November Brewday

Post by **Mike Grover** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:48 am

Rob - I accidently wound up with your funnel from the brewday. I can bring it to the X-Mas party or would be happy to get it to you sooner if you need it.

MixnMatchBrew · Post by **MixnMatchBrew** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:51 am

Mike Grover wrote:Rob - I accidently wound up with your funnel from the brewday. I can bring it to the X-Mas party or would be happy to get it to you sooner if you need it.

Mike,

How did your share look after it settled? Did you pitch it as is or pour it off the debris?

Post by **Mike Grover** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:58 am

Racked it off the debris first. I probably got 3 to 3.5 gallons. I pitched a blend of yeasts - they were recently expired ones donated by Brian, plus I pitched some of the yeast cake from an American stout that I kegged over the weekend. American farmhouse, American ale blend, and two types of witbier yeasts are in there. Let 'em duke it out and see what happens!

RobDrechsler · Post by **RobDrechsler** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:50 pm

Mike Grover wrote:Racked it off the debris first. I probably got 3 to 3.5 gallons. I pitched a blend of yeasts - they were recently expired ones donated by Brian, plus I pitched some of the yeast cake from an American stout that I kegged over the weekend. American farmhouse, American ale blend, and two types of witbier yeasts are in there. Let 'em duke it out and see what happens!

I like your style... x-mas party is fine.. see you there..

rack04 · Post by **rack04** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:05 pm

MixnMatchBrew wrote:What yeast did everyone use for their batch?

I pitched a 2 liter starter of WLP550. Started bubbling after 8 hours. Pretty high krausen after 36 hours. Did anyone take a gravity reading?

MixnMatchBrew · Post by **MixnMatchBrew** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:38 pm

It was 1.056 I believe.

BrotherhoodBrew · Post by **BrotherhoodBrew** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:10 pm

1.055 is what I had at the end of boil.

aperkin · Post by **aperkin** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:20 pm

I just pitched some dry american ale yeast that I already had. Didn't take a gravity reading until about 8 hours after pitching and got 1.054. Fermenting at 70. Krausen started forming around 24 hr as I recall.

MixnMatchBrew · Post by **MixnMatchBrew** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:19 pm

Had my batch in the garage and brought it inside to keep it warm.

Still bubbling along.

RobDrechsler · Post by **RobDrechsler** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:26 pm

MixnMatchBrew wrote:Had my batch in the garage and brought it inside to keep it warm.

Still bubbling along.

I've moved my amber and pale to secondaries this evening.. happily sitting in the tub getting a good rest.. got a chance to use my "new fangled" carboy cleaner.. worked great..

MixnMatchBrew · Post by **MixnMatchBrew** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:08 pm

The Strong dark is still bubbling.

rack04 · Post by **rack04** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:18 am

Mine just stopped bubbling. I'll probably let it sit for another week and then check gravity.

Post by **Mike Grover** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:42 am

Racked mine to secondary yesterday. Bubbling was very slow and the beer was still pretty turbid. Gravity was about 1.014. Had a bit of funkiness to it so I think the American farmhouse blend left its mark.

RobDrechsler · Post by **RobDrechsler** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:32 pm

Bottled both batches tonight..

100 bottles of beer on the wall, 100 bottles of beer.... wait two weeks and take one down...

rack04 · Post by **rack04** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:35 pm

RobDrechsler wrote:Bottled both batches tonight..

100 bottles of beer on the wall, 100 bottles of beer.... wait two weeks and take one down...

What was your final gravity? I'll probably keg mine this weekend when I get back to D-Town.

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