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I like S-05 much better as well, it's dryer, crisper, more lager like, big difference in taste between Notty and the S-05.
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I like S-05 much better as well, it's dryer, crisper, more lager like, big difference in taste between Notty and the S-05.
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What would be an ideal water profile for this recipe? Im going to brew this next weekend and my starting water is RO
what carbonation levels does everyone use? (bottling)
My 1st All Grain. Just got off work after 40 hours of Midnight shift and opened a bottle. It's only been conditioning for a week (couldn't wait any longer....it was killing me !!!!). Wow....this is really good. Followed the recipe exactly and I'm pleased with the results. Actually brewed another 5 gallons of this last weekend so I'll be drinking this for a while. Just awesome. This pic really doesn't do it justice ....it's so darn clear in person.....but anyway.....
That is one awesome looking beer! Good feeling isn't it. Congrats on the first AG!!! Is there going to be more??
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Anyone tried a kolsch yeast on this? How'd it turn out? How long did it take to clear?
How about a lager yeast?
Hey BrewerE and jwalk,
Hows the s-04 compare to the s-05? I've brewed 8-10, 10gal. batches of this with s-05 and love it, used Notty a couple different times, don't like it nearly as well, brewd again this past wkend and had to use s-04 in 5 of the 10 gal just wondered how i'm going to like it.
Jwalk, I've been thinking of trying the wlp090, how does it compare to the s-05 in this beer?
Anyone tried a kolsch yeast on this? How'd it turn out? How long did it take to clear?
How about a lager yeast?
Hey BrewerE and jwalk,
Hows the s-04 compare to the s-05? I've brewed 8-10, 10gal. batches of this with s-05 and love it, used Notty a couple different times, don't like it nearly as well, brewd again this past wkend and had to use s-04 in 5 of the 10 gal just wondered how i'm going to like it.
Jwalk, I've been thinking of trying the wlp090, how does it compare to the s-05 in this beer?
I'll let you guy's know in a couple weeks what my 2 cent's are on s-04 and s-05 side by side..
Good stuff
I had both Nottingham and US-05 available but went for the US-05 because my basement is about 66F at the moment and my temperature controlled fermentation chamber is already full.
I reckon at those temperatures I might get some off flavours from the Notti.
Even at 66? Honest question: how low do you go with Notty? I'm using it pretty regularly (in other brews acutally) and have been happy with my results at 66-68, do I need to go even lower?
Thanks!
Ike
Another pretty noobish question, but related to this post:
After extract/specialty grain brewing, tomorrow is my first BIAB, using this recipe :rockin:. For the 5 gallon batch, does the 6.6 gallon initial boil volume include the 0.9ish gallons that will be absorbed and taken off in the grain? It would seem to make sense, but doesn't leave much for boiling loss. Until now, what with extract brewing and all, I've always boiled covered so I could see not losing much more than the other 0.2 gallons in the boil. BUT, I don't know if that's SOP for others.
So, add another gallon or so to the boil to account for grain absorption, then boil uncovered to cook off the difference between 6.6 and 5.5? Or just go with 6.6 gallons at strike in and end up with 5.7 or so before the boil?
THANKS!
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BTW, You should always boil uncovered regardless.
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Assuming BIAB mashing/sparging volumes are similar to "normal" mashing and batch sparging, you'll start with about 7.8 gal of water total. After mashing/sparging, you should end up with about 6.6 gal of pre-boil volume. Boil off is roughly 1 gal/hr so you should end up with 5.5 gal post boil that goes into the fermenter. After trub loss, you should end up with around 5 gal bottling volume.
These are all approximate/general numbers. Your set-up will be different but you'll be able to dial in your numbers for your set-up as you get a few batches under your belt. Take good notes and record everything. You'll be able to look back and make adjustments to dial everything in.
BTW, You should always boil uncovered regardless.
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I just want to chime in again and reaffirm that this is a great recipe for people who are just getting into craft beer. I make this each year for a party we have and it is such an approachable beer and very well done. It isn't going to make hop heads go nuts but that isn't what this recipe is about.
I even added some cascade dry hopping and it took it up a notch in my opinion, without turning BMC drinkers off.
How much did you dry hop??
.85 oz of cascade @ 5.5% aa for 5 - 6 days. Added a little bit of nose to the beer without becoming noticeable.
Read this thread ages ago. It was my second brew after the one that came with my kit. Has there been any significant revisions/improvements/changes?