Need a Substitute Yeast

[bluesman]

@mtnandy

Thanks for the feedback guys. I am going with the 2000. I wish I had the proper yeast, but I have a bunch of coworkers who will be joining me for brew day this weekend, and I can’t really move the date. As long as it tastes like a good “autumn” beer, I don’t care too much about it truly being an O-fest. By the way, here is my recipe:

4 lbs Vienna
3 lbs Munich
2.5 lbs Pilsner
.5 lb Carapils
.5 lb Caramunich
.25 lb Melanoidin
1.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 4% (60 min)
0.5 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 4% (20 min)

single infusion @153, batch sparge

I think it will make a fine beer. The recipe looks good. Good Luck! 

[denny]

@tschmidlin

@denny

@tschmidlin

But in terms of short hand description, “o-fest with kolsch yeast” gives you a better idea of the flavor than “malty beer with kolsch yeast”, don’t you think?

Actually, no I don’t think so…at least it doesn’t work for me.  YMMV.

That’s fine.  You’re just probably not thinking about it the same way I am.  If you were, you’d agree with me  ;D

Saying it is an o-fest with kolsch yeast tells me what kind of malt to expect - Vienna and probably some Munich character, no caramel or roast.

Just saying malty can mean a lot of things, so you’ve got to describe it further if you want me to be able to imagine what it tastes like.

OK, you win… ;D

[tschmidlin]

@denny

OK, you win… ;D

Awesome!  What do I win? ;D

[denny]

@tschmidlin

@denny

OK, you win… ;D

Awesome!  What do I win? ;D

A week long visit from me…oh, waidaminnit, that’s what the loser gets! 

[chumley]

While I haven’t done it, I think that Budvar yeast would make a fine O’fest. It leaves a nice residual malty sweetness.

It sure makes a fine pilsner.

[tschmidlin]

@denny

@tschmidlin

@denny

OK, you win… ;D

Awesome!  What do I win? ;D

A week long visit from me…oh, waidaminnit, that’s what the loser gets! 

You know you’re always welcome. :)  I guess that makes me a loser! ;D

[alikocho]

@bluesman

@a10t2

Oh, crap.  Here we go… 

Just read about the Deschutes/Boulevard White IPA in Zymurgy…

There’s a new nano in Indianapolis brewing a “Cascadian Light Ale”. ;D

That’s too funny. 

But if it tastes great and it sells, then it doesn’t matter what you call it. 

I was at a meeting of brewers in London recently. Black IPA’s were being tasted. The head brewer of a well known brewery looked up and said “these are good. I think we’ll brew a pale one and see how it comes out.”

Oh, and then there’s the White Stout idea (aka Project Moby) that one of the craft brewers in my home town is thinking about.

[wtrice (Will's Swill)]

Ok, I’ll bite.  What’s a Cascadian Light Ale?  A hoppy blonde?

A white stout?  Is that a stout with coriander, orange peel, and wit yeast?  Or a wit with roasted barley?

[malzig]

Ok, I’ll bite.  What’s a Cascadian Light Ale?  A hoppy blonde?

An IPA.  I’m pretty sure it has to be an inside joke.

@alikocho

Oh, and then there’s the White Stout idea (aka Project Moby) that one of the craft brewers in my home town is thinking about.

I’ve made the range from Irish Stout on down changing only the amount of Roasted Barley.  In the mid to low end low end you get Irish Red Ale.  At the “White Stout” end, you get something like an English Summer Ale/Bitter.

[system]

@malzig

Ok, I’ll bite.  What’s a Cascadian Light Ale?  A hoppy blonde?

An IPA.  I’m pretty sure it has to be an inside joke.

Nope.  A true Cascadian Light Ale is an IPA with food coloring added, next they neutralize the color.  Brilliant, I wish I knew how they did it.  :) 

[alikocho]

@malzig

@alikocho

Oh, and then there’s the White Stout idea (aka Project Moby) that one of the craft brewers in my home town is thinking about.

I’ve made the range from Irish Stout on down changing only the amount of Roasted Barley.  In the mid to low end low end you get Irish Red Ale.  At the “White Stout” end, you get something like an English Summer Ale/Bitter.

The idea is to get the roasted flavors of a stout in a Wit. He hasn’t done it yet.

[gordonstrong]

Ok, I’ll bite.  What’s a Cascadian Light Ale?

Not sure.  I’ll bet there are other beers Greg Noonan made that other people haven’t claimed to have invented yet.

[a10t2]

@gordonstrong

Ok, I’ll bite.  What’s a Cascadian Light Ale?

Not sure.  I’ll bet there are other beers Greg Noonan made that other people haven’t claimed to have invented yet.

;D

In this case it was a very nice Citra-dominated APA, just with a cheeky name.

This is the place: http://www.bierbrewery.com/ Definitely worth a stop if you’re in Indy. The owner/head brewer worked at the homebrew shop that’s literally next door for something like a decade. It seemed like maybe he’s still trying to nail down some of the recipes, but they’re doing tiny batches (1/2 bbl IIRC) and have 10-12 on tap.

[gordonstrong]

@a10t2

This is the place: http://www.bierbrewery.com/ Definitely worth a stop if you’re in Indy. The owner/head brewer worked at the homebrew shop that’s literally next door for something like a decade. It seemed like maybe he’s still trying to nail down some of the recipes, but they’re doing tiny batches (1/2 bbl IIRC) and have 10-12 on tap.

I was just hanging out with these guys this weekend.  They won the pro brewer equivalent of the Ninkasi award at the Indiana Brewers Cup (1000+ entries, most medals).  They make good stuff and are worth checking out.  They brew on large homebrew-scale Blichman systems.