Recent content by Andrea_88

Hi, I made a starter (3 litres) with 1728 recovered from a scottish Ale to brew an ordinary bitter (batch size 23 litres og1039). The 1728 yeast was kept in the fridge for 50 days but the starter is fermenting. However, I fear that the amount of cells is small for my bitter and I'm thinking of...

my idea is to use it at a temperature of 63-65 F in the first 3-4 days of fermentation then slowly raise the temperature up to 68-69 F. Is it too low a temperature in your opinion?

Hi, at what fermentation temperature you used the yeast?

Hi, I'm an Italian homebrewer and I want to make an Italian grape ale using a blend of fermentis us05 and Wild yeasts of grape must. I'm interested in what you wrote "Most wine strains are incapable of fermenting maltotriose and have difficulty with maltose".....do you have any articles or book...

thank you for telling your experience, I think I will start fermenting at 24 C for the first 2-3 days and then raise the temperature to 28-29 C....I'd like to taste your Saison

Ok, thanks for advices. For Saison I only used fermentis be134 at maximum temperature of 27 Celsius and I like The result

Hi, Next week I will use M29 French saison yeast for my saison with rye malt. Do You have any advice on the temperatures to use during fermentation? Thanks

Hi, in that street there is an excellent craft brewery called Mostodolce. I don't know this little beer bar.

another ingredient that is used in those areas is the dried and smoked chestnut

Hi, there isn't a real Italian Beer style because the tradition of my country is mainly focused on wine. But in north Tuscany (in a place called garfagnana where I have a mountain house) it is spread the use of unmalted cereals like spelt which is grown on many fields.

Hi I'm Andrea, an Italian homebrewer from Florence in Italy. I appreciate this forum and I hope to find and to share many experiences, tips and ideas with homebrewers from another country. I brew with 3 tuns system and I prefer Belgian beer style (tripel, belgian dark strong ale, saison,blanche)...