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Offline JT

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Re: festbier help
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2017, 06:35:46 pm »
Here's some more recipe guidelines in the first post I like to follow.


http://forum.germanbrewing.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=323
Nice link.  Bryan @Beerery ? talks about storing yeast from a batch that still has a bit of extract in it.  So essentially the yeast hasn't completely stopped.  This is referenced as a quart size.  Bryan, have you ever tasted this prior to pitching?  Do you get diacetyl?  Probably doesn't matter since you can just decant.  Just curious. 

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Re: festbier help
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2017, 07:39:31 pm »
Here's some more recipe guidelines in the first post I like to follow.


http://forum.germanbrewing.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=323
Nice link.  Bryan @Beerery ? talks about storing yeast from a batch that still has a bit of extract in it.  So essentially the yeast hasn't completely stopped.  This is referenced as a quart size.  Bryan, have you ever tasted this prior to pitching?  Do you get diacetyl?  Probably doesn't matter since you can just decant.  Just curious. 

  "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."


That's me!   I have never tasted, I guess I never thought of that.  I always smell though.  I can't say if I have gotten diacetyl in the starters. Never in normal beer though.


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Re: festbier help
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2017, 10:07:53 am »
Made my first festbier last night.

1.055

75% Barke Pils
25% Floor Malted Bohemian Dark Malt (6.5L)

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Re: festbier help
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2017, 10:48:51 am »
Made my first festbier last night.

1.055

75% Barke Pils
25% Floor Malted Bohemian Dark Malt (6.5L)

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Looks good! I am really on the fence about what direction I am going to go.
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Fermenting: IPA
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Re: festbier help
« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2017, 07:38:51 am »
Settled on:
73% Pilsner
20% Munich 6L
7% Carahell

My original idea was too similar to the grist of my last batch
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Fermenting: IPA
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Re: festbier help
« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2017, 07:58:57 am »
Settled on:
73% Pilsner
20% Munich 6L
7% Carahell

My original idea was too similar to the grist of my last batch


Sounds good!
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Re: festbier help
« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2017, 08:37:03 am »
Let us know how that turned out.  My first brew in a LONG time, well for me anyway, 3 weeks ago was Festbier.  Split batch 8Gal LoDo/Regular Recirc same fermentation schedule and both were not quite right.  The advice given here should help me out a little.  I blended Crisp Extra Pale/Weyermann Pils/Chateau Pils ~10/70/20 for my base with Vienna 10% Munich 10% Carahell 5% 24IBU Tettnanger 2206@56F
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