MikeFlynn74
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Deathbrewer
Really? You dont think oxgenating and using some yeast fuel would work?
Really? You dont think oxgenating and using some yeast fuel would work?
paulthenurse said:Ya, relax on the starters. You can get a nice starter with absolutley no effort by using a few bottles of Goya Malt Drink. It's in the ethnic (Portugeses) section in your grocery store. It's an unfermented beer in a botle. Pour one bottle and a cup or so of water into a growler, shake like mad. Add yeast, cover with an airlock and walk away. You can add more the next day if you want. For a big beer like the RIS, I'd aim for a pretty full growler, maybe 4 bottles of Goya total. Put in the fridge for a few days before to settle out the yeast, then pour off most of the Goya leaving an inch or so. (It's beer at this point but I've honestly never even tried it. Beer snob.) Shake up to mix and you are good to go. Almost instant starter.
paulthenurse said:Ya, relax on the starters. You can get a nice starter with absolutley no effort by using a few bottles of Goya Malt Drink. It's in the ethnic (Portugeses) section in your grocery store. It's an unfermented beer in a botle. Pour one bottle and a cup or so of water into a growler, shake like mad. Add yeast, cover with an airlock and walk away. You can add more the next day if you want. For a big beer like the RIS, I'd aim for a pretty full growler, maybe 4 bottles of Goya total. Put in the fridge for a few days before to settle out the yeast, then pour off most of the Goya leaving an inch or so. (It's beer at this point but I've honestly never even tried it. Beer snob.) Shake up to mix and you are good to go. Almost instant starter.
shunoshi said:Wow, that sounds like a really simplified way to do a starter...no DME mess. I'm going to have to try that out!
brewt00l said:If you can brew extract beer, you have the skills to make a starter.
chriso said:That's the problem, at least for me. I've never used extract, nor bought it, nor read much about it. I was taught by another AG brewer, who told me that extract was inferior, therefore that is what I learned. *shrug*
brewt00l said:If you are worried about the extract "tainting" your brew, crash cool the starter and decant the liquid and just pitch the slurry by itself.
Lil' Sparky said:Hey, for those of you who have already received the 08-08-08 kit from AHS, what are they using for the light chocolate malt? It doesn't look like they have that listed as one of the grains they carry.
Lil' Sparky said:Cool. Thanks, Chriso!
chriso said:Maybe I should make it a policy to brew RIS of some kind in any month divisible by 4 - In other words, April, August, and December. Then age each batch 8 months.
I still need to check my gravity but this huge sure seemed to finish fast. Pitched my yeast at about 11am. By 10pm it was going like gang busters. No blow-off but I'm guessing it was close. The next evening I add an extra pound of DME in a quart of water to bring my OG up to the desired 1.088. By the morning of Christmas Eve (48 hours after pitching) the bubbling had stopped. I'll check the FG this evening just to make sure its finished because that seems to be an incredibly quick ferment for a beer that big.CBBaron said:Brewed my 08.08.08 this morning in between wrapping presents and cleaning the house. Next weekend is looking really busy so I figured I better get this beer brewed while I have the chance. Efficiency was a little below expectations so I will have to add an extra # of DME but it looks and smells great. It is going to be hard to leave this one untill August. Luckily I have most of a batch of RIS I brewed this August.
Craig