Natdavis777
Well-Known Member
So I brewed a Cream Ale this past weekend and last night while changing frozen water bottles out, I gave the airlock a sniff and it smelt estery and Belgian-esque...
Im pretty good with sanitation. When my carboys are not in use, I keep them full with a star san solution. I use a pump and recirc the boiling wort for the last 5 min of the boil and keep my plate chiller submerged in a bucket of star san solution until I am ready to cool and transfer.
I pitched safale -05 later in the evening when I got the temp down to 66F. I just moved so right now I am using a big rubbermaid bucket with water and changing out frozen water bottles. Ive done some research and have seen where people say they get some esters at lower temps with safale-05... I can see this from higher temps, but not lower. Either way, I am stumped. We will see how it turns out.
Any input?
Im pretty good with sanitation. When my carboys are not in use, I keep them full with a star san solution. I use a pump and recirc the boiling wort for the last 5 min of the boil and keep my plate chiller submerged in a bucket of star san solution until I am ready to cool and transfer.
I pitched safale -05 later in the evening when I got the temp down to 66F. I just moved so right now I am using a big rubbermaid bucket with water and changing out frozen water bottles. Ive done some research and have seen where people say they get some esters at lower temps with safale-05... I can see this from higher temps, but not lower. Either way, I am stumped. We will see how it turns out.
Any input?