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by FermentedCulture2
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:15 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: whitbread yeast from the sixties
Replies: 10
Views: 3812

Re: whitbread yeast from the sixties

I've read a rumour saying that the old boots yeast would stick to the bottom of the bottle like glue. If you buy munton's gold yeast, which is really cheap, it does the same thing so might have the same lineage.
by FermentedCulture2
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:12 pm
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Using more than one yeast - good/bad idea?
Replies: 19
Views: 5694

Re: Using more than one yeast - good/bad idea?

If you google "A Guide To Blending Yeast Strains" you will get a link from white labs lead technician. It doesn't cover everything but will give you a basic gist of things.
by FermentedCulture2
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:09 pm
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Bottle Conditioning
Replies: 10
Views: 3316

Re: Bottle Conditioning

Most breweries use heated bottle conditioning rooms with heated floors and fans to keep it a consistent temperature. In most cases, especially hefeweizens, the temperatures are actually higher than what they are during fermentation. The benefits of increased temperatures isn't just faster carbonatio...
by FermentedCulture2
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:05 pm
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Fermentation -holiday problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1657

Re: Fermentation -holiday problem

As long as you have a way of keeping the fruit separate from the beer before bottling there should be no problems.
by FermentedCulture2
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:01 pm
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Wlp830 quick fermentation
Replies: 4
Views: 1827

Re: Wlp830 quick fermentation

The rate of fermentation & short lag time characteristics are one of the reasons that it's used by so many breweries.