r8rphan
Well-Known Member
The Problem:
Brewed up an 11G batch of a Stone IPA clone last Saturday, and the gravity came out way low (16-17 pts)... Been Fermenting for a week w SA05 (1 hydrated pack in each 6.5G carboy)
The Solution:
Brewing up a 'BIG' 5.5G version of the same recipe, to be fermented for two weeks, and then blended with the other two batches to get the OG up from .050 to the targeted .066, so that I can then transfer and dry hop... The 5.5G batch today, will have a gravity of .095 on the low end (@65% eff) to .109 on the high end (@ 75% eff).. This will leave me with a 5.5G batch to 'experiment' with (gonna try a fresh banana addition) at whatever gravity remains after mixing the other two.... (somewhere between .060 and .070).. The experimental batch will continue to sit on the high gravity batches yeast for another week or two after the blending...
The Conundrum:
I'll be pitching SA05 Dry yeast.. I don't know whether to pitch one pack or two... My experience in the past with pitching two packs into an IPA is super vigorous primary with a considerable amount of krausen making it's way out of the 6.5G carboy and into through the 1" blow off tube and into the blowoff bucket...
I'm concerned that with this much sugar in the beer, it could be even worse.. I don't want to waste beer...
OTOH, I've never brewed a beer this big, and don't know if 1 package of yeast is enough... I will probably be chilling and pitching the yeast at about 62-63 degrees.... and normally, the beer would ferment through the primary at that temp or slightly higher.. I have no idea what to expect with this beer.. I have no way to control temp, I just chill it on the cool end, pitch, and leave the carboys on the tile floor of the laundry room, which is pretty cool.... This big beer will ferment in a 6.5G plastic bucket with a 1" blowoff... (My Carboys are busy)
So, I'm basically looking for advice on whether to pitch 1 pack or 2 of hydrated SA05...
Thanks,
Off to prepare for mashing 21lbs of grain...
Brewed up an 11G batch of a Stone IPA clone last Saturday, and the gravity came out way low (16-17 pts)... Been Fermenting for a week w SA05 (1 hydrated pack in each 6.5G carboy)
The Solution:
Brewing up a 'BIG' 5.5G version of the same recipe, to be fermented for two weeks, and then blended with the other two batches to get the OG up from .050 to the targeted .066, so that I can then transfer and dry hop... The 5.5G batch today, will have a gravity of .095 on the low end (@65% eff) to .109 on the high end (@ 75% eff).. This will leave me with a 5.5G batch to 'experiment' with (gonna try a fresh banana addition) at whatever gravity remains after mixing the other two.... (somewhere between .060 and .070).. The experimental batch will continue to sit on the high gravity batches yeast for another week or two after the blending...
The Conundrum:
I'll be pitching SA05 Dry yeast.. I don't know whether to pitch one pack or two... My experience in the past with pitching two packs into an IPA is super vigorous primary with a considerable amount of krausen making it's way out of the 6.5G carboy and into through the 1" blow off tube and into the blowoff bucket...
I'm concerned that with this much sugar in the beer, it could be even worse.. I don't want to waste beer...
OTOH, I've never brewed a beer this big, and don't know if 1 package of yeast is enough... I will probably be chilling and pitching the yeast at about 62-63 degrees.... and normally, the beer would ferment through the primary at that temp or slightly higher.. I have no idea what to expect with this beer.. I have no way to control temp, I just chill it on the cool end, pitch, and leave the carboys on the tile floor of the laundry room, which is pretty cool.... This big beer will ferment in a 6.5G plastic bucket with a 1" blowoff... (My Carboys are busy)
So, I'm basically looking for advice on whether to pitch 1 pack or 2 of hydrated SA05...
Thanks,
Off to prepare for mashing 21lbs of grain...