Enola Gay IPA 241010
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phatboytall
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Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
"Yeast was 0.5L of US05 slurry from last week's beer that got kegged today."
did you literally just remove the beer from your last fermenter, then pour the left over sludge and head into the new beer? is that how you reuse yeasts?
Sorry still learning! Recipe looks awesome!
Ed
did you literally just remove the beer from your last fermenter, then pour the left over sludge and head into the new beer? is that how you reuse yeasts?
Sorry still learning! Recipe looks awesome!
Ed
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alfie09
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
hiw do you get yeast from your last brew do you just use the stuff of the bottom of the fermenter or is it more complicated than that?
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adm
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
Hey guys,
I have in the past just pitched a new beer onto the yeast slurry in the bottom of the FV after racking off the first beer - and it's worked fine every time. But you can definitely overpitch that way if you aren't careful. Not that I have noticed any effect really.
What I do now though is to rack off the beer, then give the slurry a good swirl round and pour it into a sanitised jug or small bucket then let it settle out in the fridge overnight. This way, you get to clean out your FV for the next batch, plus you can be more accurate with how much yeast slurry you pitch - and leave some more trub behind too.
I have in the past just pitched a new beer onto the yeast slurry in the bottom of the FV after racking off the first beer - and it's worked fine every time. But you can definitely overpitch that way if you aren't careful. Not that I have noticed any effect really.
What I do now though is to rack off the beer, then give the slurry a good swirl round and pour it into a sanitised jug or small bucket then let it settle out in the fridge overnight. This way, you get to clean out your FV for the next batch, plus you can be more accurate with how much yeast slurry you pitch - and leave some more trub behind too.
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phatboytall
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Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
Awesome, sounds like a great way to reuse good yeasts.
Do you know have to watch out for any nasty microbes that might be sitting on top of the yeast cake? maybe skim the top off?
How do you know how much yeast do you pitch for batch? i brew in 12 litre batches currently.
Cheers!
Ed
Do you know have to watch out for any nasty microbes that might be sitting on top of the yeast cake? maybe skim the top off?
How do you know how much yeast do you pitch for batch? i brew in 12 litre batches currently.
Cheers!
Ed
I am not a Beer expert.....thats exactly the point.
Check out my blog where i review bottled beers
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adm
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
On the microbe side of things, I haven't bothered in the past. However, it is possible to "wash" the yeast for exactly that reason. Have a search for "acid washing of yeast" or similar either on here on Google.
For the amount to pitch, I use the Mr. Malty pitching rate calculator here: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html
Just use the "Repitching from slurry" tab and adjust the settings to the beer type, gravity etc... then I just add an extra 20% or so to be safe.
For the amount to pitch, I use the Mr. Malty pitching rate calculator here: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html
Just use the "Repitching from slurry" tab and adjust the settings to the beer type, gravity etc... then I just add an extra 20% or so to be safe.
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lancsSteve
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
So this was all 3 then! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfcHjZ1qJf8 methinks this needs to play when you drink it!adm wrote:.I'm hoping it's going to be a hop bomb delivery vehicle....so "Enola Gay" seemed appropriate. (EDIT: Oh - and Enola Gay rhymes with IPA, so it's even better!)...plus a few bastardised song titles as well....
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lancsSteve
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
Is backup plan in case of infection 'septic IPA'? Or is that name saved for a truly stinky future brew?adm wrote:I was going to call this beer "Yankee Bastard IIPA", but as I toned it down from the original 9% or so plan, I thought it wasn't such a bastard after all,
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adm
Re: Enola Gay IPA 241010
lancsSteve wrote: Is backup plan in case of infection 'septic IPA'? Or is that name saved for a truly stinky future brew?
Like it.......but there's no infection in this one! Instead it's a magnificent brew that keeps on getting better as it gets older. Seeing as how I drink less beer these days than I used to (maybe 1 pint every 2 days or so - or maybe less than that but with a few binges 
) I really get to see how age affects my beers these days. With cornies I have some that are now 2 years old....and not a hint of an infection in any of them. So far....