Another US-05 experiment... temperature fluctuations

[golfduke]

There are no stupid questions.

The 60 degree batch is in a foamed out basement chamber. My basement stays at 56 degrees in the winter. I have a Lasko personal space heater in the chamber attached to a Johnson controller with the temp probe insulated and taped to the side of the carboy.

The 64 and 68 batch are done inside of a fridge. An STC1000 keeps it at 64, while I use a heat wrap for reptiles on the 68 degree fermentor with a probe inside of a thermowell and another johnson controller controlling that one.

So, essentially 3 controllers, 2 chambers, 3 different fermentation temps.

 

[Im_Lars]

Can you post a link to where you're buying?

I have been buying from LHS, the best buy on line that I can find is Farmhouse brewing is offering 10% off if you buy in bulk. If my math is right that would take it to about $2.70 a pack.

 

[droder1]

sub'd. thanks for doing this, looking forward to your results.

 

[keend0]

bubble, bubble, subscribed.

 

[orion7144]

I too use the 05 as my normal yeast mixing it up with the occasional Notty to change the taste of my house brew. My basement is at around 66 during the winter and my beers with similar OG as yours tend to finish quick. Usually less than a week.

 

[golfduke]

No gravity readings last night, but I did go ahead and remove the blowoff tubes from the 68 and 64 samples and replaced with airlocks. Both have reached high kreusen and are falling.

The 60 sample is different- It never reached the high kreusen point that the other two did. I'd say I have a good 3" kreusen on top, and it's stayed there for well over 2 days, without any sign of falling. It's still bubbling away, but I didn't have that really aggressive fermentation that I usually see with US-05 from 48-96 hours and saw from the other two samples.

 

[jglazer]

Subscribed. Very interested in hearing the taste comparisons.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Can't wait to hear your results

 

[logdrum]

Check it out.

 

[SFGiantsFan925]

Thats what I love about this site. Its great to have people brewing things and doing this type of "real" testing. Cant wait to see how it turns out. I have an IPA fermenting at 68 right now, using US-05. Good stuff!

 

[beargrylls]

subscribed! i love us05

 

[reinstone]

I have a cream ale...cream of three crops with more rice and less corn...

I have been worried about the dreaded peach at my ferment temp of 60..via thermowell.

I am starting to think the peach aroma/flavor would be more closely related to pitching temps because people might be under pitching at 60 degrees vs 67 etc. a hybrid beer.....at 60 degrees would need more yeast than the same beer pitched at a higher temp. So is the off flavor...if you call it that, from the temperature only or a combination of that and under pitching.

My cream of three crops was blowing off madly at 60 degrees. I rehydrated 3 packs for twelve gallons.....the og is 1.055.

This is just a thought, I am very interested in the results!

So is the peach flavor coming from using only one package a 60 degrees? Would it still be there with more yeast. Good experiment.

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[bigdaddybrew]

Thanks for the experiment.

 

[chumpsteak]

I've had the peach flavor/smell only when I've fermented at 65 degrees. I've never had it at 60 or 68. I've also only had it with gravities less than 1.050. I also do 10 gallon batches and have had the peach ester in one 5 gallon carboy but not the other. Figure that one out.

 

[pfgonzo]

Subbed! Not sure how I missed this thread over the last few days, but glad to jump in!

 

[Coohang]

Sub'd. Can't wait for more updates...

 

[Pratzie]

subbed. looking forward to the end result, keep up the good work!

 

[pickles]

subd. I've had the peach flavor and i did not like at all. This was fermenting around 60F

I get this too when I use S-05 and hate it. Others that taste the beer say they don't notice it but its undrinkable for me. I tend to ferment low because of this. It'll be interesting to see what happens here.

 

[JABBY]

Man! I hope there is "NO" big difference...

I have been waiting for the wether to warm up and it did, but not gradually.

We were freezing last week and yesterday it was 85 out... I was hoping for so 60 degree weather so I could brew a few batches without worring about the temp...

Weird Spring...

So this weekend I will still go for two batches but I think I am going to have to cover them with wet towels...

DPB

I read in another post that some one put a wet tshirt on their fermenter and kept it in their spare bathroom with the light off and fan on. Another option is put the fermenter in a big tub of water with frozen bottles of water to keep the temp where you want. I cannot wait to try it myself.

 

[suorangeguy]

subscribing.

 

[agentEhrman]

excited to hear more, thanks for doing this!

 

[FRS]

Subscribed. Thanks OP!

 

[Taxman]

Subscribed. Lookin fwd to taste comparison. Thanks.

 

[grayhalladay]

subscribed. I feel like Notty vs. SF05 is an interesting topic, and would like to see this replicated with a 60, 64, 68, same recipe, substitute for notty, side by side.

How strongly people feel here about the peach/apricot taste is how i feel about the banana esters that I got in an irish red ale using mounton and fison ale yeast, so anything I can do to limit that would be nice.

 

[Beaker]

Subscribed!

 

[DPBISME]

Well I just tossed in a packet of US-05 in to a fermentor that had gone 24 hours with two packs of BRY-97.... I have heard BRY-97 take a while to get going but I am paranoid and would hate to lose 13 gallons of beer...

We will see...

 

[golfduke]

subscribed. I feel like Notty vs. SF05 is an interesting topic, and would like to see this replicated with a 60, 64, 68, same recipe, substitute for notty, side by side.

How strongly people feel here about the peach/apricot taste is how i feel about the banana esters that I got in an irish red ale using mounton and fison ale yeast, so anything I can do to limit that would be nice.

Wow, you are exactly the same as me. The banana/clove ester is the single reason why I NEVER use nottingham. I've found any temps higher than 65 with nottingham = fruity esters. I've ruined a pale ale before figuring it out.

US-05 IMHO is more temperature resilient than Nottingham. This experiment is to quantify how much resilience it really does have though.

I have a cream ale...cream of three crops with more rice and less corn...

I have been worried about the dreaded peach at my ferment temp of 60..via thermowell.

I am starting to think the peach aroma/flavor would be more closely related to pitching temps because people might be under pitching at 60 degrees vs 67 etc. a hybrid beer.....at 60 degrees would need more yeast than the same beer pitched at a higher temp. So is the off flavor...if you call it that, from the temperature only or a combination of that and under pitching.

My cream of three crops was blowing off madly at 60 degrees. I rehydrated 3 packs for twelve gallons.....the og is 1.055.

This is just a thought, I am very interested in the results!

So is the peach flavor coming from using only one package a 60 degrees? Would it still be there with more yeast. Good experiment.

Subscribed.

Please keep in mind- I have not noticed any fruity esters in either sample right now. The only significant difference I have witnessed in terms of nose is a more prominent sulfur smell from the 60 sample. Otherwise, the noses smell the same for the most part right now.

Regarding pitching rates, 1 package of dry yeast properly hydrated will yield up to 230 million cells, which is more than enough for 5 gallons of average gravity wort. I would not expect to see any evidence of underpitching in this case. If anything, I overpitched.

 

[golfduke]

Gravity readings and notes from the weekend-

60 degree sample- Friday (5 days from pitching)- 1.012
64 degree sample- Friday- 1.008
68 degree sample- Friday- 1.007-8 It's tough to tell. Reallllly slightly lower gravity than the 64 sample, but it's nearly indistinguishable.

Sunday samples-
60 degree- 1.010
64 degree- 1.008
68 degree- 1.008

Notes-

I looks like both the 64 and 68 samples are finished. there is very little airlock activity and the kreusen is only about .5" thick in both beers. The 68 sample is clearing at a faster rate than the 64, however, and has a decided cake already, while the 64 is still quite hazy. both noses are mild and pleasant right now.

The 60 sample is proving to differentiate further from the 64 and 68 samples. I still have measurable airlock activity and a thick kreusen that, while falling, is still substantial. The sulfur smell has dissipated and is subtly clean on the nose.

I finally tasted the samples as well on Sunday. I only tasted just for the sake of trying to identify esters, DA, or any off flavors, not the actual quality of the beer-

68 sample- No fruity esters that I could notice, slight DA production but that should clear soon.
64 sample- No fruity ester taste or DA at all that I could pick up. Slight yeast taste due to being pre-flocculating.
60 sample- Prominently more young than the rest of the samples. A little cloying due to the sugars still to be fermented. There is a slight fruity/tangy aftertaste to this sample that I'm not sure what it is. I wouldn't describe it as peachy or apricot... more tart or citrusy than that. Kind of wierd. No DA that I could taste.

We'll see what happens on Tuesday.

 

[rtb178]

I pitched a rehydrated pack of US-05 into a 22l batch of 1.066 IPA about 72 hours ago. Maintained until a few hours ago, the temperature was between 63 and 66. Took about 10 or 12 hours to start, but a really vigorous fermentation, which has now stopped. I'm hoping that on Friday or so I can check to see if it's finished.

 

[HopHoarder]

US-05 is my go-to yeast as well. I'm following this thread with great interest