"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover and Brew Beer".
I haven't read the entire thread so please give me some leeway if this is a repeat.
Have you looked at Kveik yeast to brew without temperature control? Temperature range of 70° to 100°F.
I'm not sure I'd use a Belgian type yeast. I don't care for the strong clove flavors they throw when fermentation temp gets out of control. Of course pitching on top of the previous yeast cake so as to have a massive pitch would reduce the reproductive phase of the yeast enough that this probably would be minimized. On the other hand, I've let Belle Saison run wild, with fermentation temps exceeding 100F at times, and I like the flavors it throws under these circumstances.
It's been nearly 50 years since I've brewed an extract brew!! For me extract brewing takes the joy out of brewing. It also requires boiling. I'm currently about to make another foray into no boil / no chill, which is ideal for brewing aboard. It means that you can sterilize your wort in the pressure cooker in batches at about 170F for short periods of time, saving fuel, and increasing safety. A pint or so could be boiled with hops for a brief period of time, as in my most recent brew where I put all my hops in at 7 minutes (IBU about 48).
I plan to do a series of small brews next summer when temps are in the 90's indoors during the day, without any fermentation temp control using various yeasts and the same recipe. I already know that -05 doesn't handle high temps without leaving unpleasant flavors, and that Belle Saison does. Dry yeasts are the only options worth considering for a sea voyage, and that represents a fairly small selection.
H.W.
Weihenstephaner yeast is a German yeast for wheat beers. Great for top cropping. I tend to get more bubblegum and banana at higher temps but there is still a touch of clove. I was just throwing it out there because it handles the heat pretty well and has a lot of character.
On the extract front I get that it kills a lot of the fun. But it also makes "brewing" as simple as using a battery powered tea kettle to heat up a bit water to dissolve the DME in, then using regular temp water to top up the fermenter while simultaneously chilling the wort. You sound like you've got things figured out though.
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
This trip sounds awesome. I'd probably just skip the brewing and spend most of the time sailing around looking for beach bars. I'd get my beer there. There's nothing better than run down beach bar. (queue the Jimmy Buffet music.)
The fermenter would be a "steep conical" like the Fast Ferement (just bought one yesterday), to encourage trump to settle fairly tightly.
I have to say... You owe me lots of money. I thought I was over the sailing bug. Now I need to go to therapy or start drinking lots more. If I could go, my dream boat would be a 42' catamaran. Anchored near you, drinking your beer.
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