I use to have a.lack of confidence in trub. I often saved some from good batches with the intention of using it in my next beer. I always chickened out though. After 5 hours of brewing my ale, I wasn't about to gamble on its success. Don't get me wrong, I understand the yeast are in there and lots of yummy yeast nutrients aswell. I guess that's the difference between knowing something and doing it.
Well I did it 2 weeks ago, and it worked awesome!
The beer is tasty and its not even carbonated yet!
It. Went from 12 brix to 5.2 in 12 days.
I didn't mind using it on this batch because it wasn't a " recipe" it was a creation of my own. I am a young brewer ( since January 2011) . On my second trip to the closest LHBS to me I bought 4lbs of marris otter and 1 lb of biscuit and some UK first gold I believe.
I mashed it at 150 but lost 10 degrees over the hour. I mashed out with 200° F water.
I collected a little over 3 gallons of wort to boil.
once cooled and in my fermenter I added 1 cup of trub that I had brought up to room temp previously. This trub was from a month ago. My buddy saw me put in the cup full of what looked like vomit and feces mixed together into what he will some day be drinking with me. Lol. I assureds him that will drop out of the beer before we drink it. Lol
Well I did it 2 weeks ago, and it worked awesome!
The beer is tasty and its not even carbonated yet!
It. Went from 12 brix to 5.2 in 12 days.
I didn't mind using it on this batch because it wasn't a " recipe" it was a creation of my own. I am a young brewer ( since January 2011) . On my second trip to the closest LHBS to me I bought 4lbs of marris otter and 1 lb of biscuit and some UK first gold I believe.
I mashed it at 150 but lost 10 degrees over the hour. I mashed out with 200° F water.
I collected a little over 3 gallons of wort to boil.
once cooled and in my fermenter I added 1 cup of trub that I had brought up to room temp previously. This trub was from a month ago. My buddy saw me put in the cup full of what looked like vomit and feces mixed together into what he will some day be drinking with me. Lol. I assureds him that will drop out of the beer before we drink it. Lol