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anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:03 pm
by Finley44
Hello all, i've been a home brewer for a few years now & I have been trying the diffierent kveik yeasts, when making beers, has anyone tried it for their washes?

If you haven't heard of it here is a wiki http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Kveik

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:18 am
by Beerswimmer
Not yet but I want to make some rum with Voss. I've been brewing beer with it for a while now, love it!

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:37 am
by Finley44
I've made a few beers with it, I've tried Ebbegarden, Framgarden, Opshaug & Hornindal, I have 16 strains at the moment, keen to see if it will work well with distilling.

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:58 am
by Sam.
I know it works great for beer, but how would it go with a 10% wash of just sugar?

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:56 pm
by bluc
:text-+1: was just wondering about rum. May throw some tasty esters :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:14 pm
by Finley44
I checked the wiki & not much in there but a quick google search says its good for 13-16%

topic here:

http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/393.html

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:05 pm
by Diggler87
Just finished a wash, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!

I’ve used it for a while with beer with good results so decided to do a TPW on a beer yeast cake and it finished in 2.5 days.
20l wash with 4kg sugar, worked like a charm.

I tried researching before doing it and couldn’t find any info so thought I’d give it go.
Initial results are good, very early days but taste seems ok. I haven’t done a turbo wash so I can’t really compare to that. I might do a turbo for comparison.

So far it looks like it might be the best of both worlds, quick ferment and decent taste.

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:20 pm
by Clickeral
Diggler87 wrote:Just finished a wash, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!

I’ve used it for a while with beer with good results so decided to do a TPW on a beer yeast cake and it finished in 2.5 days.
20l wash with 4kg sugar, worked like a charm.

I tried researching before doing it and couldn’t find any info so thought I’d give it go.
Initial results are good, very early days but taste seems ok. I haven’t done a turbo wash so I can’t really compare to that. I might do a turbo for comparison.

So far it looks like it might be the best of both worlds, quick ferment and decent taste.


Please dont do a turho, do a bread yeast

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:22 am
by Diggler87
Bread yeast is a little hard to find at the moment, hence using kveik.

Definitely on the comparison list though

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:01 am
by Beerswimmer
Diggler87 wrote:Just finished a wash, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!

I’ve used it for a while with beer with good results so decided to do a TPW on a beer yeast cake and it finished in 2.5 days.
20l wash with 4kg sugar, worked like a charm.

I tried researching before doing it and couldn’t find any info so thought I’d give it go.
Initial results are good, very early days but taste seems ok. I haven’t done a turbo wash so I can’t really compare to that. I might do a turbo for comparison.

So far it looks like it might be the best of both worlds, quick ferment and decent taste.


What kveik strain did you use? What flavors/esters can you detect in the spirit?

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:20 am
by andybear
Diggler87 wrote:Bread yeast is a little hard to find at the moment, hence using kveik.

Definitely on the comparison list though

FYI I seen lowens on the shelf yesterday at local woollies, but I needed some last week so I bought fermex from an Asian supermarket and it seemed to cause the biggest reaction in the fermenter that I've ever seen on my molasses only wash. All over in 36 hours. I'm going to run it early next week.

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:55 pm
by Diggler87
It was ophsaug kveik, I’ll try Voss next I think.

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:55 pm
by Beerswimmer
Voss throws out huge orange/marmalade in beer when fermented hot. I love it!

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:38 pm
by bluc
Finally got round to this. Have a all molasses wash going with kveik hordinal. 3rd ish mol to 2/3 water 95ish litres at 28c not as hot as I would have liked but will have to do..seems happy enough.
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Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:37 pm
by Nathan02
It's looking pretty happy bluc. What's your plan for distillation? I'm stripping 250L of all mollases wash tomorrow

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:12 pm
by bluc
Some will be butter rum. Heat to 58c hold two hours then cool then run as normal. Promotes diacetyl (like microwave buttered popcorn) production
The rest will be run as normal see what esters the yeast produces. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Edit:Actually temp is 57.2c

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:38 pm
by Br00ksy
Howd this run turn out @bluc? :-D

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:24 am
by bluc
I didnt like the taste lots farmyard phenols. Didnt turn it to butter rum :snooty:

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:36 pm
by Br00ksy
What did you do with it?
And which kviek did you use?
I've just ordered 2 bags of hornindal

Re: anyone used Kveik ?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:13 am
by bluc
Yea hornidal was the one, made mcrum. I drank it in the name of experimentation of course... :O)