I've seen your threads around here, and you see to struggle with the idea that less is more.
I've done a couple of IPAs that were ~300 IBU, but most of my IPAs were in the 100 IBU range.
You guys are not going to get anywhere with this back and forth. Start a new thread if you want to continue arguing about filtering, transferring, etc.
tagz said:You guys are not going to get anywhere with this back and forth. Start a new thread if you want to continue arguing about filtering, transferring, etc.
By the way. The latest cans I've gotten have been much cleaner and don't taste the same. I'm on the boat that they tinker more than most breweries or they can't get consistent results over long term due to the yeast. We've seen it on here with batch to batch changes.
Probably shooting a moving target here. Find a version ya like and remember and aim for it.
By the way. The latest cans I've gotten have been much cleaner and don't taste the same. I'm on the boat that they tinker more than most breweries or they can't get consistent results over long term due to the yeast. We've seen it on here with batch to batch changes.
Probably shooting a moving target here. Find a version ya like and remember and aim for it.
Does anyone know of an online supplier that carries everything needed for the 4.0 clone recipe? Including Pearl, Hopshot, hops, etc
Recipe Resources:
CO2 Hop Extract: Purchase from Northern Brewer, Yakima Valley Hops, Brew Brothers
Pearl Malt: Various Homebrew shops
Conan Yeast: Culturing Conan AKA the Alchemist's Heady Topper Yeast and Culturing Conan Yeast from Heady Topper
Thomas Fawcett Caramalt:
Chicago Brew Works Thomas Fawcett Caramalt 1lb
Brew Brothers
Also, the link on the Brew Brothers hop extract is invalid, it should be
http://www.brewbrothers.biz/Hop-JizzTM
I'm done with it. Just wanted to try and point out a few miscues. Look at the guys recipes and it's enough to tell ya he just throws stuff around. 1200 ibu beers. Hah.
FYI, those are theoretical numbers and no where close to reality if the IBU's were to be measured with a spectrophotometer. It is a good bet that both of those beers were in the 70 -90 IBU range, and your "300 IBU" beer just wasted a lot of expensive hops.
Is anyone selling Conan right now or is propagating from a can the only option?
CliffMongoloid said:I got mine from yeast geek Edit : i now see they are sold out... If you wanna pay shipping I could get you some... I'm brewing Friday with conan so i could ship it out about a week and a half later after i wash it
I think yeast geek sells it every Monday with a 1 week delay
Actually, Yeastgeek has stopped selling for the time being. We had a probably providing people a consistent product and experience and have ceased for the time being while I figure out how to work out all of the kinks. Possibility of going through White Labs for propagation and packaging. I'll let you guys know when we are back. Sorry.
For those that cannot get Conan, what is the closest choice? I know the yeast is a huge part of he flavor profile, but I doubt i could get any, and have no access to Heady (but have had it).
I read that fermenting 05 on the cool side will give you those peachy notes.
Yes! That's what I did and it tasted almost identical. My version is in the IPA glass. Fermented us05 at 57f then warmed it up to 68 after a week so it could finish.
m3n00b said:Yes! That's what I did and it tasted almost identical. My version is in the IPA glass. Fermented us05 at 57f then warmed it up to 68 after a week so it could finish.
I've done some large beers with us-05 in the low 60's and got full attenuation in under a week. Do you know what the gravity was when you raised the temp by chance? Just curious is all.
ianmatth said:Unfortunately my Heady clone didn't turn out as good as it should have. It has a little bit of a Belgian taste. It tastes a little thin (most likely from the dryness as it finished at 1.005), but actually has a sweet taste that is very similar to attenuated sugar. I blame the Conan yeast more than anything, as that is certainly where the Belgian taste comes from and most likely that sweet taste too. My temperature went over 68* at various point during secondary fermentation (was up to 75* one morning when the building jacked the heat up to 85* in my apartment from 78* the night before), and I also bottle conditioned at room temperature. Another likely culprit is the oxidation (and maybe infection) that I'm sure occurred from the airlock being knocked off inside my Cool Brewing cooler for a day or so right before I bottled. I'll probably give this clone another shot, guess I'll have to make sure my airlock stopper is in much tighter in the future. And since my stupid building feels the need to excessively jack up the heat at times, I will keep the temperature in the low 60s at all times when I use Conan yeast. I probably will also change the way I mash and ferment so FG is closer to 1.010, but I like dry beers and if that was the only issue I'd be pretty happy with this beer.
beauvafr said:I need to replace the Apollo hops in the dry hop. What do you suggest? My possibilities are Summit, Galaxy, Chinook. Edit : Ahtanum is also an option.
From what I've read the flavors are all the yeast temp. I wouldn't be too worried about infection, especially if you drink it fairly quickly like you should on heady topper. On the FG, it's a good takeaway for next time. What temp did you mash at ???
I need to replace the Apollo hops in the dry hop. What do you suggest? My possibilities are Summit, Galaxy, Chinook.
Edit : Ahtanum is also an option.
When are you adding the turbinado to this beer? In the fermenter?
Thanks.
ZVNJ said:When are you adding the turbinado to this beer? In the fermenter? Thanks.
jra173 said:Are you able to post your complete recipe? This sounds like a good Christmas break from work type of project...
Are you able to post your complete recipe? This sounds like a good Christmas break from work type of project...
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