billvon
Well-Known Member
Just to see how fast I could start a fermentation I did the following experiment:
Made two batches of brown with a super simple extract recipe. The first one sat in the carboy for a week then I transferred it to secondary. For the second I cooled it to about 120F then poured that along with 40F water into the fermentor on top of the existing yeast cake; resulting temperature was around 68F. Oxygenated it for about 5 minutes with a stone and O2 tank.
Within 2 hours there was activity and within 4 hours it was going about as hard as any beer I've made before.
I figure I'll give this one two weeks or so, combine the two batches and bottle 10 gallons all at once.
Made two batches of brown with a super simple extract recipe. The first one sat in the carboy for a week then I transferred it to secondary. For the second I cooled it to about 120F then poured that along with 40F water into the fermentor on top of the existing yeast cake; resulting temperature was around 68F. Oxygenated it for about 5 minutes with a stone and O2 tank.
Within 2 hours there was activity and within 4 hours it was going about as hard as any beer I've made before.
I figure I'll give this one two weeks or so, combine the two batches and bottle 10 gallons all at once.