Quick Turnaround kit or recipe?

[SailorJerry]

Hey guys

So, we are a week and a half in to fermentation on our first extract brew. I think we pitched the yeast when the wort was too warm, so we'll see what effects that has on the brew.

Anyways, i'm ordering the DeadRinger IPA clone from Northern Brewer, but I think we might do two batches at once. Looking for something that doesn't need to secondary, maybe on the hoppy side of a pale ale, or a wheat beer (little early for that here in Iowa...as we await 8-12" of snow today).

Really open to about anything, ideas are appreciated!

 

[JonM]

Technically, nothing "needs" secondary. [emoji6]

Hefeweizen is a super fast turnaround.

 

[Yooper]

Hey guys

So, we are a week and a half in to fermentation on our first extract brew. I think we pitched the yeast when the wort was too warm, so we'll see what effects that has on the brew.

Anyways, i'm ordering the DeadRinger IPA clone from Northern Brewer, but I think we might do two batches at once. Looking for something that doesn't need to secondary, maybe on the hoppy side of a pale ale, or a wheat beer (little early for that here in Iowa...as we await 8-12" of snow today).

Really open to about anything, ideas are appreciated!

Unless you do something "big" and complex like, say, a Big Honkin Stout, or a bourbon barrel flavored something, just about any ale can be bottled in 10-14 days.

Almost all ales don't require any sort of secondary or aging. How about an Irish red, or something else with more malt flavor to give you a big choice from the IPA?

 

[SailorJerry]

Unless you do something "big" and complex like, say, a Big Honkin Stout, or a bourbon barrel flavored something, just about any ale can be bottled in 10-14 days.

Almost all ales don't require any sort of secondary or aging. How about an Irish red, or something else with more malt flavor to give you a big choice from the IPA?

The first kit we did was Block Party Amber Ale, as it came with the first time brewers kit, buckets, etc.

I guess that when I read the Deadringer IPA stuff, it mentioned having to secondary it. If we don't have to, then I'm fine with that sitting in the primary for 14 days, then bottling and waiting to carb. Shouldn't be a huge issue there as we plan on brewing this weekend, while we are bottling batch #1.

 

[SailorJerry]

Since I've got a few guys/gals replying...quick question.
What helps clear the beer up? Is that partially determined by how quick you can cool the wort? We are doing 5 gallon batches, 2.5 gallons of wort, and topping off with water. The guy we brewed with doesn't use a wort chiller, so I'm just curious. When I brewed before with a neighbor, and all of his equipment, he had a wort chiller that we'd place in the wort, and line the outside of the bucket with ice in attempts to cool it quickly.

 

[stylus1274]

No.....chilling the wort faster doesn't produce clearer beer.

I suggest whirlfloc or Irish moss during the boil.

Then cold crash for at least 48 hours. This will help a lot

 

[myelo]

My impression was that rapid cooling soon after the boil encourages more cold break formation and that decreases chill haze. Is that not the case?

(I realize there are other ways to decrease chill haze and some people don't care about haze at all)

 

[Yooper]

My impression was that rapid cooling soon after the boil encourages more cold break formation and that decreases chill haze. Is that not the case?

(I realize there are other ways to decrease chill haze and some people don't care about haze at all)

Yes, that does help. Whirlfloc helps alot as well. Another thing that makes a difference is the yeast strain used. Some yeast strains take a while to fall out of the finished beer, and putting it someplace cold helps that along. Some other strains, notably English strains, drop out of the beer like a rock and leave a bright clear behind. Combining all of those factors can make a super clear beer.

It's beyond the scope of the extract brewer's forum, but I wrote an article a while back on making clear beers and here is the link: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/clear-wort-clear-beer.html

 

[stylus1274]

Sure it encourages cold break which help with haze.

I didn't respond properly. I should have said don't just rely on that and there are better ways to help with clarity.