DavidH45 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hi! Just a quick question... I was looking at the Authentic IPA in the 'How to brew' section and noticed no temperature advice is given for the first fermentation... any clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Ferment it between 18-20 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH45 Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Fast response! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Depends on the yeast really... If I was using Nottingham Id go as low as 16'c, US-05 - 17'c, kit yeast... well I wouldnt do that [lol] Liquid Yeast? As per manufacturers specifications. Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH45 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 That actually brings me to another Q Yob... I bought the US yeast to use, but was reading about how yeast can struggle with high-gravity brews and suggests using two sachets. Would the kit yeast serve as an extra boost? Im a noob so all info is gratefully received :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Check out the Mr Malty website for a guide on pitching rates. I recently did a highish gravity IPA and used a packet of US-05 and half a packet of kit yeast. It seemed to work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Ive often thought about making a Yeast blend, Im actually waiting on the 'right' yeast crop to do so with, it would be a nice experiment. I was thinking of Blending Nottingham and US-05 with the coopers yeast (as in Notto/Coopers - US-05/Coopers) for the estery component... if I was to do that I would reculture the bottle yeast, not use the packet yeast. Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKP18 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 That actually brings me to another Q Yob... I bought the US yeast to use' date=' but was reading about how yeast can struggle with high-gravity brews and suggests using two sachets. Would the kit yeast serve as an extra boost? Im a noob so all info is gratefully received :)[/quote'] With the receipe on their website, does not look that high gravity (can + 1kg dry malt + 500g sugar), I'm sure you'd be fine with one packet. Mr Malty calculator seems to suggest 1 11.5g pack for a 1.050 brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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