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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Quick souring method
« on: March 23, 2013, 01:58:58 pm »
It's been fermenting REALLY vigorously for 5 days now, at 68F. I wonder if I didn't kill the bugs. 
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Quick souring method
« on: March 20, 2013, 01:34:32 pm »
Thanks a lot. I boiled with the hop additions before I pitch the lacto starter, so I just wanted to kill all organisms. I ended up boiling for 5 minutes at that point, and pitching the ale yeast. I did add a bit more extract to bring the gravity up a bit, and am planning on adding raspberries after primary. Just wanted to know if it was gonna taste more sour after fermentation, or if it was gonna stay that way. Anyway I hope it turns out alright, this is my first time messing with bugs. 
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Yeast and Fermentation / Quick souring method
« on: March 18, 2013, 11:39:25 am »
So I did the quick souring method as I read on zymurgy and some forums. 2 liter starter with some grains kept at 100-120 F for 3 days, then put that in the wort and kept at around 100F. Its been 2 days right now and it seems like there's a 3/4'' krausen on top of the wort, not a pellicle, it looks more like a normal yeast krausen, and there's a lot of airlock activity. Is this normal?. I took a sample, and the pH is down to 3.9, and gravity is down from 1.055 to 1.044. It smells kinda like sauerkraut, and tastes somewhat sweet and sour, pretty nice actually. Would the beer be noticeably sour if I boil, chill and ferment normally at this pH? Or should I wait for the pH to drop further? Also, should I boil or just pasteurize?
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Kegging and Bottling / Extra yeast at bottling
« on: August 17, 2012, 02:28:38 pm »
Would you add more yeast to a BDS that's been in the fermenter for 2 months and its about 8.5% ABV ?
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All Things Food / Re: Tacos al Pastor
« on: June 21, 2012, 04:22:47 pm »
That's what I ate last saturday, drunk, at 3 am, in a place outside on the street, with flies everywhere. Hmmmm 
. That's the secret here in Mexico, forget everything about hygene. 
. That's the secret here in Mexico, forget everything about hygene.
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: June 11, 2012, 10:42:47 am »
Down by the Water - The Decemberists
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Kegging and Bottling / Extra yeast for bottling
« on: June 11, 2012, 10:20:41 am »
I'm bottling a lager tomorrow that's been in the fermenter for 8 weeks now. Do you think I'll need more yeast for bottling or would I be fine without it? I've never made a lager before so I'm not sure.
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: June 05, 2012, 10:57:04 pm »OK
Blue Monday
-Fats Domino
On a Monday - Jeremy Fisher
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: June 02, 2012, 05:59:51 pm »
Tonight's The Kind of Night - Noah and the Whale
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: June 02, 2012, 10:35:57 am »
The Blues are Still Blue - Belle and Sebastin
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: May 29, 2012, 10:09:29 pm »
Give it all back - Noah and the Whale