which liquid yeast? i would just use us05 or us04 or notty. one packet
I believe it is the White Labs Cali yeast
which liquid yeast? i would just use us05 or us04 or notty. one packet
I vote option 1. If the stir bar doesn't work, it'll just take a bit longer.
If I go dry is one packet enough? I have Notty and Safale 04 and 05
No, one packet is not enough. You're going to need at least 3.
I made mine w/ 05 and it was fantastic!
. . and pitched 1.5 packets (11.5 grams) with lots of O2
which liquid yeast? i would just use us05 or us04 or notty. one packet
so if this is the case then I should make the starter it tonight if I am going to pitch early Saturday afternoon? I think I have a vial of WLP1056 and not the Cali Ale but I am not positive. How much of a difference will that make?
If I go dry is one packet enough? I have Notty and Safale 04 and 05
I am curious what folks are getting for FG's on this brew.
Ya know, it really doesn't matter all that much, other than you don't want rotgut. I use Jim Beam Black because it's decent and has a reasonable price point. I really suggest you not waste expensive bourbon for this. Neither the bourbon nor vanilla flavors should stick out. They should be integrated with the flavor of the beer. If you can pick out what bourbon was used, I'd say you used too much!
This is probably a dumb question, but where is the initial recipe?
Im pretty new to brewing and have done about 10 extract and 2 minimash brews so far. This is going to be for my 30th bday and i would like it to come out good. Can you elaborate a little Denny
Thank you so much! how long do you normally go grain to glass on this recipe Denny?
From the man himself! Thanks. I've since found umpteen different write-ups on this recipe...brilliant!
The best part is my girl is the one who wants to tweak the recipe and brew this one herself. I'm happy as can be!
Cheers, and thanks!
PS. Besides Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, are there any other commercial brews that come close to this?
I am curious what folks are getting for FG's on this brew.
Mine just went from 1.085 to 1.020 in 11 days @ 70'F.
Taste is awesome and I will be putting into secondary with the bean this weekend. It is a tad sweet, but not bad. I am wondering about adding a packet or so of S05 to get it down a bit before bottling. However if I had kegging equipment I would be tempted to carb it and drink ASAP.
Love to know what other folks are doing.
Thanks in advance.
I've done this recipe once and my FG was 1.013. This was bottled on 11/24/09 and it is still not ready (although I'm 1/2 way done w/ the batch - damn...)
I'm pretty sure that I used s-05 yeast, although I have no notes on that..
Mine generally finishes in the mid 20s.
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