Hornindal Kveik is blowing my mind

[jakturner]

Been reading this thread for a long time. Finally brewed with Hornindal today. 1 hour later, it's already doing it's thing! I made a starter to keep some for another brew and it overflowed! It's at 90 now and I hope to keep it about 92-94.

But, if I plan to keg this in 1 week, how soon should I dry hop? Lots of thoughts here but I don't recall seeing anyone post back after they tried what they said they were. I'm thinking on day 3. So, thoughts?

I like to drop hop on day 3 because it is done by then and I can drop the temp back down to ambient, I don’t like the flavor of dryhopping at high temperatures (80-100*)

 

[Beer-lord]

I like to drop hop on day 3 because it is done by then and I can drop the temp back down to ambient, I don’t like the flavor of dryhopping at high temperatures (80-100*)

This was my exact thoughts! I do have a shyte ton of hops to drop. Don't want them to be grassy.

 

[GoeHaarden]

Does anyone harvest this from a dry hopped IPA cake? My attempt at drying only yield about a tablespoon of flakes, used wax paper thinking I grabbed the parchment and it stuck pretty good.

 

[hottpeper13]

At that temp it's pretty much done in 3 days.

 

[TandemTails]

I plan on brewing barleywine later this month (est OG: 1.098) and will be using hornindal. I currently have some dried that i'll be making a starter with and plan to use that starter to dehydrate some more.

My question is, how much slurry from the starter should I add for 4 gallons of ~1.098 wort?

 

[Beer-lord]

I've got mine in a Speidel fermenter and no way to accurately know the temperature but the temperature in the utility room got to 97 and the beer felt very warm so overnight I moved it back in the house. Activity in the airlock is completely stopped. Not even 24 hours. I've not checked the gravity yet but if this thing got to 100 or 102, what can I expect?
I think I've read a few posts on here long ago that said no damage was done at 100 and I'm hoping that's so but no activity this soon is a concern for me.

 

[Beer-lord]

So it appears this beer is done. Krausen was gone last night and it's already clearing. Down to 1.007 from 1.059. I dry hopped it today but tasted it and though it's hard to tell at this point, it taste alot like a Pilsner. Kind of 'meh'. No judgement until it's dry hopped, kegged and carbed but I was hoping with Mecca Grade Lamonta malt and lb each of White Wheat and Vienna malt, it would have a bit more to it. Maybe I'll mash higher next time depending on the final verdict but I must say, it's so weird fermenting close to 100 and not have any off flavors.
I have lots of playing around to do in the future such as pitching less yeast and fermenting cooler to see what it brings out in flavor.

 

[Dland]

I brewed today and tried this yeast.

20# Viking pilsner,

Mash in at 148F mash appox 70 min + 10 min recirc

1 oz Amarillo pellet first wort
1 oz Amarillo pellet 30 min boil
1/2 oz Amarillo leaf, post whirlpool steep at 175F

11 gallons in fermentor

SSG; 1.061

Pitched one pouch into wort 83F at 1:45, already working at 4:15.

Have fermwrap heater set to 83F.

Will post results when done.

 

[FT-Peru]

I recently brewed a NEIPA using the Hornindal and it turned out great. Pitched at 84F and threw my brew belt on to get the fermentation up well over 90F. No fusels or off flavors, just some nice tropical and citrus esters that compliment the hops (even a hint of vanilla in the finish?).

Excuse the crappy cellphone pic, but here it is:
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hey, would you happen to have this recipe to share? when did you dry hop? at the end? all at pitch? splitted in 2? how many days in total where the hops incluiding cold? what about pitch rates? looks pretty damn good

 

[Amadeo38]

I have a beer fermenting (galaxy/Nelson/El Dorado NEIPA) right now in my chest freezer at 85F. I’m going to try to turn it around in 4-5 days. If it comes out good, it will be a nice quick turnaround option....if it’s just ok...I’ll just set my fermenter at 66 and wait a few more days with a non Kveik yeast. Seems like the main advantage if for those that lack temp control. I guess I’ll see in a few days.

Can folks who’ve done NEIPA with hornindal report back, please? Trying to decide whether to use this or Voss for my first Kveik NEIPA this weekend. Will be fermented at room temp of 74F but pitching probably at 78F.

Also, for the biotransformation dry hop: for those who did this step at similar 78-80F temps, did it result in grassiness? I was planning on doing DH #1 around 24H at full Krausen, then letting it finish out fermentation and chill to room temp of 74 before DH #2

 

[NGD]

Can folks who’ve done NEIPA with hornindal report back, please? Trying to decide whether to use this or Voss for my first Kveik NEIPA this weekend. Will be fermented at room temp of 74F but pitching probably at 78F.

Also, for the biotransformation dry hop: for those who did this step at similar 78-80F temps, did it result in grassiness? I was planning on doing DH #1 around 24H at full Krausen, then letting it finish out fermentation and chill to room temp of 74 before DH #2

Just based on the flocculation, I’d go with Voss. Curious to those that use both with any regularly if there is a big flavor difference?

 

[Amadeo38]

Just based on the flocculation, I’d go with Voss. Curious to those that use both with any regularly if there is a big flavor difference?

Did Biermuncher’s Centennial Blonde with Voss and it’s almost lager-clear, so I don’t want to let the “need for haze” drive the decision. Oats, wheat, Biotransformation DH, plus regular DH and lack of moss/finings should produce haze in most beers, though I could care less if it clarifies. Hoping to choose strain based on least hop-related off flavors at 78-80F temp range.

 

[BreeBrew]

I had 86% attenuation on a Green Bullet IPA. Started at 1.068 to 1.021 after 48 hours but after transfering it to secundary and dry hopping it ended up at 1.009 (ABV of 7.8%). This was all in 15 days. Bottled it yesterday with table sugar, didn't use any bottling yeast. I am pretty confident I get enough carbonation.
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After one week in the bottle it looked like this and tasted clean and fresh, enough hop flavor, no off flavours and some hints of citrus and enough carbonation despite of the fact I didn't use bottling yeast as suggested here http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/393.html. I am very happy with the result.

 

[TGFV]

Can folks who’ve done NEIPA with hornindal report back, please? Trying to decide whether to use this or Voss for my first Kveik NEIPA this weekend. Will be fermented at room temp of 74F but pitching probably at 78F.

Also, for the biotransformation dry hop: for those who did this step at similar 78-80F temps, did it result in grassiness? I was planning on doing DH #1 around 24H at full Krausen, then letting it finish out fermentation and chill to room temp of 74 before DH #2

Only done one with hirnindal but I severely underpitched at 85 degrees and the flavour came out amazingly, with the temp rising naturally to roughly 90.

Was planning on doing a bio dry hop but krauzen fell by day two, so just did a regular dry hop after 48hrs. No grassiness just great citrus orange flavours

 

[Beer-lord]

7 days in the fermenter, 2 in the keg and man, this one is good. It definitely likes Citra, Cascade, Simcoe and Amarillo as do I. Fermented about 94-96 and if not for the dry hopping and cold crash, it would have been ready on day 3. Just can't wrap my mind around this but I'm loving it.

 

[Amadeo38]

Just can't wrap my mind around this but I'm loving it.

A fellow homebrew club member and I want to lead a Kveik Beer Education Day for our club. I want to title it, “Kveik: Forget everything you know about fermentation.”

 

[TGFV]

Thinking of trying this out for a late season blueberry wheat experiment.

Thinking of going with:
10# white wheat malt
1# oats
10lbs blueberry
1oz Amarillo (15 minute for 20 ibu)
1tsp hornindal slurry

Going for a mash of 158-160 to keep the fg a bit higher, and wanting to see how the blueberries do in a kviek from the boil stage along with the fruity/orangy flavour from the fermentation, as well as the fruit providing nutrients for the yeast. (Plus I got a great deal on blueberries, so have 10lb to play around with).

Not planning on the blueberry flavour to be very strong since it is in the boil, but curious to see how the flavour plays out with the others from the yeast and hops.

 

[Dland]

On 8/11 I brewed recipe in post #488 in this thread. Just like in the post, but ended up fermenting around 85F instead of 83. Racked to kegs to spund after 5 days in fermentor at SG 1.016. Has been spunding at at 73F, current cellar temp.

I am fully aware that beers can work off odd tastes with time. But since most mention how clean it is after only a short time, am a bit concerned because taste of crashed sample the next day was an unpleasant plastic orange.

Is spunding up, and will crash and condition before I judge, just wondering if anyone has experienced this or if anyone with more experience with this yeast has any insights.

 

[Unicorn_Platypus]

Interested in kveik for APAs and IPAs, does it get "funky"? I've used Omega OYL-200 fermented mid to upper 70s and it came out fantastic. Big tropical fruity esters, no funk, are kveik esters similar to this?

What was your pitch rate like with the OYL-200 and how high was the original gravity?

I'm planning to brew a NEIPA @ 1.070~ OG and want esters, but no fusel or hot alcohol flavors.

I usually like to pitch most IPAs on the lower end of the suggested range then bring em up after that.

Suggested range on this one is 70-85.

Planning to pitch this one at 72 and let naturally rise up to 75 for initial 3 days of active fermentation. Then let it raise up to 80-85 after that over the rest of 2 weeks primary. With the higher OG, I'm thinking that should still be enough to bring out the esters to compliment the hops.

 

[Miraculix]

On 8/11 I brewed recipe in post #488 in this thread. Just like in the post, but ended up fermenting around 85F instead of 83. Racked to kegs to spund after 5 days in fermentor at SG 1.016. Has been spunding at at 73F, current cellar temp.

I am fully aware that beers can work off odd tastes with time. But since most mention how clean it is after only a short time, am a bit concerned because taste of crashed sample the next day was an unpleasant plastic orange.

Is spunding up, and will crash and condition before I judge, just wondering if anyone has experienced this or if anyone with more experience with this yeast has any insights.

I've read about the possibility of plastic taste with this yeast, but never experienced it myself. Would be interesting to see what actually causes it because it seems not to be in every beer it's used in.

 

[Dland]

I've read about the possibility of plastic taste with this yeast, but never experienced it myself. Would be interesting to see what actually causes it because it seems not to be in every beer it's used in.

I guess if anyone knows what agent causes plastic taste, if it is a specific chemical or the like, would be a good clue.. I guess it would be an ester of some sort.

I'm wondering if boosting the temp of the finish would help, but my instinct is to leave it as is and wait for a period of time.

 

[IBRUTOO]

My last hornindal fermented at 98F then up to 100F on day 2. I put my whirlpool hops in fermentor and transfer wort on top. Trying natural carb in the keg with my dry hop additions as as 4oz of sugar and 100grams of butterfly tea concentrate to see how purple it gets. Currently chilling in the fridge and should be ready this weekend.

 

[beersk]

Can folks who’ve done NEIPA with hornindal report back, please? Trying to decide whether to use this or Voss for my first Kveik NEIPA this weekend. Will be fermented at room temp of 74F but pitching probably at 78F.

Also, for the biotransformation dry hop: for those who did this step at similar 78-80F temps, did it result in grassiness? I was planning on doing DH #1 around 24H at full Krausen, then letting it finish out fermentation and chill to room temp of 74 before DH #2

I just kegged up one yesterday I brewed with Hornindal, fermented at 75F and dry hopped at 75F at 36 hours post pitch (looked to be high krausen to me). Hard to tell based on the warm sample, so I'll report back once it's cold and carbed. I decided not to do a second dry hop as I wasn't sure of logistics. Suppose I should get a second bag to put in my fermenter. I didn't want to deal with opening the fermenter, pulling out the soaked bag of hops, letting it drip, leaving the fermenter open for too long, etc. etc. Suppose the logical step would be to dry hop in the keg with one of those floaty beer systems with a screen that pulls beer from the top. I have a couple of those, but don't have the accompanying screen.

 

[TGFV]

Got my mash and brew done for the blueberry wheat. Only situation I had was yet again over effeciency.

My 6% ale would have been a solid 8% and I stopped squeezing the bag well before it was drained.

So decided what the hell, took the grains still wet with wort, put them in another pot, and poured a good solid gallon of wort on them, then diluted the primary wort to a preboil OG of .60.

Now I'm making a second runnings Keptniss using hornindal!

 

[Beer-lord]

A couple more days in, the citrus is definitely showing itself. Seems a bit drier too. Not a complex taste but still very enjoyable.

 

[TGFV]

Holy trub Batman!!

Haven't had this much trub outside of pumpkin ales before. Only been 48 hours so I know it's going to settle, but it looks like most of the proteins in the 80/20 wheat bill I used have congealed and settled out with everything at the bottom as well.

Gonna rack in day 5 to the rest of the blueberries. Give it time to compact the trub.

 

[soccerdad]

I only regret that I cannot name a beer Horny Doll. That's my blow up doll's name and I don't want to make her jealous.

 

[Beer-lord]

I only regret that I cannot name a beer Horny Doll. That's my blow up doll's name and I don't want to make her jealous.

I almost spit out my beer laughing so hard!

 

[beersk]

I just kegged up one yesterday I brewed with Hornindal, fermented at 75F and dry hopped at 75F at 36 hours post pitch (looked to be high krausen to me). Hard to tell based on the warm sample, so I'll report back once it's cold and carbed. I decided not to do a second dry hop as I wasn't sure of logistics. Suppose I should get a second bag to put in my fermenter. I didn't want to deal with opening the fermenter, pulling out the soaked bag of hops, letting it drip, leaving the fermenter open for too long, etc. etc. Suppose the logical step would be to dry hop in the keg with one of those floaty beer systems with a screen that pulls beer from the top. I have a couple of those, but don't have the accompanying screen.

A follow up on this - my NEIPA is pouring now and it's quite delicious. I'll be doing this again. I don't know that I want to brew with any other ale yeast anymore. This stuff is awesome. Might be tough in the winter to brew ales for me. I keep my house cool in the mid 60's. So I may have to just brew lagers all winter or get a heat belt thingy.

 

[thehaze]

There are a few Kveiks that can ferment well in the 20's ( Celsius ) and I am sure that all of them can ferment at 68-74F, although fermentation will probably be a bit slower and the esters will somewhat be just a touch supressed.