I have two starters I made recently for a brew yesterday, when pitched I pitched about 80% and then replaced the pitched starter with fresh wort, if you know what I mean,
anyways two very healthy starters
WLP380 - Hefe IV (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp380-hefeweizen-iv-ale-yeast)
WLP001 - Cal Ale (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp001-california-ale-yeast)
Ready to rock, looking for a good home and all that - patchable quantities.
The two brews took off like a rocket, especially the WLP380, now I have to clean up a mess !
Quote from: Partridge9 on August 26, 2014, 07:18:51 PM
I have two starters I made recently for a brew yesterday, when pitched I pitched about 80% and then replaced the pitched starter with fresh wort, if you know what I mean,
anyways two very healthy starters
WLP380 - Hefe IV (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp380-hefeweizen-iv-ale-yeast)
WLP001 - Cal Ale (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp001-california-ale-yeast)
Ready to rock, looking for a good home and all that - patchable quantities.
The two brews took off like a rocket, especially the WLP380, now I have to clean up a mess !
if your passing pearse street some time over the next few days I would take cal ale starter.
Shanna
Quote from: Shanna on August 26, 2014, 08:03:29 PM
Quote from: Partridge9 on August 26, 2014, 07:18:51 PM
I have two starters I made recently for a brew yesterday, when pitched I pitched about 80% and then replaced the pitched starter with fresh wort, if you know what I mean,
anyways two very healthy starters
WLP380 - Hefe IV (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp380-hefeweizen-iv-ale-yeast)
WLP001 - Cal Ale (http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp001-california-ale-yeast)
Ready to rock, looking for a good home and all that - patchable quantities.
The two brews took off like a rocket, especially the WLP380, now I have to clean up a mess !
if your passing pearse street some time over the next few days I would take cal ale starter.
Shanna
Hi Patridge,
Is that offer of the yeast still good?
Shanna
Sorry - the offer is still good, the reason I was posting it in the NCB was I was hoping that if someone wanted it they would call round - free stuff and all that.
But I dont mind making an exception !
I'll pop it into one of my lovely coffee jars and bring it into work tomorrow - about 300ml.
The yeast count will be same as a while labs vial - IE - about 60-75% of whats ideal. It will work and be bubbling within 24 hours.
BUT if you put it into 1.5 litres of a starter tomorrow evening and keep at 22-25C it will be perfect for Saturday morning.
You'll be bubbling within 4 hours.
Personally for a Pale Ale and IPA - I would over pitch to ensure full attentuation.
Regards
James
Quote from: Partridge9 on August 28, 2014, 12:37:14 PM
Sorry - the offer is still good, the reason I was posting it in the NCB was I was hoping that if someone wanted it they would call round - free stuff and all that.
But I dont mind making an exception !
I'll pop it into one of my lovely coffee jars and bring it into work tomorrow - about 300ml.
The yeast count will be same as a while labs vial - IE - about 60-75% of whats ideal. It will work and be bubbling within 24 hours.
BUT if you put it into 1.5 litres of a starter tomorrow evening and keep at 22-25C it will be perfect for Saturday morning.
You'll be bubbling within 4 hours.
Personally for a Pale Ale and IPA - I would over pitch to ensure full attentuation.
Regards
James
Sorry if I overstepped the mark by piping up in the NCB thread, will watch my p's and q's in future.
Shanna
Not at all Declan ! You did organise an excellent cornie buy so - what goes around etc !
I am just filling your yeast now - will bring it into town tomorrow - no problems as all.
I'm gonna put on a heather ale this weekend, and have a "WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast". It was more expensive than the rest of the ingredients, so I hope to re-use it.
Anyone got guidelines how to...catch it from the krausen, and keep it safe ? And not screw up my ale ? Do they freeze ? How long can you keep it in the fridge ? (I might put on 20 litres every month, if the brew works, and I can find an alternate source of wild yarrow...heather is easy to find around Howth!).
John
The very simplest way is after primary fermentation, you rack into secondary.
There will be a lot of yeast and some trub in the bottom of the fermenter. Just pour it off into sterile jame jars or the like and they will keep in the fridge for a few weeks.
Will talk more about other ways next tuesday or at the RDS if you are going in!
There a few articles/how-tos here try searching "yeast harvest" or "yeast storage" and "slanting"
Im looking to do the heather ale aswell if you save me a bit ill split the cost of that yeast with you bigvalen
how long do starters keep? hard to get a clear idea from people?
I've used mine up to 3 months old. I don't get through my beer very quickly, so if I haven't used a starter in 3 months, I make a new starter with it to bump up the yeast count and keep it alive. Of course that's another generation of mutations so you can't do it indefinatly.
I think I should get into slanting it to keep in the freezer, but I don't have a pressure cooker, so would need to get the slants premade and sterialised, which would most like cost more than just getting new yeast every now and then.
Buttercups, this is the recipe I'm going with http://www.zymurgasm.com/FraochLeann-1.0.pdf - apparently it's based on the Fraoch beer, but I've been told that a little Yarrow helps too (20g dried was too much, might try 50g fresh instead). I have more than enough Sweet Gale (like, a box of dried stuff I got from a guy in Denmark), so you are willing to take some of that too. Or you can wait until mine is worth tasting :)
cheers molc - Im always a lil bit uncertain with yeasts :)
Yea bigValen Thats relatively similar to what i was thinking of doing the Fraoch beer is very nice, any idea where to get the gale? should probably note thats a 10 gallon recipie Ill only be doing 5 XD
If you still have any of the "wlp001" I will take some off you on Tuesday.
Quote from: R@H on September 04, 2014, 10:48:40 AM
If you still have any of the "wlp001" I will take some off you on Tuesday.
I'll bring it along !
ah valen i didnt read your post right lol Its been a long week XD
ill nick a lil bit of that too so if you got alot Ill probably give it an auld attempt cause ill be a bit impatient to check it myself plus im gonna do it even if it was rubbish lol
Buttercups: I got it from eBay, a lad in Denmark who likely has fresh stuff in now summer is over. http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=411&wildflower=Bog-myrtle - apparently its all over the west of ireland?
yea ive seen it before i think i might check out ebay for it tho XD no idea when im going to get a chance to find some just about time of year to forage around and see whats out there was some very nice heather beers at the RDS this year
James if it's not too late can you bring me along some 001 please.
Lads I'll bring some WLP001 tonight for people.
if you end up with extra wlp001 after tonight let me know :)
I'll make up another one for ya, no worries
nice one mate cheers, Im after odering some WLP006 Bedford British Ale that i hope to make use of shortly as well if you fancy any of that