Owly055
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I'm now at Brew 7 on my Fast Ferment continuous brew experiment. I'm maintaining 6 gallons, and pulling off 2 gallons into secondary every week, adding 2 gallons of new wort to replace it. Thus far the technique is working extremely well. It's producing good beer, all of which is basically American Pale Ale, but with a constantly changing character. Each week I taste the brew in the fermenter and decide which way I want to take it..... fruiter, spicier, more floral, heavier, lighter, darker, breadier........ etc....
Today for example I decided I wanted to temper the fruity nature a bit with a spicier / minty character, and increase body, so I'm brewing with a fairly large addition of CaraMunich (10% of todays 2 gallons), and hopping with Polaris, and Nugget.
At the other end, I dry hop if I feel inclined, but I make that decision when I get there based on taste, not when designing the brew.
This methodology appeals to me because it's the way I cook........."the dump method". Taste it and add a bit of this or that. It's great fun!
I can't say enough good about the Fast Ferment. It's an excellent product that could be improved in a few ways.......... the lid gasket being the only REAL gripe I have. I would like a quart jar adapter for the yeast ball......... That's kind of a "no-brainer", a sample port should be a factory standard, not an option, and in a perfect brewing world, it would be made of heavy transparent acrylic, though the HDPE is inherently stronger.
I've yet to meet a product that could not be improved.
H.W.
added later:
Just finished cleaning up.... and putting things away......... and I'm FAST at it. Checked and it's already bubbling!! The main brew is a huge starter filled with hungry ambitious Kviek yeast!!
H.W.
Today for example I decided I wanted to temper the fruity nature a bit with a spicier / minty character, and increase body, so I'm brewing with a fairly large addition of CaraMunich (10% of todays 2 gallons), and hopping with Polaris, and Nugget.
At the other end, I dry hop if I feel inclined, but I make that decision when I get there based on taste, not when designing the brew.
This methodology appeals to me because it's the way I cook........."the dump method". Taste it and add a bit of this or that. It's great fun!
I can't say enough good about the Fast Ferment. It's an excellent product that could be improved in a few ways.......... the lid gasket being the only REAL gripe I have. I would like a quart jar adapter for the yeast ball......... That's kind of a "no-brainer", a sample port should be a factory standard, not an option, and in a perfect brewing world, it would be made of heavy transparent acrylic, though the HDPE is inherently stronger.
I've yet to meet a product that could not be improved.
H.W.
added later:
Just finished cleaning up.... and putting things away......... and I'm FAST at it. Checked and it's already bubbling!! The main brew is a huge starter filled with hungry ambitious Kviek yeast!!
H.W.