King Ruddager Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Yeah, I guess what I'd like confirmed is that the raw sugar doesn't actually "help" the yeast in some way, rather it just increases the proportion of alcohol thereby lowering the FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I vaguely remember PB2 making a comment somewhere along the lines of it being beneficial having some simple sugars in the brew wort as being helpful to yeast. I had a quick look through some old posts in an effort to find it but could not. I did however find this unrelated piece of material... ...Only Brew Enhancer 1 and 2 are available. We are yet to release a Brew Enhancer 3 for sale…I have a blend in mind but I am yet to get the green light from the marketing department. Congratulations on finally getting the BE3 put into production Paul. It only took 12 years! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Roll on BE4, hey Lusty?! Yeah' date=' I guess what I'd like confirmed is that the raw sugar doesn't actually "help" the yeast in some way, rather it just increases the proportion of alcohol thereby lowering the FG.[/quote'] It will help to lower the AE (Apparent Extract), which us homies get an indication of by taking a Specific Gravity reading. An indication of your raw sugar helping the yeast would see the RE (Real Extract) figure being lower. My guess, without doing a stack of ferment tests, would be that a judicious addition of sucrose neither helps or hinders the yeast. Next time I see our resident Dr. Yeast, I'll ask him the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 A couple of new ones out! The IPA sounds tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 How about a nice dark weizenbock ? Sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hey guys It's day 5 and I was about to dry hop my ESVA ROTM , as I'd normally do at this time ( then leave for a few days before cold crashing) ..... but glanced at the recipe instructions that came with it and it says to dry hop on day 7 and expect it to take 10 days to ferment. That's a lot longer than usual - I assume due to the 3 lots of yeasts and size of fermentables in there, but I'm going away next weekend for a week and want to bottle it before I go and need a few days to 'CC' - so should I just chuck em in now and 'CC' early next week as I planned? Which raises a question I've always been curious about - does cold crash have an effect on dry hopping or can you do them at the same time? Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 G'day Chris, What I would do with this one is dry hop just before you go and cold crash as soon as you get back. That would give you a touch over 3 weeks in the fermenter and since this is a bigger beer a bit more time could be a good thing. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 G'day Chris' date=' What I would do with this one is dry hop just before you go and cold crash as soon as you get back. That would give you a touch over 3 weeks in the fermenter and since this is a bigger beer a bit more time could be a good thing. Cheers, John[/quote'] Thanks John, I don't go away until the 25 th Sept - so that'd be 2 weeks then a week dry hopped and a week cold crash - so 4 weeks all up.... oops, no hold on ????.. can't count, yep 3 weeks if I bottle as soon as get back. Cool - I'll do that, no point in rushing it cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Sox Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I tasted my ESVA last night and I simply blown away by good it tasted. I had made the Bockanator but it was contaminated so I had to tip out. I'm a novice so I was amazed how good the ESVA smelled and tasted. It smelled great when I bottled but simply amazing after three weeks in the bottle. I know it's meant to get better with age. I think I'll start adding hops and grains to my brews from now on rather than just the kits. P.S I love your videos Kingrad, keep up the great work. Very informative and humour as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beer Baron1525229791 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I tasted my ESVA last night and I simply blown away by good it tasted. Same here. I put one in the fridge and tried it last night and loved it. It is going to make it so much harder to age the rest now that i know how good it tastes. The ultimate test of self control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Im still way behind on mine ... head off for a week on Sunday so will Cold Crash just before I leave and bottle when I return - so its going to be at least another 2-3 weeks before I can sample it cant wait after the previous reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Sox Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Payno you'll love it, it'll be worth the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Next ROTM packs are out.....thoughts? The Yorkshire Square Ale looks nice....bit pricy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Looks nice, especially in that glass... might have to get mine out for the ESB I have currently on tap here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleMan1525228941 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ordered, couldnt pass that one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I'm tempted! But ... since I'm brewing an English IPA next anyway, I'll skip it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I see the Yorkshire Square Ale calls for S-04. I bet the new yeast from Lellemand, London ESB, would be good too, when it becomes available in Australia. Might even be better (more esters, less attenuation). Cheers! Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 My first ESVA tastes like hole brew ... but that's ok - it's only had two weeks in the bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleMan1525228941 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 My first ESVA tastes like hole brew ... but that's ok - it's only had two weeks in the bottle. Waddya mean by hole brew KR? Mine tastes delish.......nearly two weeks in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 "home brew" - typo. It has a bit of that cheap, cidery taste to it that's typical of first efforts in home brewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleMan1525228941 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 "home brew" - typo. It has a bit of that cheap' date=' cidery taste to it that's typical of first efforts in home brewing[/quote'] Roger that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 New one looks great! Belgian White IPA with Nelson..... yum, yum yum. Reminds me of something..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeinatedSentryGnome Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 And its gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Geez, that's gotta be a record! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Sox Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I actually had trouble accessing the store once I got on the Coopers website. Luckily for me the great staff at Coopers placed my order via phone. I believe I bought the second last ROTM at about 1pm. I'm looking forward to making this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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