Is My Kolsch Fermenting?

[Thirsty Boy]

maybe I should wait another 24hrs and see if it becomes more obvious :blink:

 

[T.D.]

:lol: :lol: That's classic! Looks like the walls in that room will soon be a nice shade of "yeast"...

 

[hairofthedog]

good work thirsty is that your beer for the xmas case swap

 

[Barramundi]

not sure if a blow off tube will do you any good either thirsty ... very angry ferment goin on there

 

[T.D.]

And in stark contrast to a Kolsch I did a while back with WLP011 yeast. Great yeast but can give next to no signs of fermentation. Then one day when you take a SG sample you find its finished! Somewhere between these two yeasts would be good...

 

[Pennywise]

Maybe you should pitch another yeast, just to be sure. :lol:

 

[Steve]

:lol: just dont be tempted to stick a pin in the glad wrap

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Isn't that a scene from the "The Blob"?

 

[drsmurto]

Is this the 1007 beast i was warned about?

 

[Screwtop]

Me thinks your Klsch has a hernia :lol:

 

[Fents]

hahaha thirsty...overpitch much?

 

[Thirsty Boy]

its the Wyeast 2575 Kolsch II - just a 2L starter from a mid June prod date smack pack. 20L in a 25L fermentor - should have put it in a 30L instead

 

[Quintrex]

its the Wyeast 2575 Kolsch II - just a 2L starter from a mid June prod date smack pack. 20L in a 25L fermentor - should have put it in a 30L instead

Let us know what it tastes like, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the "Rich flavor profile".

What temperature/s are you fermenting it?

Q

 

[Thirsty Boy]

room temp - the strip thermo says 15 and its been nice and stable in my spare room. I have a slant if you want, or, well... I could patently top crop a pitch for you without too much trouble.

I tried it mainly out of curiosity. I like the 2565, but its not quite the same profile as my favourite kolsch (Reissdorf) so I am hoping for something closer to that. The 2565 also has the nasty double whammy of poorly flocculent yeast, that tastes like absolute shit in suspension. Gotta filter it, all the unfiltered versions I have tasted (including my own) were a bit nasty/yeasty

Thirsty