Firebat138

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We did 10 gal of Bells and used 1st generation 05 yeast... Both carboys finished out at 1.012 which was awesome... We started putting them in the basement at a constant 68 degrees.. But one of the carboys is almost green with trub, and the other is perfect... Made starter for both, the green one is still bubbling, while the other has no activity... I put the one out in the garage to cold crash... Any ideas?


Thanx

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Kegs: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Key Lime Belgian,
Bells Hopslam IPA, Galactic Black IPA, Miller Clone, Peanut Butter Stout, Yoopers Pale Ale, Two Hearted Clone

Fermenting:
15 gal Galactic Black IPA, Ypers Pale Ale,
10 gal Belgian WitX2, 2 Hearted Clone,, Hopslam Clone, 10 gal Samhain Pumpkin, Miller Clone,
10 gal Coffee Stout, Peanut Butter Coffee Stout

Homercidal

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One of them got filled from the BK first?

I suspect one of the carboys got most of the hop particles.

They both finished at the same FG, so they both fermented fine. Have you taste tested them to see if there is any difference in flavor?

pabloj13

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Not only that, but the one with the larger amount of hop particles would have more CO2 nucleation sites and may bubble more easily. I would bet it's fine.

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NordeastBrewer77

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brilliant! that's how it goes when you split a batch. one fermenter gets the bulk of the hops and break material, the other's usually quite clean. the difference in the beer will be negligible if you did the same thing with both batches, but they sure look and act different, huh?

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pernox

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It would be very interesting to see if a blind taste test revealed any differences in the finished product. Some advocate leaving break material in the fermentor as nutrition, some advocate avoiding as much as possible to promote a cleaner tasting/appearing final product.

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pabloj13

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Yes, this. It would be cool to compare them later. Let us know!

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Future Brews Bell's IPA
6.5 gallon glass Two Hearted clone
6.5 gallon bucket Empty
6 gallon BB Empty
5 gallon glass Empty
Bottled Noberon wheat 05/05/2012, Ommegawd Hellepin 04/15/12, Apfelwein 04/01/12, Skeeter Pee 03/15/12, Two-Hearted clone 02/16/2012, Ed Wort's Apfelwein 02/13/2012, Smooth Oatmeal Stout 1/25/12
RIP Falconer's Flight IPA 12/17/11

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NordeastBrewer77

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my experiences say it'll be a minimal difference at best. a really light beer may pick up some hops from them being in the ferment, but that probably wouldn't be much and tends to really only show in a really light lager. side by side, there may be some very minor differences, but there may not be. i'd say in something like a HS clone, even the most sensitive of palates would have a hard time distinguishing the two.

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Primary: Honey Weizen (a ,Midwest kit), Columbus IPA
Secondary: No. 3 Burton, RIS
Bottled: Simcoe IPA, Northern English Brown
Kegged: German Alt, Octane IPA

Give a man beer and his thirst is quenched. Teach a man to brew and it will never be again.

Firebat138

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sweet... just the answer I wanted to hear...

CANCER.... Get out of here... :-) Long live Costanza... Lord of the idiots..

Hey... Where is that march pump giveaway.... Did that happen yet?

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Kegs: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Key Lime Belgian,
Bells Hopslam IPA, Galactic Black IPA, Miller Clone, Peanut Butter Stout, Yoopers Pale Ale, Two Hearted Clone

Fermenting:
15 gal Galactic Black IPA, Ypers Pale Ale,
10 gal Belgian WitX2, 2 Hearted Clone,, Hopslam Clone, 10 gal Samhain Pumpkin, Miller Clone,
10 gal Coffee Stout, Peanut Butter Coffee Stout

Firebat138

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OH... we took that cloudy one and cold crashed it and it was clear as a bell... cool....

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Kegs: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Key Lime Belgian,
Bells Hopslam IPA, Galactic Black IPA, Miller Clone, Peanut Butter Stout, Yoopers Pale Ale, Two Hearted Clone

Fermenting:
15 gal Galactic Black IPA, Ypers Pale Ale,
10 gal Belgian WitX2, 2 Hearted Clone,, Hopslam Clone, 10 gal Samhain Pumpkin, Miller Clone,
10 gal Coffee Stout, Peanut Butter Coffee Stout