LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST

[Elric]

Just kegged up an imperial stout with it. I used omega voss as an equivalent in the brewers friend ios app, it showed I would get a 9.48% stout. The lalbrew tore through it and the beer finished at 10.5% instead. Taste from the hydrometer sample was awesome. Looking forward to this one being ready to drink!

 

[HardyFool]

It handled a pretty low 3.2 pH in a Berliner "Vosse" like an absolute champ - two days at the standard 95˚. This yeast plus something like Lallemand's SourPitch make for a disgustingly fast turnaround on a quick sour; toss in some fruit, and you've got a Fruited Gose, grain to glass, in like eight days. Sick yeast

 

[TypicalNerveCell]

Just tried the kveiked Citra smash ipa. At first I was not entirely convinced, but I am quickly on my third glass, so I suppose it is quite alright! Definitely different from how I recall my previous batch of citra smash ipa with US-05.

 

[ebbelwoi]

It works well for porter. 1.054 - 1.012 with a 155F mash.

Lookin' good! I've done maybe 7-8 porters with Voss, and have gotten good results. Brewed another one today, in fact. Set a new personal record, too: 20 minutes from pitch (@34C) to first bubble.

I usually use slurry, but went with the dry stuff this time. 2.5g in a 10L batch.

 

[shoreman]

Are you guys having any issues with bottle conditioning? I keg condition and have a co2 gauge that reads pressure and wasn’t getting any activity on my last kveik beer (it was lutra).

I’ve been pitching other yeast at kegging but would rather not. Looking for a kveik that doesn’t have issues with conditioning.

it makes sense since these farmhouse beers where these Landrace yeasts are from aren’t very carbonated and drank super fresh.

 

[balrog]

not terribly related but I got a pack of Lutra to try a pils (a la DrHans) but it's been sitting in the fridge since arrive last month and that pack is SUPER bloated now. I half expect Sigourney Weaver and some monster to pop out of it any day now.

 

[Elric]

I bottle conditioned my sour milk stout and it carbonated just fine. Perhaps you didn't have enough of an initial seal on your keg and the gas has been leaking out?

 

[rhys333]

Lookin' good! I've done maybe 7-8 porters with Voss, and have gotten good results. Brewed another one today, in fact. Set a new personal record, too: 20 minutes from pitch (@34C) to first bubble.

I usually use slurry, but went with the dry stuff this time. 2.5g in a 10L batch.

That's fast. It's usually 4 hours for me. I'm surprised how well it works in porter. Very similar to US05 for me in this style.

 

[balrog]

That's fast. It's usually 4 hours for me. I'm surprised how well it works in porter. Very similar to US05 for me in this style.

no orange notes or the like at all?

 

[rhys333]

no orange notes or the like at all?

No orange at all. I get the white wine notes in my pale brews, that is completely masked here in the porter.

 

[shoreman]

I bottle conditioned my sour milk stout and it carbonated just fine. Perhaps you didn't have enough of an initial seal on your keg and the gas has been leaking out?

Yeah I hit it with co2 initially to clear the 02 and that usually checks the seal.

 

[shoreman]

not terribly related but I got a pack of Lutra to try a pils (a la DrHans) but it's been sitting in the fridge since arrive last month and that pack is SUPER bloated now. I half expect Sigourney Weaver and some monster to pop out of it any day now.

yeah my pack of lutra swelled as well that thing want to ferment.

 

[BolgBeorach]

My Voss Kveik IPA brewed on the 10th of October. Bottled after 9 days and then 11 days in the bottle. The orange, tropical fruit flavours and aromas that were quite strong at bottling have mellowed a lot in the last 2 weeks, and the caramalt sweetness has also been fallen back somewhat. Carbed up nicely in the end as well

 

[rtstrider]

No orange at all. I get the white wine notes in my pale brews, that is completely masked here in the porter.

Just wanted to see how that Kolsch is doing now that it's been properly lagered? I'll be trying the Voss pale ale this weekend since that's 3 weeks in the bottle. Plan on dropping by the LHBS with the Voss brew and the Hothead brew for the owner (bjcp judge) to try. Not too sure they've had Kveik yeasts yet

 

[rhys333]

Just wanted to see how that Kolsch is doing now that it's been properly lagered? I'll be trying the Voss pale ale this weekend since that's 3 weeks in the bottle. Plan on dropping by the LHBS with the Voss brew and the Hothead brew for the owner (bjcp judge) to try. Not too sure they've had Kveik yeasts yet

I actually kicked the keg on that kölsch last week. It cleaned up really well, but that white wine note stayed with it till the end. It had subtle malt flavors that took it out of style, no doubt from my use of domestic 2 Row, but also from kettle caramelization that resulted in a pleasant toffee background flavor. This was probably due to an aggressive 20 minute boil at the end to get it down to 5.5 gallons.

 

[Miraculix]

Did you guys, who had the white wine flavor with Voss ferment it at the upper end of the temperature range around 37c?

I did this multiple times and never had any wine-ish flavours in my beer. Although, I also used the liquid version of it.

 

[Brewer_Dad]

I'll try this yeasty soon. I bought a couple of packets. Its end of spring here and the best I could do with my last batch was to ferment it at 75F. I used M44 yeast. Not sure what I'll get. I will setup a DIY fermentation chamber next week also, summer is coming (95-100F outside) so no way I can keep my house under 80.

 

[ebbelwoi]

I'll try this yeasty soon. I bought a couple of packets. Its end of spring here and the best I could do with my last batch was to ferment it at 75F. I used M44 yeast. Not sure what I'll get. I will setup a DIY fermentation chamber next week also, summer is coming (95-100F outside) so no way I keep my house under 80.

Voss is great in the summer. It'll keep giving you beer faster than you can drink it!

 

[Brewer_Dad]

I like how that sounds.

 

[Brewer_Dad]

Voss is great in the summer. It'll keep giving you beer faster than you can drink it!

I like how that sounds.

 

[BolgBeorach]

I'll try this yeasty soon. I bought a couple of packets. Its end of spring here and the best I could do with my last batch was to ferment it at 75F. I used M44 yeast. Not sure what I'll get. I will setup a DIY fermentation chamber next week also, summer is coming (95-100F outside) so no way I can keep my house under 80.

I fermented at around 39 to 40 Celsius (so like 102-104 F) and it performed very well. Fermentation finished in a day and a half. No off flavours at all.

 

[Brewer_Dad]

I fermented at around 39 to 40 Celsius (so like 102-104 F) and it performed very well. Fermentation finished in a day and a half. No off flavours at all.

Noice! Did you cold crash later? I've never used it. It might make me rethink the whole fermentation chamber setup...

 

[rhys333]

Did you guys, who had the white wine flavor with Voss ferment it at the upper end of the temperature range around 37c?

I did this multiple times and never had any wine-ish flavours in my beer. Although, I also used the liquid version of it.

I fermented at 32C (90F) with half a pack or about 7.5g in 5.5 gallons of standard gravity wort.

 

[BolgBeorach]

Noice! Did you cold crash later? I've never used it. It might make me rethink the whole fermentation chamber setup...

I did cold-crash, though the yeast had flocced out pretty well on its own. I just turned off my heat source and left it for 48 hours at ambient - which was like 8-10C.

 

[nickbarley]

Has anyone tried pseudo-lagers with this yeast? I understand it produces some orange/fruity esters, which might be more suitable for an IPA or wheat beer. But has anyone had success with a clean flavor profile at lower temps, like 77 F?

 

[rtstrider]

Just sampled the IPA. It’s PERFECT! I call it the “Orange Slice IPA” Very nice light bodied juicy ipa! Definitely in line to be rebrewed soon!

 

[ebbelwoi]

Has anyone tried pseudo-lagers with this yeast? I understand it produces some orange/fruity esters, which might be more suitable for an IPA or wheat beer. But has anyone had success with a clean flavor profile at lower temps, like 77 F?

It's in German, but this guy did it and says it tasted fine: MaischeMalzundMehr

 

[LuukGx]

I've seen articles on it, using Kveik and pressure to get lagers without lager temps..

 

[BolgBeorach]

Just sampled the IPA. It’s PERFECT! I call it the “Orange Slice IPA” Very nice light bodied juicy ipa! Definitely in line to be rebrewed soon!

Looks lovely man. I'm guessing it retained a lot of the orange flavours then?

 

[rtstrider]

Looks lovely man. I'm guessing it retained a lot of the orange flavours then?

Definitely! Tastes like orange juice