Hutch
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I bottled my Flying Dog Ale on Saturday - Coopers PET bootles FWIW.
It had been cold-conditioning for three weeks, and was almost crystal clear in the fermenter.
Batch-primed (I managed to rouse just a small amount of yeast), and the bottles feel rock-hard already - 4 days later!
I was really worried it would take ages to bottle condition after such a long time in the fridge, though clearly there was plenty of yeast still floating around to get the job done.
I also kept about 500ml slurry in case anybody wants to give this yeast a try (Wyeast 1737). It has probaly the most interesting profile I've used to date - very estery, tobaco, earthy . Almost dominates the flavour profile, quite a surprise given how much Cascade/Amarillo/Columbus I used in the boil!
For the first time I can actually say I'm looking forward to polling day! :lol:
Hutch.
It had been cold-conditioning for three weeks, and was almost crystal clear in the fermenter.
Batch-primed (I managed to rouse just a small amount of yeast), and the bottles feel rock-hard already - 4 days later!
I was really worried it would take ages to bottle condition after such a long time in the fridge, though clearly there was plenty of yeast still floating around to get the job done.
I also kept about 500ml slurry in case anybody wants to give this yeast a try (Wyeast 1737). It has probaly the most interesting profile I've used to date - very estery, tobaco, earthy . Almost dominates the flavour profile, quite a surprise given how much Cascade/Amarillo/Columbus I used in the boil!
For the first time I can actually say I'm looking forward to polling day! :lol:
Hutch.