giligson
Well-Known Member
I did a pretty standard Pilsner brew today but I did one new thing. Having some leftover nice yeast cake from a previous brew (but I didn't need that species of yeast) I decided to cannabalize for nutrient. So I dumped the cake into the boil. My pot has a 50L capacity and I was boiling 30L of wort - I have not ever had any boilover problems with this pot. About 2 minutes into the rolling boil, I turned away to do some cleanup when I heard a commotion. What a mess it was to clean up.
I only lost a little bit of wort (and I know its going to screw up my hops calculation b/c they preferentially come out in the foam) but I brew inside my garage on one of my utility work tables - so everything underneath had to be taken out and washed.
So the lesson for the day. Yeast cake may be a good nutrient but its protein content is high= lots of foam during hot break.
Live and learn I guess.
I only lost a little bit of wort (and I know its going to screw up my hops calculation b/c they preferentially come out in the foam) but I brew inside my garage on one of my utility work tables - so everything underneath had to be taken out and washed.
So the lesson for the day. Yeast cake may be a good nutrient but its protein content is high= lots of foam during hot break.
Live and learn I guess.