RE: On the way to Salem...

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Posted by pictureguy (A) on July 26, 2022 at 23:08:55

In Reply to: RE: On the way to Salem... posted by Postal Grunt on July 26, 2022 at 21:52:48:

I once brewed up a batch of .......something.....with an original gravity around 1100. That's HUGE and when it was finished erupting? Gravity was around 1005 or so. VERY alcoholic, for those that can do the math.
Ingredients included malted wheat. a couple kinds of dark malt for color / mouth feel (didn't contribute to fermentable) and some pale malts. And a LOT of it. I finished it off with HONEY. and even a bunch of random Hops. I know I used Fuggles (traditional English Ale hop) and who knows what else. a HUGE ale......close, I suppose, to an Imperial Stout....Not a hoppy note in it. but one of the big Kirin Warclub bottles would stretch you out on the sofa for the afternoon!

IPA is supposed to be Hoppy, which has become the goal of the brewer. Which might be a mistake. Like putting 500hp in a Miata body. Sure, good in the straight line, but will it handle?
Current brewers have, IMO, lost track of the WHY and WHEN of IPA and just got caught up in a hopping contest.

Pilsner ANYTHING is a Lager. This is a bottom fermenting yeast which tends to like it cold. And has a very different flavor profile from Ale yeasts. I dont' think I could get away with this here in SoCal without external refrigeration to maybe 40f to 45f, give or take......

Link is to a site which sells Dozens of different strains of Yeast. Best for the home brewer is to capture some from a brew and culture in YOUR OWN Fridge. In a couple go-arounds, the yeast will optimize for YOUR conditions. You might want to later 'cross' it with another strain to try to change the flavor profile a little. I never got DEEP into that list......I went for basic stuff, like American Ale or a basic Wheat Beer yeast. (low flocculation)

I've had a few wheat beers (Hefeweizen) which are nice and yeasty, very cloudy and extremely nutritious. Even a couple Oatmeal Stouts which I found very tasty.
Too much is never enough

https://wyeastlab.com/yeast-cultures/ (Open in New Window)

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Topic - On the way to Salem... - Rod M 19:37:50 07/26/22 (17)

RE: On the way to Salem... - Kurtle 23:16:21 07/26/22 (0)

I recommend La Hacienda Real in Salem, best fajitas. nt - nilknarf 22:04:54 07/26/22 (0)

RE: On the way to Salem... - pictureguy 20:00:39 07/26/22 (11)

RE: On the way to Salem... - Postal Grunt 21:52:48 07/26/22 (3)

RE: On the way to Salem... - pictureguy 07/26/2223:08:55 07/26/22 (2)

RE: Homebrewing - Postal Grunt 21:44:54 07/27/22 (1)

RE: Homebrewing - pictureguy 22:26:28 07/27/22 (0)

IPA is the disco music of beer. Had a local one made with grapefruit. - free.ranger 20:33:57 07/26/22 (6)

Another pedestrian opinion that is wrong, wrong, wrong! - vacuous 08:22:02 07/27/22 (2)

The Sam Adams Brew House in Philly - Uncle Mike 13:28:09 07/27/22 (0)

Somebody has to like the stuff; there's so damn much of it. Have at it. nt - free.ranger 08:26:45 07/27/22 (0)

RE: IPA is the disco music of beer. Had a local one made with grapefruit. - pictureguy 23:17:15 07/26/22 (2)

The Lime on a Corona - Postal Grunt 21:49:57 07/27/22 (1)

RE: The Lime on a Corona - pictureguy 22:28:14 07/27/22 (0)

Deschutes Brewery, makers of Black Butte Porter, world renowned. nt - free.ranger 19:41:59 07/26/22 (2)

RE: Deschutes Brewery, makers of Black Butte Porter, world renowned. nt - MylesJ 18:30:39 07/27/22 (0)

Not to mention their Obsidian Stout. Jeez, I'm thirsty now! ~ nt - Coner 21:16:12 07/26/22 (0)

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RE: On the way to Salem... - pictureguy 07/26/2223:08:55 07/26/22 (2)

RE: Homebrewing - Postal Grunt 21:44:54 07/27/22 (1)

RE: Homebrewing - pictureguy 22:26:28 07/27/22 (0)

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