Oneflewover
Landlord.
Oh dear, not had one of these for a while. Clearly didn't leave enough headroom even then
How'd you go about doing this? I've read that you just spray the malt with some water and mix about leaving to hydrate slightly.I have conditioned the malt for the first time today. Was no hassle and I have to say that the husk stayed nicely intact whilst giving up the 'flour' well. Mash flowing beautifully so far!
Hmmmmm.... The AIPA has gone from 1.061 to 1.004 in 5 days. That's 94% apparent attenuation. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't think it possible with MJ m42. Even checked my hydrometer. The grist was nearly all base malt, I did mash at 63 deg C, and I did pitch best part of 2 sachets of yeast, but I didn't expect or want it to be quite that dry / pokey.
I'm wondering if the mash temp in the middle of the grains was actually even lower than intended since the probe in the boiler is at the bottom? Must check with a thermometer, but would appreciate any thoughts.
Didn't take a gravity reading, but the stout looks just about done too.
Pretty much. This is the guide I used:How'd you go about doing this? I've read that you just spray the malt with some water and mix about leaving to hydrate slightly.
They clearly can be! Enjoyed the beer anyway, despite it being a bit drier than intendedI've just read this and I had a MJ m44 US West Coast yeast go from 1.047 to 1.002 in a Bulldog Four Finger Jack pale ale kit. As mine was a kit rather than ag, I'm not sure whether your mash temp affected it. Some of the MJ yeasts can be beasts!
.......... I probably should go with a dead simple recipe to explore what the yeast does, but I ain't going to
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Cheers fella! The recipe all makes sense - in my head at least......That's the spirit!
I know, I know. I should probably drop the late hop additions for the same reason. I'll probably kick myself later but there we are. I've overbuilt the starter so will plan a simpler brew in due course if it stays hotI'd drop the coriander and orange peel otherwise you won't know what character the yeast is giving off, but they'll make a nice beer.
The first thing I did with it was a pale ale with a bunch of Fuggles, got my numbers crossed and added twice as much as I'd normally add but that was still only 20g at 15 min in a 10L batch. Very earthy, but now I think that's what my Voss tastes like.I know, I know. I should probably drop the late hop additions for the same reason. I'll probably kick myself later but there we are. I've overbuilt the starter so will plan a simpler brew in due course if it stays hot
Well I brewed this yesterday per the recipe, og 1.052. The yeast was cultured up from a kviek beer sent to me by @Zephyr259 - 2 steps (300ml & 1l).Right, I'm getting my first beer fermented with kviek (Sigmund Voss) on at the weekend. I probably should go with a dead simple recipe to explore what the yeast does, but I ain't going to
23l / 20(ish) IBU / 5.6 % ABV
60 min mash at 65*c:
2.2 kg pale malt
1.6 kg lager malt
1kg wheat malt
0.3kg corn sugar
0.3kg flaked rye
60 min boil
10g magnum @ 60
20g motueka @ 5
30g motueka@ flameout
12g coriander seeds @ 5
30g Seville orange peel @ 5
Sigmund Voss yeast @ 35*c
I'd welcome any observations, but probably won't change my plans anyway
Brew on!
Oh, I didn't realise that it was my Voss you were using, even though you mentioned it in the kveik thread and a PM... Will be interesting to see how it works for you.Well I brewed this yesterday per the recipe, og 1.052. The yeast was cultured up from a kviek beer sent to me by @Zephyr259 - 2 steps (300ml & 1l).
Kept half the starter back and pitched the other half last night. Felt like a serious underpitch, but held in mind the stupidly small quantities of this yeast people pitch. Starter gave hints of citrus, spice, earthiness. A little tart. Promising.
Fermentation well under way this morning, so got something right! My fermentation fridge is just about keeping the 35 Deg I set it to. I'm using my new Inkbird 308-itc wireless. I can now check the temperature from my sofa, well pleased with it. I can also see a graph of the temperature changes.
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