TandemTails
Well-Known Member
Some of you might be following the Bootleg Biology Oslo thread, but if not, some of us (me among them) are experiencing some extremely tart beers with the strain. I brewed a marzen that turned out extremely tart. I wasn't sure if it was my water chemistry (i used a different tool than normal and was really unsure about the additions) or if it's the yeast.
To test this, I wanted to brew up a really quick table beer using some misc stuff I had on hand. The recipe looks like this:
* 3.75 gallons of filtered, unadjusted, water
* 2lb 3oz white wheat
* 15 oz pilsner
* 15 oz vienna
* 1/4oz columbus @30
* 3/4oz columbus @wp
* 1/4oz uk goldings @wp
* 1/2tsp yeast nutrient @15
* 1/2tsp irish moss @15
60 minute mash @ 152'F, BIAB w/ sous vide
45 minute boil
OG: ~1.034
2.5 gallons into fermenter
Pitched 2 tbsp oslo slurry @ 87'F, holding it at 86'F for fermentation.
I'm really hoping the marzen was just a water chemistry issue and the yeast isn't the problem. I have absolutely no clue what this beer will end up tasting like, but as long as it's not tart i'll be happy with a >4.5% table beer.
To test this, I wanted to brew up a really quick table beer using some misc stuff I had on hand. The recipe looks like this:
* 3.75 gallons of filtered, unadjusted, water
* 2lb 3oz white wheat
* 15 oz pilsner
* 15 oz vienna
* 1/4oz columbus @30
* 3/4oz columbus @wp
* 1/4oz uk goldings @wp
* 1/2tsp yeast nutrient @15
* 1/2tsp irish moss @15
60 minute mash @ 152'F, BIAB w/ sous vide
45 minute boil
OG: ~1.034
2.5 gallons into fermenter
Pitched 2 tbsp oslo slurry @ 87'F, holding it at 86'F for fermentation.
I'm really hoping the marzen was just a water chemistry issue and the yeast isn't the problem. I have absolutely no clue what this beer will end up tasting like, but as long as it's not tart i'll be happy with a >4.5% table beer.