Belgian Yeasts

[klickcue]

Working with some Belgian yeasts, WLP 500, 530 and 570 plus Wyeast 1762.

They remind me of a wine yeast but can get excited if shaken up and want to foam out of the gallon container.

Have a carboy of faux Blonde or Wheat that is having a hard time staying in the container (1762). Growing up a pitch of yeast for a 1.100 run.

Interesting yeast.

[Jensen]

Interesting yeast....

what even sounds more interesting is the recipe for the 1.100!

[meisel]

Now you are speaking my language. I recently picked up WLP510 Bastogne for my Orval clone. You'll need this yeast and two bottles of Orval to get the job done. It's a platinum strain and would be a good addition to a yeast bank. I have a blond fermenting with wyeast 3789 trappist blend (I'm guessing chimay, rochefort, and brett b) and it's going crazy after almost two weeks in primary. I plan to pitch this onto a nice tripel, Achel blond is my inspirato for this one. It'll be interesting to note which yeast willl eventually become dominant or if I'll get any new flavors from the yeast and brett combo. This is dangerous territory, once you go buggy it's hard to want to brew anything else.

[klickcue]

I have not moved into bugs yet, but maybe someday.

The 4 yeasts that I listed are going to go into a bank so that I can grow them up when needed.

The 1762 is wild stuff. It really needs a blow off tube since I have had to replace the air lock twice on the 6.5 gallon carboy.

The carboy has a ferm wrap on it now and is moving from 64 degrees to 70 degrees. The yeast was pitched Sunday and still shows no indication of slowing down. I thought my Kolsch yeast was wild until I started doing the starters for the Belgians.

The Merc sells 16 oz of glycerin, I can't remember but maybe $7 for the bottle which is pretty good on price.

[Jdl973]

I just found a cheap source so glycerin. Went to the local Walgreen's and asked the pharmacist for Glycerin. She scratched her head and scurried off into the back. She came back with an a bottle of it. I think it was 8 or 16 oz for about $2.35

Jason

[klickcue]

Wish that I had your luck

Dillon's didn't restock the Glycerin after I bought them out. Walgreen's around the corner doesn't carry a stock. The Merc here in town carries about a gallon on their shelves plus they have agar-agar. Turning into my one stop shopping center

I am going to have to rethink my approach to fermenting in the 6.5 gallon carboy. After ramping up to 70 oF, the beer went out again, blowing yeast out on the floor (#3). Think that I will get my 10 gallon corny ready for a chamber for the next batch. Can not have the yeast leaving when there is still work to be done

Ramping the temp up another degree.

[meisel]

I am going to have to rethink my approach to fermenting in the 6.5 gallon carboy. After ramping up to 70 oF, the beer went out again, blowing yeast out on the floor (#3). Think that I will get my 10 gallon corny ready for a chamber for the next batch. Can not have the yeast leaving when there is still work to be done

First off, I'd like to say how jealous I am of your 10 gal corney
But this is why I love my 15 gal plastic barrels: plenty of headspace for the most rambunctious yeast plus I can buy 30 of them for the price of one 10 gal corney. Since I play with bugs I like to keep things separated and these help keep things affordable. I also like the permeability of HDPE for my sour creations but that's another topic...

[klickcue]

The big corny is pretty but a person would need a hand truck to move it when full.

Where are you getting your 15 gallon barrels?

My friend that does wine uses these at 14 gallons but they are $62 each

[brick]

I have that exact fermenter and the rice barrels too. They both function about the same. With 10 gallon batchs you will get blow off of yeast with either one. If doing just 5 gallons I would you the vittle vault(the one in the picture). I think the shorter head space will be better in a smaller batch.

[meisel]

The big corny is pretty but a person would need a hand truck to move it when full.

Where are you getting your 15 gallon barrels?

My friend that does wine uses these at 14 gallons but they are $62 each

I have a local cheap source pm me if you are interested. I can ferment five gallon batches in them without any issues, O2 is purged out during primary and I don't use airlocks.

[Greenblood]

I can ferment five gallon batches in them without any issues, O2 is purged out during primary and I don't use airlocks.

+1

[Jensen]

How much for the smaller ones? The Crane unit islooking to score some sort of fermenter.

[meisel]

How much for the smaller ones? The Crane unit islooking to score some sort of fermenter.

Tell Crane I can get him what he needs, he just owes me a MOJO

[Jensen]

word.