All Set To Go, But.....

[macr]

Ok. I have finished my fridge (photo at the bottom). I have a mashmaster fridge controller . I have my recipe for Jever Pils:
3Kg Black Rock Light LME
1Kg Morgan's Larger LME
440g Carapils (cracked and ready to go)
56.6g of tettnang hops (pellets)
45.6g Hallertau hops (plug)
10g Irish Moss
Saflager W34/70 Lager yeast
Got a small esky to steep grains
Got a 19L ss pot to boil and
Have fermenters.

Now the questions?
After I have done all the additions and boil and have poured the wort into fermenter then cooled to ~20*C. I pitch the yeast. How long do I leave it out of the fridge after pitching? Or can I put it straight into a fridge that is chilled to ~10*C?
After I reach my FG of 1011, I remove the fermenter out of the fridge and rack into a cube. I let it rest for how long? Is racking into a cube the same as secondary fermentation, or is it not due to be refridgerated for a while at ~1*C?

 

[macr]

Bump

 

[lou]

I'm not sure you can mash carapils by itself. The one I tried had no enzymes and needed to be mashed with other malt grain -

I haven't used that yeast but i have heard you can either add it and wait till it gets going and drop the temp or pitch at the rights temps. Live and learn

lou

 

[macr]

I'm not sure you can mash carapils by itself. The one I tried had no enzymes and needed to be mashed with other malt grain
lou

Thanx Lou. I'll PM this thread to the person I bought the stuff off. He should be able to enlighten us to this quandry.

 

[Jazman]

as i far as i know carapils is just a very light crystal and u should be able to steep the carapils as i have done once before

 

[macr]

as i far as i know carapils is just a very light crystal and u should be able to steep emas i have done once before

Are you having a slght case of lysdexia?

 

[Darren]

Its ok to steep the carapils by itself (have never done it my self). It would be a shame not to add some pilsener malt to the esky though. "Steep" it at about 65C with the carapils. Will result in a maltier profile.

cheers

Darren

 

[wessmith]

Your quite right there Jazzman, Carapils or Carafoam are both Weyermann trade marks for the same product: a VERY pale crystal designed to add body and head retention. Used a lot in low alcohol beers in Germany.

Wes

as i far as i know carapils is just a very light crystal and u should be able to steep emas i have done once before

 

[dreamboat]

While it is apparent that the carpils by itself will be okay..... if you are already doing a "steep", why not throw in a kilo of pilsner and make it into a minimash? Won't add too much to your brewday, but will add a lot to your beer!



dreamboat

 

[macr]

I will see how this one goes and if it is ok, then I will then try your suggestion of adding pilsner. I will require a bigger esky to do a minimash.

 

[Rocket]

Isnt carapils a light crystal malt therefore already gone through the conversion process in the grain? If so you need not to steep it but add it directly to the kettle in a bag? You could steep I guess and drarw off the liquid but dont expect any conversion process in the vessel.

 

[Trough Lolly]

Yes, Rocket, as Wes pointed out, Weyermann Carapils is a very pale dextrinous crystal malt and it's fine to steep...I use it quite a lot for a lovely white creamy head on my beers (any style) that has good retention and mouthfeel / body properties but contributes bugger all to flavour. I agree that a kilo of pils malt would really help and surely you can toss that into the pot along with the carapils???

Like any other crystal malt you can add it to a bag and use the bag like a giant teabag in the kettle if you want, but you want to make sure that you remove the bag before you boil!!
TL