Trash Brew

[thethirstyweasel]

I haven't posted in a while and I haven't brewed since August I have had a rotator cuff issue and was afraid to brew. I have a lot of old ingredients and so I'm going to do a trash brew and clean them out. So this is what I got:
7# American 2 row
1# Munich Malt
1/2# Special B
1/2# Victory Malt
1/2# Carafa III
1 oz Perle 4%AA
1oz Tettnager 4.5% AA
I get 1.046 @ 75 % and 22 IBUs depending on how well the hops have kept.

and then......I got a quart of yeast slurry from some S-189 that is 3rd generation been kept near freezing not washed harvested from a cream ale on 8/20/19 I'm going no starter baby. Its all in or dump I figure what the hell. I've used really old yeast before but it was ale yeast. I have used some 9th generation Wyeast 1318 nearly a year old before in a bitter and it came out fantastic and I've used some 2nd generation WLP004 Irish ale that was 2 years old in a stout that was pretty terrible so..... I've never done this with lager yeast going to be interesting I thought I'd post results here plan to brew Thursday
Cheers
Weez

 

[S-Met]

I did something similar with one of buddies just to clean out the odds and ends. We called it the Garbage P'ale though it was probably closer to a slightly hoppy Cali Common. It came out surprisingly tasty. Glad yours was success.

 

[thethirstyweasel]

I haven't done it yet but hope it works out

 

[dwhite60]

Sounds like a good brew weasel. Let us know how it goes.

All the Best,
D. White

 

[thethirstyweasel]

will do I'm getting pretty excited I haven't brewed since August

 

[dwhite60]

I do 2 to 3 gallon batches. Last year I resolved to brew every month. Only missed a couple.

All the Best,
D. White

 

[thethirstyweasel]

Good man what styles are your favorite? I'm partial to English ales myself but I've been thinking of doing some German lagers

 

[kh54s10]

You might take some sugar or something fermentable and a little of the yeast and see if you get any action to make sure it will go before you add it to your wort.

 

[thethirstyweasel]

A nice idea but I'm just gonna taste the beer and toss it in I think just see what happens it looks good

 

[kh54s10]

I was just suggesting that so that you don't brew the wort then pitch a quart of dead yeast cells.

 

[thethirstyweasel]

I hear ya man

 

[dwhite60]

Good man what styles are your favorite? I'm partial to English ales myself but I've been thinking of doing some German lagers

I don't have lagering capabilities so I do a lot of English Ales. Do the occasional saison too.

All the Best,
D. White