Did you use any water salts? 5.2 stabilizer? What else is in this salty batch? Do you have a chihuahua? and if so, did he at any time have access to the beer when nobody was looking? Could be lots of things!
Did you use a whole campden tablet? I think 1/4 tablet is enough for a ~6 gallon batch. It is after all sodium metabisulfite. It's been awhile since I used them but I remember what a pain it was splitting up the tablet and it crossed my mind a few times just to drop in a whole one though I never actually did.
On second thought, if it is anything like kosher salt in its saltiness, the tiny little tablet shouldn't add enough sodium to affect the flavor.
I've used K-97 and I like it, but never got " salty ". How sure are you that the flavour you are tasting is salty? Do you know your water composition?
I've used K-97 and I like it, but never got " salty ". How sure are you that the flavour you are tasting is salty? Do you know your water composition?
Thanks for setting me straight!I brew with my "city" water all the time and add a campden tablet, it's actually potassium metabisulfite.
I had to google that strain, I'm a liquid yeast brewer but your description was pretty entertaining... I might order a packet and give it a shot.I'm not dising on K-97 at all. I actually enjoyed brewing with it. It produced a tall creamy krosen, that I havested a little of, all clean and sterlize of course. It also had a short lag and once it got rolling, it plowed through the wort like a raped ape. K-97 is most definitely a yeast I will use again.
I had to google that strain, I'm a liquid yeast brewer but your description was pretty entertaining... I might order a packet and give it a shot.
Can you link or post the recipe you used to brew this salty son of a batch?
Have any of you experienced a faint salty flavor with Fermentis Safale K-97?
Is this stuff that slow to drop out? Kind of like Wy1007? I love that yeast, but it's so annoying waiting for the beer to clear, even with a floating dip tube.No, but I do get quite a yeasty flavor even after months of aging.
Is this stuff that slow to drop out? Kind of like Wy1007? I love that yeast, but it's so annoying waiting for the beer to clear, even with a floating dip tube.
I've done a few beers with K-97 and haven't noticed any saltiness, even after adding a little NaCl to the mash water. Maybe it's the corn flakes. This article claims that Kellogg's Corn Flakes Contain More Sodium Than A Big Mac.
Well how annoying. Sounds the same as Wy1007 then. That stuff takes months to drop bright. I haven't used gelatin in years, I guess I could try it again. Not wild on the idea though as I have a bit of an aversion to putting something that smells the way it does in my beer.My experience with this one brew only. Yes... K-97 even after 2 weeks in secondary and 6 weeks of lagering @35 degrees the yeast is still suspended a little and makes a slightly cloudy beer. I haven't tried any finning, filtering or potassium sorbate though to try and clean it up.
Is this stuff that slow to drop out? Kind of like Wy1007? I love that yeast, but it's so annoying waiting for the beer to clear, even with a floating dip tube.
It clears after a few weeks, not a real big deal. EDIT: Well, I *do* add gelatin so maybe that was the key. But I do have a Kolsch with K-97 currently on hand that I brewed maybe 3 months ago. Clear as crystal.... but STILL tastes yeasty. Maybe I'm just being picky. It's not a bad beer... but it's also not a great beer.
@dpeters , I've only used it just this one time so far. So, YMMV.
Sorry about that!I didn't mash Kellogg's corn flakes I mashed Briess Yellow Corn Flakes.
I know someone that really would have used Kelloggs corn flakes. dmtaylor you know who I am talking about.
I have used Grape Nuts and it turned out great. However I also used distilled water since I knew that cereals contain a lot of salts.
It is possible it has nothing to do with the yeast and may have been a mashing or grain issue. I personally would not hesitate to use gelatin if clear beer was needed. Gelatin works really good and does not add any off flavor whatsoever.
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