Cold Crashing?

[Ziggybrew]

is danstar windsor dry yeast a good yeast?

It's one of Danstar's popular yeasts. I have used it with no complaints. I'd say yes!

 

[homebrewed505]

ok good. im waiting on my kit to come in the mail and im super pumped! i cant even sleep at night without thinking about brewing

 

[smokewater]

I don't have room in the fridge for a 5 gallon bucket. I have it in an igloo cooler filled with water for temp control. Would it work to drain the water and pack ice in around the bucket? As it melts I could add some frozen ice packs to try to keep an ice water solution for a couple of days. Anyone done this?

 

[Ziggybrew]

This is a guess:
yep, that sounds like it will work. Cold is cold. If you keep it cold, you are cold crashing!

 

[jetmac]

I've always just dumped my dry yeast right in and stirred. Never had anything go wrong.

If you do that, you will make beer. If you rehydrate, you'll make better beer.

 

[homebrewed505]

It's one of Danstar's popular yeasts. I have used it with no complaints. I'd say yes!

So to rehydrate just follow the instructions on the paket? and at what temp for this yeast is best for fermenting?

 

[Ziggybrew]

62 to 63 dgrees F

Here is everything if you do PDF files. http://www.danstaryeast.com/sites/default/files/windsor_datasheet.pdf

 

[homebrewed505]

So I finally started my first batch of a milk stout. So Iordered a regular stout from AHS and i added 1lb of lactose, to make it a milk stout. I took your advise and rehydrated the yeast. The process was flawless got my hot and cold breaks and I got fermentation starting as soon as like 7 hrs! I also added a 1% alcohol boost that came with the kit, and the gravities match up with what the recipe called for. The only Question I have is the stout i used only had one 1oz bag of hops. Some other milk stout recipes I looked at had two types of hops, used for bittering and flavoring or aroma. So how come mine only had bittering hops? Is that just the recipe?

 

[kpr121]

I think alot of stouts do not have flavor/aroma hop additions. I would follow the recipe for this batch. If you find you think you'd like it with a bit more hop presense, add it to the next batch, or dryhop!

 

[homebrewed505]

ok good. I just had another milk stout recipe and I was comparing the two. I thought maybe mine wouldnt be as good because the other one had a lot more hops. But if thats normal for a stout then im fine with it. Its fermenting great and all is looking good! cant wait.

 

[Ziggybrew]

Yep. with stouts the stars of the show are the dark or roasted grains. The color, body and "dark flavors" get all of the attention.
Hops take backstage with this style.

 

[homebrewed505]

I have a question about cold crashing. So if I plan on only using a primary after my FG is reached can I cold crash in my primary before i go to kegging and bottling? or does it need to go to a secondary? but I was just trying to avoid oxidation and possible contamination

 

[kpr121]

I have a question about cold crashing. So if I plan on only using a primary after my FG is reached can I cold crash in my primary before i go to kegging and bottling? or does it need to go to a secondary? but I was just trying to avoid oxidation and possible contamination

Nope you dont need secondary. Cold Crash Away (after youve reached proper attenuation and given the yeasties enough time to munch on their flaws).

 

[homebrewed505]

Nope you dont need secondary. Cold Crash Away (after youve reached proper attenuation and given the yeasties enough time to munch on their flaws).

Ok so cold crash away. Im gonna keg but I am also gonna bottle a 12pk with priming sugar will there still be enough yeast for carbonation?

 

[kpr121]

Ok so cold crash away. Im gonna keg but I am also gonna bottle a 12pk with priming sugar will there still be enough yeast for carbonation?

If you are only crashing for a few days than yes you should have enough yeast. If you leave it sit in the fridge for a month I would say that it might take a bit longer to carb.

 

[homebrewed505]

If you are only crashing for a few days than yes you should have enough yeast. If you leave it sit in the fridge for a month I would say that it might take a bit longer to carb.

ok awesome. I only plan on crashing for a few days no longer then a week. Thanks for the advice