Kravin wrote
Brewers yeast and distillers yeast are different to the point that brewers yeast can be reused.
Hobo wrote:Heya bt1, I don't know why you would use lager yeasts unless making beer?
I know they ferment at colder temps but that could push a 45l wash out to 3-4 weeks thus taking up valuable fermenter real estate.
I just finished a Weetbix wash using Lowan's and an aquarium heater that I bought off ebay for $18, just set at 28 deg and let her rip. All done in 9 days, I will run it on the weekend.
I have an energy meter in my bus which shows real time power usage and that sucker only used 50w and only when thermostat was on. Big plus is you can dial up exactly the temperature you want. That's just my thoughts, hope it helps :smile:
bt1 wrote:+1 sam,
Well I ain't heating 400lt of wash in winter...never have.. You realise that's about 2 -3 pints at the local per day in terms of costs(happy hours daily $4 pints yum!...a new one for Crow...Coopers Dark Ale...bloody cracker it is too)?
kk it take a few weeks...the weathers shit so getting good weekend is dam hard and in winter I don't wont to be running every weekend...footy to watch :D
Just space the fermenters a few weeks apart and you got 2 runs every weekend if your real keen.
Got 300lt finished so can't see myself going short.
bt1
crow wrote:Kravin wrote
Brewers yeast and distillers yeast are different to the point that brewers yeast can be reused.
@ Kravin, not sure what you mean here. What do you think is the problem with distillers yeast
Kravin wrote:yeast generally doesn't like high volumes of alcohol AND yeast will mutate from generation to generation.
given the purpose of this brew is to distil, and the ideal beer being ~10%, the chances of these two occurring more rapidly for the distiller would be higher than that of the brewer.
bt1 wrote:...a new one for Crow...Coopers Dark Ale...bloody cracker it is too
BackyardBrewer wrote:bt1 wrote:...a new one for Crow...Coopers Dark Ale...bloody cracker it is too
Bt1 you do know this beer has been around forever? There's nothing new about Cooper's Dark... Or am I missing the context? This is a classic from cooper's, not some new invention.
No problem with the yeast. It does what it's meant to do.
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