Monthly Archive for November, 2009

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IPA – bottling

Published on November 3, 2009 in beer. 0 Comments Tags: , .

I botttled my IPA at a FG of 1.010 after 16 days. Tasted it and was very pleasant and easy. Not as floral or hoppy as I really like but again, that wasn’t the goal of this brew. Didn’t want to launch into a double on the first go-round and read great things about this recipe. Like I noted before, I didn’t choose to put it in the secondary to clear. Therefore, it was pretty cloudy when bottling. I’ve peeked at the bottles and they’re firming up quickly and are a bit clearer. Excited to start tasting.

Northern Brewer’s store opens soon in Milwaukee, the 14th I think. I’m planning my shopping list for their grand opening already. Targeting an Imperial Stout. Mmmmm.

Adding yeast before bottling

Published on November 2, 2009 in beer. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

I’ve been reading (and this is primarily for my online notes) that it is wise to throw in some dry yeast into the bucket when bottling and mixing priming sugar for bigger beers. The reason being that after a couple months in a secondary, the yeast settle down and don’t get siphoned up into the bottles. Here is a good forum link on the subject.

Sounds like a lot of folks use dry yeast US-05 if the secondary lasts more than 2 months or more. Here’s a good how to video on rehydrating dry yeast.

Also, I bought a stir plate from this guy who also sells on ebay. I bought it direct. Works great and a great price.

Iodaphor

Published on November 2, 2009 in beer. 0 Comments Tags: , .

I have been deciding between using One Step or Iodaphor before racking. I thought I’d post this link to a great article on Iodaphor

Basically, the conclusion was that if mixed at 12.5 ppm, you don’t need to rinse. Also I learned there is a minimum of 60 second contact time.