Fastest 5 gallon fermentation time?

[Vale71]

I don't know why it works. Maybe because there is an airlock that allows off-gassing?

Purely anecdotal but in 2013 I brewed 2 batches of Caribou Slobber. One was in primary for 2 weeks before bottling. The second was in primary for 3 weeks. The 2-week version seemed to peak at 3 months in the bottle while the 3-week version seemed to peak around 6 weeks in the bottle. Totally possible there was another factor responsible though.

Yep, that factor is increased oxidation in the batch that spent a longer time in the fermenter. Unless it's a sealed, pressurized fermenter then O2 is getting in there and the longer it stays there the more O2 will get in the beer.

 

[Amadeo38]

Care to share recipe? Just started using horningdal after using voss for a long time.

Sure. It was a 5-gal batch (volume into keg) with 4.5# golden promise, 2# torrefied wheat, 2# flaked wheat, 1# flakes oats, and 18IBU of centennial at 60’ then a 5’ addition of 1.0oz centennial alongside the 1.0oz crushed coriander and 1oz sweet orange peel. I actually just redid this recipe but did a hefty WP dose of centennial, cut the coriander and orange peel, and used Granvin kveik. Will keg in a couple days to see how it turned out.

 

[Julian Høstan Urrea]

Sure. It was a 5-gal batch (volume into keg) with 4.5# golden promise, 2# torrefied wheat, 2# flaked wheat, 1# flakes oats, and 18IBU of centennial at 60’ then a 5’ addition of 1.0oz centennial alongside the 1.0oz crushed coriander and 1oz sweet orange peel. I actually just redid this recipe but did a hefty WP dose of centennial, cut the coriander and orange peel, and used Granvin kveik. Will keg in a couple days to see how it turned out.

Nice! Please keep us updated, I'm always looking for new stuff to try. Looks interesting with the koriander and peel. Sorry if I'm a moron but when you write 4.5# golden promise, what does that actually mean? I'm used to %.

 

[rhys333]

Well, last week I top-cropped some K-97 from an active fermentation into an altbier. It was on the warmer side but still within reason at 70F. A little over 1 day start to finish. That's pitching to flatlined.

 

[Amadeo38]

Nice! Please keep us updated, I'm always looking for new stuff to try. Looks interesting with the koriander and peel. Sorry if I'm a moron but when you write 4.5# golden promise, what does that actually mean? I'm used to %.

It means pounds. For percentage just divide each number by 9.5 (the total number of pounds of grist in the recipe); so 47.3% Golden Promise, 21% each flakes wheat and torrefied wheat, and 10.5% flakes oats, in this case.