Craftbrewer Cube Worts - Fermentation Schedule

[tomdavis]

Hi guys,

I have just taken delivery of an IPA wort kit from Craftbrewer (Thanks Ross!) and I was just wondering if anyone who has used them before can give me some guidance on fermentation times?

I am planning on primary for 7 days @18c, then secondary for 7@18c, dry hopping in secondary. Then bulk priming and bottle conditioning for a month or so. I will obv go with my hydrometer readings, but was just interested to hear others experiences.

I think they smell fantastic coming out of the cube, so I am not sure if I will be able to wait the month, but hey, we'll see! :icon_drunk:

 

[mwd]

I have one going as we speak yeast pitched 1st April looks like it is done just resting now still in primary.

Cannot really give you a timescale too many variables like the OG, yeast type, temperature variations etc. but your timings look reasonable. One thing I would recommend is racking to secondary while the ferment is still going all being well slowly so that you get a CO2 blanket above the brew unless you have a way to purge the air from your secondary. See this other thread be aware

The dangers of airborne bacterias sneaking in.

 

[manticle]

I'm bottling one today. Schedule was no different to any other beer - ferment out, leave at ferment temps for a few days after FG hits, cold condition, bottle.

I've conditioned this one a bit less than I normally would but only because I've nearly run out of beer.

 

[Bribie G]

Having visited Bacchus Brewing, their schedule there is to ferment under airlock for 10 days in the 19 room, then wheel the fermenters round into the cold room (around 2 I believe) and leave it for a further 10 days, then pump it out to the bottling / kegging setup. AFAIK all the beers on tap at the sampling area are produced that way, Ross may be able to enlighten. When I get my 60L fermenter and associated plumbing I'm going to set up my new kegerator as a micro-Bacchus as this system obviously works well.

 

[tomdavis]

Hmm. Thanks for the tips guys.



Tropical Brews, I am using the no-name English Ale yeast recommended by Ross for it, and the OG was 1.058.

That infection from a screwed secondary looks pretty nasty , so I think I may stick to primary only for this one. Seems to be that modern day thinking is moving away from racking to secondary, with more people staying in primary.

I am thinking I will go with 10 days primary, depending on Hydro readings, and then chill down the fermenter for another week or so, then bulk-prime with some DME and bottle.

 

[Ross]

Carlos,

10 days primary should be heaps, i'd expect it to be finished in 5 to 7 days. If you are dry hopping (recommended) add the hops at day 7 & then crash chill on 10 day (assuming ferment has finished). 7 days crash chilled & then bottled will be perfect.

cheers Ross

 

[tomdavis]

Carlos,

10 days primary should be heaps, i'd expect it to be finished in 5 to 7 days. If you are dry hopping (recommended) add the hops at day 7 & then crash chill on 10 day (assuming ferment has finished). 7 days crash chilled & then bottled will be perfect.

cheers Ross

Excellent... consider it done Ross.

I am really looking forward to this one, as I have been out of the brewing loop for a while, and now I have newly installed electricity in the shed I can get back in to it again.

Now to get my Cooler mash-tun finished and I can order some grain from you!

 

[time01]

Ive got 2 of the "Rock & Timber" FWK from Ross fermenting, looking forward to sampling it!