jaydog2314
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brewing up a pale ale today with some 2013 Amarillo crop, gonna be a cold brew day outside, high for today is about 25! brrr but it's in the name of beer so i will make it!
brewing my first lager on friday! using san francisco lager yeast, it was given to me.
Anyone ever use this yeast before?
brewing my first lager on friday! using san francisco lager yeast, it was given to me.
Anyone ever use this yeast before?
alagaren said:Brewing up a pale ale this morning.i am using the grainbill from da yoppers house pale ale and using simcoe and citra insted of cascade.i am going do to a doubble batch so it will be a 12 hour brew day
brewing my first lager on friday! using san francisco lager yeast, it was given to me.
Anyone ever use this yeast before?
I love it! I just brewed a Baltic Porter with it and have made a California Common as well. This is not a prototypical lager yeast. It's the Anchor Steam strain. It does not handle typical lager temps (low 50s) but gives some lager characteristics at temps closer to where ales are usually brewed. I start it at the low end for this yeast, around 58 then slowly let it rise to 62.
Hmm i didn't read to much on san Francisco lager yeast and just assumed it was a lager yeast... So i wouldn't be able to ferment this is the traditional lager way?
I was planning on pitching at 60 letting fermentation start and dropping to 45 to 50 degrees... Would this yeast preform at that temp?
I was going to
You will want to ferment in the mid to high 50's for the best results, but it will give you traditional lager characteristics.
might be a stupid question but can i ferment at around 55 for the 2 weeks raise to 60 for the diatycly rest (should this be done with this yeast?) then rack to secondary and then lager down to 35? would this work out?
From White Labs website: Can also be fermented down to 50 degrees for production of marzens, pilsners and other style lagers.
You should be just fine doing that
Planning a double day on saturday, doing a BDSA to start in the morning then what will become a Banana Foster's Beer (got the recipe from here on HBT).
Someone tell me I'm not completely insane for wanting to do a double batch on a Saturday.
Ive been looking for a spring recipe... Cant find a good one.
Planning a double day on saturday, doing a BDSA to start in the morning then what will become a Banana Foster's Beer (got the recipe from here on HBT).
Someone tell me I'm not completely insane for wanting to do a double batch on a Saturday.
Partial mash or all grain? I've done double extract days, but I don't think I could endure back to back AG batches. I know that plenty of people here have done it, but to each his own.
Planning a double day on saturday, doing a BDSA to start in the morning then what will become a Banana Foster's Beer (got the recipe from here on HBT).
Someone tell me I'm not completely insane for wanting to do a double batch on a Saturday.
So who's brewing this weekend?
Time for the weekend roll call:
When I brew with one of my buddies, we each do double batches. Takes around 6 hours start to finish. Having an extra burner and kettle allows you to start the second mash as soon as you finish collecting the first. Go for it!
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