PhilboBaggins Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Way to go BL! Partial mashing is just the beginning. Hope you have room for a heap of AG equipment, because I can tell you, it AINT far away! [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Way to go BL! Partial mashing is just the beginning. Hope you have room for a heap of AG equipment, because I can tell you, it AINT far away! [cool] I hear ya, Phil! This habit of homebrewing is very consuming.[tongue] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks Philbo! [happy] I'll definitely get to All Grain at some point down the track. The equipment to do that properly is second in the queue for me though. A multitude of kegging gear is No.1 on my equipment hit list atm. I want to move up from bottling first. Being able to partial mash successfully has certainly opened the door a fair bit wider for me now in terms of the quality of beer I can now make. I can see myself experimenting in this phase for sometime. BTW, Hiya Canuck! [biggrin] Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hi guys. I allowed 24hrs to elapse with this lager brew @ 16\xb0C. On inspection of the FV, there were no obvious signs that ferment had started, so I went to bed & thought, I'll check it again in the morning. Well at some point overnight, ferment got going. Damn Budvar yeast must have been suffering from jet lag or something & woke up thinking it was still somewhere in the Czech Republic! [pinched] So I awoke this morning to the sound of a good steady bubbling from the FV. Immediately reset the temp controller to 11\xb0C, & went about my morning routines before I go to work. Now I seem to have a bigger problem. The brew fridge has done a good job to reduce the temperature down at a good rate. It is currently 13\xb0C & still dropping. The problem is my FV has stopped bubbling. Has the yeast already brewed too quickly? Have I allowed too much time to pass before lowering the temperature? Or will the yeast re-engage? If I wasn't paranoid about doing this brew beforehand, I certainly am now! [crying] Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKP18 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Did you use a yeast starter? Don't rely on the airlock, may have just moved the FV slightly and not be air-tight anymore. Never used Budvar but temperature range is 9-13 deg on the website, so I'd give it a bit of time to restart (if it has actually stopped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hey Lusty, Remember that at lower tempseratures activity will be slower whether it's a lager or ale yeast. I'd say everything is fine.[wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hey Lusty, Remember that at lower tempseratures activity will be slower whether it's a lager or ale yeast. I'd say everything is fine.[wink] I agree with Chad. Don't worry, it should be fine. If you are worried then take a gravity reading tomorrow and see if it has moved from OG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Aye lagers are in no hurry to ferment and need a lot of yeast cells to get the job done. Airlock activity means nothing, do you have a krausen? Is the gravity moving? Patience is the key when making a lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks for the reassurance guys, & you were all correct. I got home from work & the yeast had woken up again & is fermenting away nicely it seems. Budvar! Budvar! Budvar! [biggrin] I'll shut up about this brew for a while now... Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Hi guys. I bottled this brew (Post#17 this thread) earlier today and was very happy with the small sample I tasted from the FV. I wasn't sure about what to expect. Maybe something foreign & almost European-like in flavour & aroma? However I was pleasantly surprised that it smelled & tasted very much like an Australian lager/draught style beer. [happy] Final Gravity was 1.013 & I didn't do a diacetyl rest based on PB2's advice that the secondary bottle ferment will take care of that. The Budvar yeast has certainly done a good job & stamped it's profile on the beer, as has the Spalt hops in conjunction with the Saaz. Overall I'm very pleased with it so far. 6 weeks secondary fermentation will make it a nice drop to have a session with on Australia Day! [biggrin] I'll probably sneak a few tasters early in the New Year though, just to see how they are progressing. [tongue] I'll post my thoughts after the taste test. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Far out I love Budvar. Or BUDWEISER as it is called in the Czech Republic. I didn't like Lager until I had one on a very warm day in Prague [love] [love] [love] [love] [love] [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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