Torrefaction
Well-Known Member
Hey folks,
Heres the goods (see recipe below): mashed at 154 F (68 C), aerated by pouring from bucket to bucket a few times. I pitched one vial of WLP001 plus a vial of WLP007; I had both on hand, didnt have time to make a starter before brew day, and thought it would be fun to try (since I like both yeasts and read there's really no downside). Both vials were super fresh (one week). Started at 64-ish, let it climb to 68, been hanging out there about a week now. Had massive krausen forever (a week?) and had to use a blowoff tube three days into fermentation.
Took my FG today, and after two weeks its at 1.022. Theres been airlock activity pretty much the whole time (slow, of course, like one bubble a minute), so the yeast could still be munching (Ive heard of 007 taking its time), but that seems a bit high to me given the two vials and the grain bill, plus the two weeks in the carboy (primary only).
Ive started swirling to see what that gets me. If I dont see results in a couple of days, Im considering this, which I found (on homebrewtalk) after some googlin:
1.) Dissolve 3 oz of corn or table sugar along with some yeast nutrient in boiling water, cool it down to fermentation temperature and add this mixture *gently* to your fermenter (avoid splashing). Sucrose and dextrose are very easy for yeast to ferment, and adding some along with yeast nutrients can provide the yeast with just enough of a boost to resume fermentation of more complex sugars remaining in your wort.
Is this legit? Any risks?
The hydro sample tasted great, by the way; not too sweet at all, but its heavy in the mouth like a barley wine. If I do nothing, Ill still have a beer Im happy with, so Ill hold off on the dextrose if theres any risk of things going funny. Note: I bottle-carb with dextrose, so one concern I have is over-priming: was planning to bottle in about a week.
Appreciate any inputthanks!
Chestburster IPA
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 28 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Original Gravity:
1.070
Final Gravity:
1.015
ABV (standard):
7.24%
IBU (tinseth):
110.96
SRM (morey):
6.1
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.7 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 86%
0.7 kg Canadian - Munich Light 34 10 10.6%
0.125 kg German - CaraHell 34 11 1.9%
0.1 kg German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.5%
6.63 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
15 g Warrior Pellet 16 First Wort 18.45
15 g Warrior Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 30.47
25 g Centennial Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 15.75
25 g Chinook Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 10 min 13.6
25 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Boil 10 min 15.42
25 g Nugget Pellet 15 Boil 10 min 17.26
25 g Centennial Pellet 10 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
25 g Chinook Leaf/Whole 13 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
25 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
50 g Nugget Pellet 15 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
50 g Centennial Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days
50 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Dry Hop 5 days
25 g Nugget Pellet 15 Dry Hop 5 days
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Heres the goods (see recipe below): mashed at 154 F (68 C), aerated by pouring from bucket to bucket a few times. I pitched one vial of WLP001 plus a vial of WLP007; I had both on hand, didnt have time to make a starter before brew day, and thought it would be fun to try (since I like both yeasts and read there's really no downside). Both vials were super fresh (one week). Started at 64-ish, let it climb to 68, been hanging out there about a week now. Had massive krausen forever (a week?) and had to use a blowoff tube three days into fermentation.
Took my FG today, and after two weeks its at 1.022. Theres been airlock activity pretty much the whole time (slow, of course, like one bubble a minute), so the yeast could still be munching (Ive heard of 007 taking its time), but that seems a bit high to me given the two vials and the grain bill, plus the two weeks in the carboy (primary only).
Ive started swirling to see what that gets me. If I dont see results in a couple of days, Im considering this, which I found (on homebrewtalk) after some googlin:
1.) Dissolve 3 oz of corn or table sugar along with some yeast nutrient in boiling water, cool it down to fermentation temperature and add this mixture *gently* to your fermenter (avoid splashing). Sucrose and dextrose are very easy for yeast to ferment, and adding some along with yeast nutrients can provide the yeast with just enough of a boost to resume fermentation of more complex sugars remaining in your wort.
Is this legit? Any risks?
The hydro sample tasted great, by the way; not too sweet at all, but its heavy in the mouth like a barley wine. If I do nothing, Ill still have a beer Im happy with, so Ill hold off on the dextrose if theres any risk of things going funny. Note: I bottle-carb with dextrose, so one concern I have is over-priming: was planning to bottle in about a week.
Appreciate any inputthanks!
Chestburster IPA
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 28 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Original Gravity:
1.070
Final Gravity:
1.015
ABV (standard):
7.24%
IBU (tinseth):
110.96
SRM (morey):
6.1
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.7 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 86%
0.7 kg Canadian - Munich Light 34 10 10.6%
0.125 kg German - CaraHell 34 11 1.9%
0.1 kg German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.5%
6.63 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
15 g Warrior Pellet 16 First Wort 18.45
15 g Warrior Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 30.47
25 g Centennial Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 15.75
25 g Chinook Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 10 min 13.6
25 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Boil 10 min 15.42
25 g Nugget Pellet 15 Boil 10 min 17.26
25 g Centennial Pellet 10 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
25 g Chinook Leaf/Whole 13 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
25 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
50 g Nugget Pellet 15 Whirlpool at °C 20 min
50 g Centennial Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days
50 g Citra Pellet 13.4 Dry Hop 5 days
25 g Nugget Pellet 15 Dry Hop 5 days
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007