Power! Posted January 13, 2013 Member ID: 3543 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 87 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 905 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 664 Achievement Points: 9085 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 8 Birthday: 07/09/1981 Device: Windows Share Posted January 13, 2013 I love that beer ) eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RooflessKilla Posted January 13, 2013 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks for the encouragement! I'm totally pumped! Question for ya: My favorite beers are triples and quads but I've heard that brewing them is a bit more advanced. Something about much higher chances of the fermentation going roten or the sugar yeast ratio not coming out right... It's prolly best to start with singles yea? How much more delicate of a process are the triples/quads? That's true. Bigger beers are harder to get good complete yeast attenuation. Have no fear, there are ways to insure you get a good fermentation. 1) Always prepare a yeast starter a couple days a head of time. This will ensure that you are pitching a fresh, healthy culture, use a stir plate if you have one (or get one from www.homebrewing.org $40). 2) Always make sure you pitch the proper amount of yeast cells. A stuck fermentation is usually the result of under-pitching yeast (over pitching isn't good either but that's a different topic) or, unhealthy yeast, which is actually under-pitching too. 3) Oxygenate your wort before you pitch the yeast using a fish aquarium air pump and diffuser stone or a drill attached aeration whip. 4) Always use a bit of yeast nutrient in your boil. 5) Most importantly, be sure to select the right match-up of yeast with the gravity of the beer. Certain yeast strains will only attenuate 60%-70%, while those strains would be fine for a beer that starts out at an original gravity (OG) of 1.035 and you want a final gravity (FG) of 1.005, you will need a higher attenuating yeast to ferment a big ol' Trip or a Quad, which would start out at around OG 1.075 for a small Tripel, and as high as OG 1.105 for a Quad (like the Doppelbock we did last weekend). These big beers requires the yeast to do a lot of work to ferment all the way down to around FG 1.008 to FG 1.014, as the style requires. Those numbers represent the density of the water including the dissolved sugars, whereas 1.000 = water; 1.035 would be be where a Bud or a Miller would begin. For this style, anything that is FG 1.015 or higher tends to taste too sweet because there isn;t enough hops bitterness to balance it. This is why attenuation is key in a brewing a Trip or Quad. I use White Labs Trappist, Abbey IV or Belgian Strong Ale yeast strains for my Belgians. Also, another trick for doing Trips and Quads is instead of adding whatever Belgian candy syrup your recipe calls for as a final additive in the boil kettle, wait and add it to the primary fermenter just as the fermentation is peaking. Anyway, there are apps that will make all this a lot more clear. Here's a few links App "Brewzor" About Yeast Attenuation and Flocculation White Labs Yeast - homebrewer's section Buy this software, it's only $28 and it's worth every cent of it. (beersmith2) Mr. Malty Yeast Pitching Calculator (online) A great forum for homebrewers (homebrewtalk.com) PS I'm AgingHopster eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 13, 2013 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted January 13, 2013 Brew your own! North German Altbier Hefewiezen! So delicious on a hot day! Beligain Tripel, one is as strong as three lite lagers. Breakfast Stout! Irish Red Ale My current favorite recipe, I broke the rules and added 6 oz. of homegrown Cascade hops at flame out for a super aroma Belgian Golden Strong Ale I call "Son of 11" You brewed these?! Nice work! A friend and I are actually going to start a hobby of brewing our own in the next couple weeks. We are acquiring the gear and are hoping to start with something simple and delicious. It's partly because we both love good beer and partly because it's significantly cheaper to just make it yourself here (USA). I don't know where you live but here in the USA a descent imported beer can easily be $4-6 a bottle. (the good stuff) I hope we don't spoil our first batch. That would be a downer... I have been brewing since 1994 with 100 batches of All Different Types... Try Making A Triple Decoction Dupelbock! Takes ALL DAY LONG LOL!!!!! RooflessKilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted January 13, 2013 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted January 13, 2013 This is one of my specialties.... Munich Helles Festbier... I Call This "Helles For Children"... All Grain, Double Decoction, 6 Different Malts, Whole Leaf Hallertaur & Spalt Hops. 90 Minute Boil. Liquid Munich Yeast #2308 With Yeast Starter. Ferment 30 Days At 50 F. Lagered For 60 More At 40 F. Original Gravity 1.064 Terminal Gravity 1.016 Dead Ringer For Ayinger's Octoberfest....(But only More Fresh!) RooflessKilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RooflessKilla Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 This is one of my specialties.... Munich Helles Festbier... I Call This "Helles For Children"... All Grain, Double Decoction, 6 Different Malts, Whole Leaf Hallertaur & Spalt Hops. 90 Minute Boil. Liquid Munich Yeast #2308 With Yeast Starter. Ferment 30 Days At 50 F. Lagered For 60 More At 40 F. Original Gravity 1.064 Terminal Gravity 1.016 Dead Ringer For Ayinger's Octoberfest....(But only More Fresh!) Wow! That's a great looking beer! Love the name! Plus its my favorite Pat Benatar song! Maybe we can get a "send-a-sampler-six-pack" thing going. I'd be glad to send you some of ours in exchange for some of yours. We're about to start shooting a video podcast about homebrewing. I wanted to include a segment called "Mail Call" for tasting beers sent in by members and viewers. We did a double decoction Dopplebock (OG 1.107 ) on the 5th. It took all day. While we we doing that one we also did an easy drinking cream ale in another mash tun. Then we we ran 5 more gallons of wort off the spent grain from the Dopplebock and ended up with a 1.047 Maibock/Dunkel (whatever, it'll get drank). We used Wyeast Munich for it, I'm sure it's gonna be nice. In all, our brew club did about 30 gallons that day. It was awesome! Spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:38 AM Device: Windows Share Posted January 15, 2013 RooflessKilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooflessKilla Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Anyway, RANDALL, now that I've totally hijacked your thread I think we should start one on homebrewing. Ya see what happens when you ask a beer rookie question like "whats the best beer?" LoL! Ya get beer snobs like me crawling out of the woodworking posting all their beer porn pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooflessKilla Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 BTW, if you ever see this in any store, get yourself some, and let me know the phone number to the store too. Spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooflessKilla Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Oh wow! Sonofabich I see you like Old Peculiar! Where do you live? (never mind I see now your in the UK) There is a brewery near my house in Michigan that makes a similar Ole Ale, it's been compared to Theaksons OP. It's called 4th Dementia. I've tasted 4th Dementia and it's awesome! Edited January 15, 2013 by RooflessKilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted January 15, 2013 This is one of my specialties.... Munich Helles Festbier... I Call This "Helles For Children"... All Grain, Double Decoction, 6 Different Malts, Whole Leaf Hallertaur & Spalt Hops. 90 Minute Boil. Liquid Munich Yeast #2308 With Yeast Starter. Ferment 30 Days At 50 F. Lagered For 60 More At 40 F. Original Gravity 1.064 Terminal Gravity 1.016 Dead Ringer For Ayinger's Octoberfest....(But only More Fresh!) Wow! That's a great looking beer! Love the name! Plus its my favorite Pat Benatar song! Maybe we can get a "send-a-sampler-six-pack" thing going. I'd be glad to send you some of ours in exchange for some of yours. We're about to start shooting a video podcast about homebrewing. I wanted to include a segment called "Mail Call" for tasting beers sent in by members and viewers. We did a double decoction Dopplebock (OG 1.107 ) on the 5th. It took all day. While we we doing that one we also did an easy drinking cream ale in another mash tun. Then we we ran 5 more gallons of wort off the spent grain from the Dopplebock and ended up with a 1.047 Maibock/Dunkel (whatever, it'll get drank). We used Wyeast Munich for it, I'm sure it's gonna be nice. In all, our brew club did about 30 gallons that day. It was awesome! Very Very Nice!!!! eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted January 15, 2013 Try This Stout!!!! http://boozedancing.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/beer-review-north-coast-old-rasputin-russian-imperial-stout/ Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted January 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:38 AM Device: Windows Share Posted January 15, 2013 Oh wow! Sonofabich I see you like Old Peculiar! Where do you live? (never mind I see now your in the UK) There is a brewery near my house in Michigan that makes a similar Ole Ale, it's been compared to Theaksons OP. It's called 4th Dementia. I've tasted 4th Dementia and it's awesome! We can get Old Peculiar in the local supermarket, or at least we could last i looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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