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  • #31
    Originally posted by CraftyZA View Post
    Does bottle conditioning deal with diacityl as well or should i leave it in fermenter?


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    Typically not. Rather leave it in the fermenter and raise the temp a little for a couple of days for a diacetyl rest. I think lager is around 16C for a diacetyl rest and ales about 2C higher than the fermentation temp.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by kingcur View Post
      Typically not. Rather leave it in the fermenter and raise the temp a little for a couple of days for a diacetyl rest. I think lager is around 16C for a diacetyl rest and ales about 2C higher than the fermentation temp.

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      18-20 deg C for lagers
      Ales don't typically need a diacetyl rest if you've let them ferment out at a decent temp, except if you have a highly flocculant yeast or have had a stuck fermentation due to temp fluctuation, in which case I'd rather make a small yeast starter and re-pitch.

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      Last edited by jakeslouw; 25 July 2016, 09:48. Reason: weird double post

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      • #33
        Originally posted by CraftyZA View Post
        Does bottle conditioning deal with diacityl as well or should i leave it in fermenter?


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        Nope, leave it in the fermenter to do a Diacetyl rest.
        If you did not have one of the following: under pitch, low airation, stuck fermentation or fermented too high i.e. stressed yeast, you should not have diacetyl. Have you tested for diacetyl?
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        • #34
          The stout tastes fine, but the golden ale was a bit yeasty and butterscotchy. Tonight i'm starting the cold crash, then bottle 90 bottles on saturday. After bottling, i'm starting my last try on a partial english bitter, and also a belgian ale.

          Just need to do some research on melanoidin and carafoam that I want to add to the bitter.


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          • #35
            Originally posted by CraftyZA View Post
            Can I drop it on that yeast in the same fermenter as the previous batch?
            An important fact that was not covered in the other answers is that yeast produce aromas/flavours during their exponential phase. If your yeast does not go into exponential phase (because there are already so many of them), then you will not get that complexity.

            http://www.brewgeeks.com/the-life-cycle-of-yeast.html

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            • #36
              Originally posted by AtronSeige View Post
              An important fact that was not covered in the other answers is that yeast produce aromas/flavours during their exponential phase. If your yeast does not go into exponential phase (because there are already so many of them), then you will not get that complexity.

              http://www.brewgeeks.com/the-life-cycle-of-yeast.html
              Seriously cool article.

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              • #37
                Originally posted by AtronSeige View Post
                An important fact that was not covered in the other answers is that yeast produce aromas/flavours during their exponential phase. If your yeast does not go into exponential phase (because there are already so many of them), then you will not get that complexity.

                http://www.brewgeeks.com/the-life-cycle-of-yeast.html

                Thanks for the great link/article!
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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Michelle View Post
                  Seriously cool article.
                  was also in the BJCP study guides

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                  • #39
                    Still an absolute newbie. When making extract brews, how essential is it to use beer enhancers? Literature states it improves 'mouth feel', what's that?
                    Reason I ask is that a recipe I want to try (Saison), calls for a mix of two extracts and not complete tins. I will be left with some that I do not know what to do with. To make something different, I thought I'd mix it with an enhancer and mix a witches brew with what's left?

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                    • #40
                      Random small questions

                      Some tins can be a bit watery when you make them. The enhancers fixes that. It also lifts abv slightly, and gives the beer more flavour. I usually add 2kg of enhancer in my beer. Then i push for 24L batches.

                      Think of an enhancer pack as a specific style made of dry ingredients, like dme, dextrose and hops.
                      Can you post the recipe here?


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                      Last edited by CraftyZA; 30 July 2016, 07:28.

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                      • #41
                        I will be left with 0.7lt of unhopped wheat extract and 0.9lt of light malt extract.
                        I was thinking of just mixing these with an enhancer and a spare Ale yeast I have.

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                        • #42
                          I currently have a Belgium ale in the the Fermentor for 2 weeks now already , sg of 1.007. Beer very murky and I would like to add a finnings which I can only get during the week. Can I leave the brew for another week?

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                          Last edited by JBartleman; 31 July 2016, 10:56.

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by JBartleman View Post
                            I currently have a Belgium ale in the the Fermentor for 2 weeks now already , sg of 1.002. Beer very murky and I would like to add a finnings which I can only get during the week. Can I leave the brew for another week?
                            in short, yes. theres no rush. you're still good for a few more weeks.

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by JBartleman View Post
                              sg of 1.007
                              Is that correct? Did you wave the malt past the kettle?

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                              • #45
                                yup..tested twice. Added everything that came with kit. 1.7 kg MJ extract & full packet enhancer

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