Hugh Hefe Brew Day 7-18-09 (Saturday)

[The Pol]

I am glad that the WLP300 is finally getting a chance to make some beer. Congrats on the smooth brew session. You are one lucky person getting to brew so soon after the baby arrived. I did not have a chance to brew for a couple of months after my little one was born.

Ed

My wife insists that I brew... she doesnt want me making the baby cry anyway!

The smell of bananas is eminating from the fermentation cooler, sitting pretty at 70F. I love me some WLP300, thanks for holding on to that for me Ed, I appreciate it!

 

[brrman]

I just finished kegging my Hefe also using WLP300... smells fantastic, though still a little young on the tongue at 12 days old.

Is this a no chill, Rob?

 

[The Pol]

I just finished kegging my Hefe also using WLP300... smells fantastic, though still a little young on the tongue at 12 days old.

Is this a no chill, Rob?

Yes, no chill Hefe. It is going bananas! PUN intended. I love WLP300, it is my favorite yeast to watch. Just bottled from the keg today too for the first time, went pretty well!

 

[The Pol]

My garage smells like BANANAS! MM, I cant wait. Next up is a no chill Oktoberfest.

 

[The Pol]

Well, this thing blew off for 12 straight hours... now, it is just trickling along. The blow off added about a quart of fluid to the sanitizer filled jug.

 

[The Pol]

Today the OG is 6.9 Brix, 1.016, still bubbling, but I was curious as to where it was at. Having a refractometer for this sort of thing is really pretty nice. Although, my taste test was limited to a few drops, but they tasted yummy!

 

[The Pol]

6.5 Brix today... getting close. 1.014 and I am shooting for about 1.011-1.012 or 6.2 Brix

 

[user 22118]

Where are you getting your number conversion? If you are using a refractometer and it is off because of the alcohol, then I might be able to understand. Otherwise though, I am looking at your plato/brix reading compared to your SG and I keep scratching my head.

Please do explain.

 

[The Pol]

Where are you getting your number conversion? If you are using a refractometer and it is off because of the alcohol, then I might be able to understand. Otherwise though, I am looking at your plato/brix reading compared to your SG and I keep scratching my head.

Please do explain.

I use ProMash...

When you record your OG in the brewing session it keeps this Brix value.

When you are checking the gravity of the fermented wort, it looks at your OG so that it can compensate for the alc. in the fermented wort.

ProMash keeps all of this information, so that you can use your refractometer to determine your FG, because it takes youor Brix reading and compensates for the alc. content.

People can say what they want about ProMash, but I love the tools that it has and how they are all linked together and how it transfers values from one brew application to another automatically.

 

[The Pol]

Down to 6.4 Brix, maybe a little less, but I will say 6.4, giving it a SG of 1.013 currently.

Leaving for several days, when I return it should be at its FG.

 

[The Pol]

Sitting pretty at 6.3 Brix... 1.012 FG. It is done... cant wait to keg it this week!

 

[The Pol]

Its kegged... on to the next.

 

[thataintchicken]

I'm waiting for my containers and then... No Chill comes to CasaChicken.

I am thinking I'll have to try the Hugh Hefe.