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Ringwood woes...

Started by fakr, January 19, 2012, 02:13:13 PM

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Chris Craig

A bitter is exactly what I want to brew with it, so if that's the style you want to keep to, I'm good.

Ian Grant

Ya the lighter beers would probably be best.  Someone might not like getting the yeast from a stout and use it on there pale ale.(I did that with 1056 though and had no problems)

Kyle

I cultured the yeast from a Picaroons Best Bitter bottle. It is krausening at the moment. I'll get some to Thomas when I have time.
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On Tap: DIPA, Vienna SMaSH, Imp Stout
Planned: IPA
Fermenting: --

Chris Craig

I guess that's an easier way to go about it. :)

Richard

I'd be curious to see if it's ringwood or just something arbitrary that floated by that you've got in there :P
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Kegged: air.
Primary: air.
Bulk Aging: Silence of the Lambics (Pitched 13/05/2012).
Owed: JQ LSA x 1, Kyle Stout x 1 & IPA x 1.

Ian Grant

Kyle did you try smelling it?   That'll probably give ya a good idea.

HappyHax0r

It's likely whatever yeast picaroons actually uses as Kyle left some beer in the bottom of the bottle the night I was there. (I'm assuming it's the same bottle Kyle?)...

As such it should make a good slant :).
Primary: #1, 2, 3, 4 (Air, Air, Air, Air)
Kegs     #1, 2, 3, 4 (C02, C02, C02, C02)

Kyle

yep, same bottle, had an inch of best bitter in it and I added wort on top.

It is always possible that it is some other strain of wild yeast, but unlikely. It just roused it to get a good amount of activity in the airlock, and it does smell like ringwood yeast!
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On Tap: DIPA, Vienna SMaSH, Imp Stout
Planned: IPA
Fermenting: --

HappyHax0r

Hey Kyle, how's the ryeIIPA coming?
Primary: #1, 2, 3, 4 (Air, Air, Air, Air)
Kegs     #1, 2, 3, 4 (C02, C02, C02, C02)

fakr

This thread is still going?

for the record, the ringwood yeast I used wasn't viable.  Had to add additional yeast to finish the fermentation.  Unfortunately it wasn't ringwood.  a combo of 04, 05 and ringwood.  

ok, go back to whatever you guys were talking about in the thread!  hehe!
"If God had intended for us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."

Richard

If it smells like ringwood then it probably is... good job :)

Fakr: this thread is still about ringwood :P Did it attenuate properly when you shoved the 05/04 in?
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Kegged: air.
Primary: air.
Bulk Aging: Silence of the Lambics (Pitched 13/05/2012).
Owed: JQ LSA x 1, Kyle Stout x 1 & IPA x 1.

fakr

Just joking, no worries.

I'm not very confident that this 12GAL batch is going to turn out.  The whole fermentation took too long I think.

I pitched with two packs of ringwood on day 1.  OG 1.050
Day 6 - SG 1.040 - I pitched a pack of 05 and left the house for 4 days.
Day 10 - SG 1.030 - I pitched a pack of 04.
Day 14 - SG 1.-18 - I racked off to secondaries to clarify.

Made the big mistake of not pitching 2 packs of yeast on day 6.  Was in a rush to leave town for 4 days.  

I'm going to keg and bottle it all tonight or tomorrow.  I'll post how it turned out shortly.
"If God had intended for us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."

fakr

Update on this...

This brew's SG bottomed out at 1.014 in the secondary, from 1.018.  Beer tastes great, which is a relief as I made 12GAL of the stuff.

This batch was an attempt at a Picaroons best bitter clone, and I must say, I think I'm bang on with the grain and hop quantities.   I'll have to have a second taste when it's finished carbonating, but the initial room temperature taste really closely resembles picaroons.  Again, I'll need a second taste, or a side by side comparison to confirm.  

If it is very close, then it makes me wonder if picaroons doesn't mix ringwood with other yeast to get their signature taste.  

I bottled 10L so I'll have some to bring to a meeting to share.
"If God had intended for us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."

Chris Craig

Hmmm.  Recipe please  :mrgreen:

fakr

I'll check my brew notes and post the recipe tonight.
"If God had intended for us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."