The Yeast Thread

[PIPBoy2000]

I just whipped up a couple batches of beer. Well, the one is a mead.

The two sets of bottles on the left contain water, barley malt, light agave nectar, hops. In that order. The bottles on the right - water and maple syrup - something like a sparkling maple wine. The malt/agave beer is that of Mexican royalty, delicious.
The gallon jug on the left is water, saw palmetto honey(local, thank you very much), and hops. I call it the Honey Hop and damn is it some good mead. The two gallons on the right are water, brown rice syrup, barley malt, and hops. Think of Rolling Rock mixed with a Spaten Optimator, except without the Rolling Rock, 'cause that shit sucks.
PS. it is all organic.

We need a beer thread.

Percentages:
Malt/Agave: 8.2
Maple Bubbly: 10-11 that shit takes forever.
Brown rice/Malt: 9.6
Honey Hop: 11.5

Just popped the bottom of the barrel of the malt/agave. After only eight days with two in the bottle it has a nice thick head on it that stays there til the last drop! I'd take a pic but it's gone! The other malt/agave are going in the beer fridge tomorrow or the next day.

What does everyone here do?

 

[dannyboy602]

we DO need a beer thread. i'm into mexican right now. and sam adams. nuttin fancy.

 

['ome Grown]

I have been brewing my own beer for years...

I have a shed full of grain, freezer full of hops, fridge full of yeast samples and 2 other fridges (1 dedicated two fermenting with a temperature controller attached and one with two taps on the outside for my kegs)

Cheers

 

[PIPBoy2000]

Finally, replies!
I just whipped up a gallon of ten-fiddy. This one is in accordance with the German purity law of 1516. Water, malt, hops, yeast. 3.5lbs of malt for one gallon!!! High gravity.

 

[mcpurple]

i drink cheap beer most the time as i think most beer taste like shit any way, i do want a 5 gal brew station though, id love to make some pale ales

 

[PIPBoy2000]

I just ordered one of those 5 gallon carboys. 40 bucks with shipping.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/homebrewing-equipment/fermentation-equipment/carboys-and-glass-jugs/5-gallon-glass-carboy.html
They have the 6 and 6.5 gallon, but I read the reviews and the 5 gallon one is THICK GLASS. You can see even from the pic it is like an inch thick.

 

[PIPBoy2000]

In the meantime, ten-fiddy - in accordance with the German purity law of 1516.

That is 10.5% for you laymen.

 

[ryanme123]

oooh fuck i cant doo that much malt it kills me!! hahaha

 

[ryanme123]

if u love malt you'll love this shit from australia http://www.grand-ridge.com.au/

 

[PIPBoy2000]

I'll look out if I ever see Grand Ridge beers. Moonshine, Supershine, and the Blond sound good. This is some dark malt but it isn't super dark and roasted so my stuff doesn't end up having that scotch ale flavor.

 

[ryanme123]

man theyre all over the world im fairly sure too... i dont like em but many do i prefer aussie beer victoria bitter, carlton draught you ever try'ed any of those buddy?

 

[PIPBoy2000]

Nah dude, my extent of Australian beers consists of Foster's: the Blue and the Green - The premium ale - green is better. I only get those giant cans if they're on sale.

Carlton draught:

The formulation of Carlton Draught was changed slightly in 2003 to reduce the alcohol content from 5.0% to 4.6% in response to an increase in alcohol taxes by the Federal government. The logo was also changed, and a new advertising campaign was introduced to target a wider market. Featuring quirky, comical advertisements and billboards; the beer was promoted as simply being "made from beer". Carlton Draught, like most Australian Lagers, is made using a wortstream brewing process, and uses a portion of cane sugar to thin out the body of the beer, apparently due to drinkers preferences.

If I do buy beer, I prefer to buy true belgian/trappist beers.

 

[Toolage 87]

When I saw this thread it got me wondering if its possible to make my own yeast and I found out its possible but the thing is how to go about using the different methods there are out there.

 

[dannyboy602]

[video=youtube_share;C9GSS5gsDUo]http://youtu.be/C9GSS5gsDUo[/video]

 

[PIPBoy2000]

When I saw this thread it got me wondering if its possible to make my own yeast and I found out its possible but the thing is how to go about using the different methods there are out there.

You can use your own saliva if you really wannna go down to funky town.

 

['ome Grown]

making your own yeast is simple...

here is a thread on how to do it

making yeast from the yeast sediment in bottle condition beer

and

what wyeast labs have to say about building yeast

 

[scroglodyte]

heffeweizen and Irish red.........my hallmark brews. haven't brewed in a while (Hep C), but i'm longing to bang out some batches for the missus. i've got some Cascade vines growing up the side of the house. maybe time to use them.

 

[PIPBoy2000]

I bottled up all the other stuff, the Honey Hop, Brown rice/malt, and the straight malt. The bottles pictured on the left are the bottom of the barrels of the brown rice/malt that I will be opening today. I used two different yeasts - the bottle on the left is Cooper's yeast and the one of the right is the Saffbrew. The Cooper's does better with lower percentages and a more beery beer - malted cereal grain as opposed to the straight sugar like agave/honey/cane that the Saffbrew does better with. The Saffbrew also goes up to 11.5. It took me a long time to find out that 3 pounds of honey for one gallon = 11.5%

This is three gallons of agave/brown rice - I've never made this one before, so I hope it turns out well. I usually make a gallon test batch to try something out, but I had like 4 pounds of agave and 3 pounds of brown rice syrup.
10.2% ABV - Agave, brown rice syrup, hops
You guys like my ruby red grapefruit from out back?
You guys also got a view of my secret ingredient to cannabis watering. No nutes, just my super soil and a few waterings with Ionic Fizz. Don't overdo it. Water with plain water in between "feedings".

 

[PIPBoy2000]

Holy shit. I just had a bottle of that agave/brown rice stuff blow up in the cabinet.
Holy shit. That is some scary shit.
I had to get a towel shield to reach in and grab the other potentially explosive bottles. I opened a few of them up and only one of them foamed out the top when I opened it so I'm like: wtf mates?
Clean up is a bitch.

 

['ome Grown]

ok...what you have is called bottle bombs.

Basically means there is still fermentables in the beer inside the bottle. The pressure will keep on building until BOOM! Luckily it didn't set any other off.

It can be serious and cause damage.

Put the all in the fridge if you can (that will stop the fermentation process - and also allow some of the gas to absorb into the beer). Once the stuff is cold...vent the bottles by cracking the lids and then capping them 2 seconds later. You are going to have to do this a few times to save the batch of beer.

If that sounds too hard...put them in a box and drop them off to your local church with a label 'shake and enjoy'.

Cheers