VIC. 2015 Xmas in July - Recipe.

[technobabble66]

Pitched mine last night (Burton ale yeast). 21L @ 1.098 - hydro sample tasted divine.

Most aerating (cube & fermenter shaking/twisting/kicking/etc) I've ever done. Now feel like I spent the whole arvo splitting the winter supply of wood.

 

[Yob]

Save me a jar of the slurry when you take ot out?

 

[mofox1]

Save me a jar of the slurry when you take ot out?

Lol. I'm guessing the yeast isn't gonna be much use other than making vegemite, right?

 

[Mardoo]

There's a thread for that.

 

[kcurnow]

Tasted my Wee Heavy from the case swap brew tonight. It was smooth with malty caramel undertones. I will have to have another one to be able to describe it properly but all in all a very tasty beer.
This was fermented with 1084. Started at 1092 and finished at 1019 for an abv of 9.7%.

 

[kcurnow]

It was bottle conditioned and bulk primed with dme. Bottled on the 30/8/15 so based on the above photo, no issues with the left over yeast fermenting the dme for carbonation.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

You dont muck around mate!!! Great to hear it sounds lovely, the hardest part will be keeping some aside to let age!!!!

 

[MartinOC]

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Tasted my Wee Heavy from the case swap brew tonight. It was smooth with malty caramel undertones. I will have to have another one to be able to describe it properly but all in all a very tasty beer.
This was fermented with 1084. Started at 1092 and finished at 1019 for an abv of 9.7%.

Let it age.......... This is not a beer to be consumed, but more to be savoured. LEARN it as it ages.......

Edit: This could take up to 10 years........

 

[antiphile]

But it'll be very much appreciated and drinkable by the middle of next year. The perfect smooth winter warmer. Gotta love Wee Heavy. :drinks:

 

[Nullnvoid]

Let it age.......... This is not a beer to be consumed, but more to be savoured. LEARN it as it ages.......

Edit: This could take up to 10 years........

Really? 10 years? Wow that's insane.

 

[MartinOC]

Yep. If you take care with it when bottling.

I had a 1092 Porter/Scotch Ale that took 8 years before any appreciable drop-off was noticeable.

Yob, of course, will knock his off by Christmas...... :chug:

 

[mofox1]

It was bottle conditioned and bulk primed with dme. Bottled on the 30/8/15 so based on the above photo, no issues with the left over yeast fermenting the dme for carbonation.

How long did yours take to ferment? I reckon I under pitched, hence the 6 weeks mine has taken, and at this age I don't know if the yeast would handle bottle carbing.

 

[kcurnow]

I had it in the primary for 1 week then the secondary for three weeks. I also gave it a blast of O2 for about 15 seconds once I dumped the cube in the primary and then pitched the 1084 from a 3 litre starter.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Refractometer (corrected with Brewers Friend calculator) tells me my SG is at 1.032 down from 1.096 in 7 days, not bad WY1007! It tastes magical, bit of 'hot alcohol' on the taste but that is to be expected is it is already at 9.3% ABV right?

 

[Nullnvoid]

Tested mine today too. After 7 days it's down to 1.034 from 1.094.

Couldn't believe it myself.

 

[Yob]

took out a vial of 1028 today.. I need a 5lt starter for a single batch FFS...

 

[mofox1]

took out a vial of 1028 today.. I need a 5lt starter for a single batch FFS...

but it is worth it.

my 2.5l starter was NOT sufficient. thw 6 week ferment kinda proves it.

now, need to get a 5L piece of borosilicate brew porn

 

[Yob]

Ah ha.. 2 x stirplates and 2l flasks

 

[Mardoo]

Yep, I have a 2l and a 3l for when I need those 5l starters...which will be soon, very soon.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Mine appears to be around 1.019 (corrected refrace reading), so it very well may be at FG as the Krausen has also completely subsided. It seriously tastes amazing, must have restraint and give it another week in primary. Might re-test on Sunday with hydrometer/refrac and if stable cold crash it for a week and bottle it the following weekend. Damn it just realised gotta clean up a shite-load of bottles :-( Could always just keg half of it and have it in back of the kegerator with pluto gun for 'special moments' ;-)