THIRSTY MATT Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 paul!!! i need ya mate!! i dropped about 200grams of carapils pils grain into the fermenter......the siv done a backflip! i was making a light beer....coopers euro with 100g dex, n 250g carapils grain, 2 times euro yeasts at 23 degrees.(temp will lower slowly over 24hrs) whats my beer gonna be like with that much grain in it???? also paul,over the years i have noticed that you never recommend steeping grain to kit brewers much (or ever).....any reason???? cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I could not stop laughing when i read this post! sorry Matt! I hope ya Beer is ok! and Paul or someone can help ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 josh! get stuffed!! you probably laugh at car crashes!! matt :x :x :x :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Nothing wrong with using grain. Although, it's another step that can lead to a spoilt brew. :roll: Steep the grains, strain, then bring the liquid to the boil :wink: If the grain has dropped into the brew and you haven't killed off enzymes, wild yeast and other bacteria with heat - the brew may become very funky very quickly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 now im scared....i used hot water to steep n not boiling water, and i didnt do the after boil!!!! ya didnt say 'tip it"......so i wont!! will let ya all know of progress as a learning curve!! THANKS PAUL!!! matt then again......i put the boiling water in after the grains fell in :D .......pray for my brew anyway people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Thirsty, this is sounding a bit like a car crash. I hope there will be some survivors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 lmao!! me too mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Geez, I hope you clean out the fermenter with some bleach to kill the funky town yeast! Don't keg it either, cause you'll contaminate the seals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 are you serious about not kegging it??? or are you taking the piss about my paranoia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 To paraphrase PB2's words - "If it looks like beer, smells like beer, and tastes like beer, then it is beer" and its fine to keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I'm kind of half serious and half taking the piss! If the hydro samples taste dodgy, I would bottle it. I reckon it would take a while for any off flavours to take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 thanx guys! i was thinkin the same tricky!! and im gonna do the same luke!! cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 hi all, paul......does the yeasts with the euro lager usually give off sulfur smell? or is it the wild yeasts that fell in with my grain??? its putting off about the same amount of sulfur as an s-23, and the temp has been lowered to 14 degrees!! cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thirsty I had that sulfer fartty smell when i made it to! From my understanding this is normal. This maybe the reason your meant to leave it in the bottle for three months before drinking? or it will tatse/smell like a fart!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yep, a sulphur smell can be caused by a bacterial infection but is normally yeast driven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 lol josh!!!! thanks paul! ill let ya all know how it goes, just incase your siv backflips!! cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Maybe you should "siv" into a saucepan from now on Thirsty! :wink: Or, use a big coffee plunger to soak your grains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasha Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 For what it's worth and not sure it is, given I am no where near as adventurous you guys are at with experimenting...................but I have used the Euro lager on a number of occasions myself and have never had a sulphur or should I say "farty" smell as you so eloquently describe Josh :), when doing so. Perhaps it is the extra yeasts dropped in that is causing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 thats what im worried about yashsa!! pray for my beer mate! :cry: matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I wish I smelt as good as a lager yeast fermenting the day after slamming a few down out of the keg!!! :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasha Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I'll certainly do that Matt! Haven't lost a batch since brewing my own some 5 years ago and would be most upset if I ever had to, so empathise with the fear of possibly losing one :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 so the back flippin'siv thought it could outsmart me hey!! nuttin like bunnings for a good GRAIN FILTERER!! posted in pics below is what i used to filter the grain, cost ten bucks, photos aint great as me phone/ camera only cost about the same......im proud of this one, its an irrigation filter and sum syphon hose..... http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5811/image014e.jpg http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4080/image015jzf.jpg cheers matt p.s. the white thing in the photos is the filter a lil plastic basket type cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 i would just like to thank all those that prayed for my beer. your prayers were worthwhile as im now drinking my..... VERY TASTY EURO LIGHT!!!!!! IT TURNED OUT AS GOOD AS A LIGHT BEER CAN BEER!! I lagered it for a week or so in the fridge then kegged n gassed it pretty much straight off. great light beer! ive had 5 schooners n although im happy, i could still drive n get a kebab!! cheers all matt p.s. seriously, i'd recommend coopers euro as a good light beer base if ya makin too 23 litres!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Great to hear that it turned out well! :mrgreen: I know you are probably not serious about the "drive to get a kebab" remark.....but.... Please don't get too confident about the amount you can drink while still being under the limit. We emphasise that calculating % alcohol is approximate, very approximate! You might think you are drinking a 2.8% beer when, in fact it is as high as 3.3%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasha Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 great to hear Matt!! The Euro is a great beer and have brewed it a number of times myself :) Just kegged my Canadian blonde today and popped a bag of around 8 hot and slightly crushed and softened chillies from the garden, so am looking forward to tasting the result. :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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