Maggie Kolsch - Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - INFECTED
No ball today, so a great time to make beer. Conical this time. Using my slurry from the last batch. I did taste an off taste, but now it seems to be okay. Adding gelatin today to clear it for the Big Six coming here on Aug. 16.
Ingredients
24 lbs. UCM
75 g Hallertauer - 60 min. - Was supposed to be 82 g.
Escarpment Kolsch slurry - 6 days old. 500 ml, pitching it all after decanting a bit of beer on top.
BF says I need to make a starter, but I disagree. We will see who is right.
I think BF was right.
O.G. - 1.051
F.G. -
% -
SRM - 3.3
BU - 16.4
I found 4 ozs. of hops at 60 was too much, even though I have done it for many years with no problems. No idea why now. These hops are a 2018 crop, so they may be stronger and fresher. So, all of these years I have been using old hops? Maybe. I want this beer to be a light, clean ale. I have been having mill problems lately. If I go with notch 3, my UCM doesn't seem to get all of the grains. If I go to 4, it seems to be too much. The crush seems to be over the top and I really didn't know what to do. I went with notch 4 as I am using no specialty malts, just 2 row.
BREW DAY
Very warm today. High humidity. Taking a long time to cool, in fridge but will be overnight before I will be able to pitch my yeast. More time to clean stuff. Didn't use enough hops. Reign was on computer and I thought I had the right amount, but I didn't. Fine. DO NOT DRY HOP...
Day 2 - Pitched yeast at 8 am. Temp of wort - 64 F. Yeast was about 20 minutes out of the fridge.
Day 3 - Nothing. No activity at all, hmmm. I can only wait as I have no other yeast available. Wish I had more dry yeast. I can order some yeast but it will cost me $$$ to get it here fast, like next day. If this is the case, I will toss on top when I keg it the same day and go from there for now on.
FINALLY GOING AFTER 32 HOURS
Do I use this yeast again? Not sure. It, for some reason doesn't have enough yeast cells, or did I pitch it too cold? Maybe it is time to start making some lagers. Forgot to turn on fridge at midnight last night. 70 F this morning, but it is going good. Will cool it down slowly on day 4. Will not use this yeast again as it most likely do the same thing.
Day 4 - Going real good for a temp of 62 F.
Day 5 - Same.
Day 8 - Still going, but slowed down. I assume this will be infected too because I used the slurry of
the previous Kolsch which may be infected. You take your chances with re-using yeast...
INFECTED
Must be the Conical. All brews using it are bad. I guess I never cleaned it enough...
Ingredients
24 lbs. UCM
75 g Hallertauer - 60 min. - Was supposed to be 82 g.
Escarpment Kolsch slurry - 6 days old. 500 ml, pitching it all after decanting a bit of beer on top.
BF says I need to make a starter, but I disagree. We will see who is right.
I think BF was right.
O.G. - 1.051
F.G. -
% -
SRM - 3.3
BU - 16.4
I found 4 ozs. of hops at 60 was too much, even though I have done it for many years with no problems. No idea why now. These hops are a 2018 crop, so they may be stronger and fresher. So, all of these years I have been using old hops? Maybe. I want this beer to be a light, clean ale. I have been having mill problems lately. If I go with notch 3, my UCM doesn't seem to get all of the grains. If I go to 4, it seems to be too much. The crush seems to be over the top and I really didn't know what to do. I went with notch 4 as I am using no specialty malts, just 2 row.
BREW DAY
Very warm today. High humidity. Taking a long time to cool, in fridge but will be overnight before I will be able to pitch my yeast. More time to clean stuff. Didn't use enough hops. Reign was on computer and I thought I had the right amount, but I didn't. Fine. DO NOT DRY HOP...
Day 2 - Pitched yeast at 8 am. Temp of wort - 64 F. Yeast was about 20 minutes out of the fridge.
Day 3 - Nothing. No activity at all, hmmm. I can only wait as I have no other yeast available. Wish I had more dry yeast. I can order some yeast but it will cost me $$$ to get it here fast, like next day. If this is the case, I will toss on top when I keg it the same day and go from there for now on.
FINALLY GOING AFTER 32 HOURS
Do I use this yeast again? Not sure. It, for some reason doesn't have enough yeast cells, or did I pitch it too cold? Maybe it is time to start making some lagers. Forgot to turn on fridge at midnight last night. 70 F this morning, but it is going good. Will cool it down slowly on day 4. Will not use this yeast again as it most likely do the same thing.
Day 4 - Going real good for a temp of 62 F.
Day 5 - Same.
Day 8 - Still going, but slowed down. I assume this will be infected too because I used the slurry of
the previous Kolsch which may be infected. You take your chances with re-using yeast...
INFECTED
Must be the Conical. All brews using it are bad. I guess I never cleaned it enough...
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