Philthy79
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I put down a pretty much exact copy of this recipe (below) last night, using 20g EK Goldings Flowers and Proculture Pro 11 Yeast (English Ale). Filled to 21 litres, and pitched at 17 degrees.
My only concern is when i checked my brew fridge (which is kept cool with frozen pet bottles) this morning, the fermenter was at 12 degrees. Have I gone too low for this yeast, or am I just being paranoid, and it'll spark back into action when it gets back up to 15 degrees? ( I know this definately aint a problem with lagers..but...)
My other question is how does this work? Do I keg as per normal (but with less CO2) then use the syringe?
Thanks in advance!
Phil
My only concern is when i checked my brew fridge (which is kept cool with frozen pet bottles) this morning, the fermenter was at 12 degrees. Have I gone too low for this yeast, or am I just being paranoid, and it'll spark back into action when it gets back up to 15 degrees? ( I know this definately aint a problem with lagers..but...)
If you are looking for a UK style paler pub bitter from a kit, you know what, I would personally use a very bland pale kit such as Coopers Lager as a base then flavour, colour and hop it with English style ingredients and use a UK yeast.
Suggest:
Coopers lager or pale ale tin
500g light dried malt extract or 750 for a more robust beer
500g dextrose
300g medium crystal malt steeped in a litre or two of hot water for an hour
strain into a pan and Boil the runnings with 20 g of East Kent Goldings pellets OR 20 g Fuggles flowers for 30 mins
Strain into the fermenter
Add the other ingredients, dissolve in a couple of kettles of boiling water
Top up, cool to below 20 and ferment with a UK ale yeast such as Nottingham.
For a more hoppy bitter, chuck a further 20 g EKG pellets straight into the fermenter after 4 days.
Happy Brewing
My other question is how does this work? Do I keg as per normal (but with less CO2) then use the syringe?
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In order to emulate this in the newer 'keg' beers, most UK breweries now do a nitro keg version of their bitters gassed with a combination of CO2 and nitrogen that gives smaller tighter bubbles. They usually have the name 'smooth' or 'creamflow' attached to them. If you want to try a smooth, just get a pint of guinness at your pub or club and that's classic nitro keg.
You can easily emulate this at home by priming the beer lightly - say two thirds of what you would normally carb a kit brew.
Then on serving, take a 20ml syringe from the chemist (no needle required h34r: ), draw up about 10ml of beer then forcibly squirt it back into the glass. Bingo, instant Guinness-effect. It will take you a few goes to get it right so try it in the sink first.
What you end up with is almost identical to a pint of UK bitter pumped through a tight sparkler.
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Thanks to Buttersd70 for the original idea, he may still also have his photos and post them.
Thanks in advance!
Phil