roger mellie
Defender of the WW - Scars to prove it.
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Howdy Taxdodgers
As is usually the case - I got busy doing other stuff and delayed the kegging of an American Pilsener (Completely Rebored American Pilsener) chilled down for a week or so.
46 L batch in 2 fermenters - one of which was pushed further back in the Fridge. Almost but not quite touching the back of the fridge - where the fridge coil is.
Can you see where this is going.
Filtered the first fermenter for Keg # 1 - went to grab the 2nd fermenter for Keg # 2 - felt a bit strange - rigid. Upon investigation there was an Iceberg on the top of the fermenter. With a bit of persuasion the iceberg broke in 2 - was only about 2" thick. I calculated this to be approx 3 L of beer in my 23L fermenter - with what was left in the filter --> Still plenty of volume to fill keg # 2.
So - 2 kegs - identical wort, same yeast, same FG.
Keg # 1 was as expected - about 5% - nice D Saaz finish that was subsequenty Dry hopped with D Saaz Tea for CC just to up the aroma a bit.
Keg # 2 was different in oh so many ways.
Firstly the Colour was more pronounced - expected this - just more concentrated - darker golden.
The mouthfeel was heavier maybe little bit glycol like - again - assuming that the 3 L of ice was mainly water - not unexpected
The aroma was similar
The head was different - thick and longer lasting
The most notable difference was how smooth the beer tasted - no harshness - concentrated flavours but smooth and long
If there was a way to put a glycol coil into the top of fermenter and freeze out 2 - 3 L out of a fermenter during crash chill I would do it every time - seriously impressed by the difference it has made.
Accidental Icebeer - like most beer I make - unrepeatable.
RM
As is usually the case - I got busy doing other stuff and delayed the kegging of an American Pilsener (Completely Rebored American Pilsener) chilled down for a week or so.
46 L batch in 2 fermenters - one of which was pushed further back in the Fridge. Almost but not quite touching the back of the fridge - where the fridge coil is.
Can you see where this is going.
Filtered the first fermenter for Keg # 1 - went to grab the 2nd fermenter for Keg # 2 - felt a bit strange - rigid. Upon investigation there was an Iceberg on the top of the fermenter. With a bit of persuasion the iceberg broke in 2 - was only about 2" thick. I calculated this to be approx 3 L of beer in my 23L fermenter - with what was left in the filter --> Still plenty of volume to fill keg # 2.
So - 2 kegs - identical wort, same yeast, same FG.
Keg # 1 was as expected - about 5% - nice D Saaz finish that was subsequenty Dry hopped with D Saaz Tea for CC just to up the aroma a bit.
Keg # 2 was different in oh so many ways.
Firstly the Colour was more pronounced - expected this - just more concentrated - darker golden.
The mouthfeel was heavier maybe little bit glycol like - again - assuming that the 3 L of ice was mainly water - not unexpected
The aroma was similar
The head was different - thick and longer lasting
The most notable difference was how smooth the beer tasted - no harshness - concentrated flavours but smooth and long
If there was a way to put a glycol coil into the top of fermenter and freeze out 2 - 3 L out of a fermenter during crash chill I would do it every time - seriously impressed by the difference it has made.
Accidental Icebeer - like most beer I make - unrepeatable.
RM