Test #2

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

Yep, got it to 64 before pitching. I’d only chilled it that much because my shaken not stirred starter was still a couple hours away from high krausen.

I’ve got an airlock on the bucket, but the lid is just set on top. Hoping that tomorrow morning there’s a nice krausen forming with no signs of air moving through the airlock.

Just ran some numbers, managed 80.3% mash efficiency. Light years better than my old BIAB setup.

I bet it comes out good !

[pmorrissette (Phil_M)]

I hope so! Definitely the biggest beer I’ve brewed, I’m praying it doesn’t end up infected like my last saison.

The 3711 won’t be delivered till Wednesday. Should I do a starter? Or just pitch it straight?

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

I’d swell it up and pitch it straight. As long as you ramp up after a couple days, the 3724 should have eaten a fair amount of sugar by then, enough so that the single pack will tear through the rest pretty easily. Works pretty well for me.

[pmorrissette (Phil_M)]

Update:

I’ve followed Hoosier’s advice so far, ended up pitching the 3711 yesterday. Beer is sitting at 72^oF and still chugging away nicely. Probably ought to take a gravity reading, but I just haven’t got around to it yet.

[erockrph]

I haven’t used it as a “relief pitcher”, so I don’t know if it works a little bit differently, but make sure you give the 3711 about a week longer than you think it needs. It tends to chew those last 3 gravity points rather slowly.

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

@erockrph

I haven’t used it as a “relief pitcher”, so I don’t know if it works a little bit differently, but make sure you give the 3711 about a week longer than you think it needs. It tends to chew those last 3 gravity points rather slowly.

+1. I still give the extra time with any saison. I like to give it a good three weeks in primary regardless with saison.

[pmorrissette (Phil_M)]

I was planning on letting it sit in primary for 4 weeks, then bottle.

I finally took a gravity reading the other day, 1.009. The sample was so yeasty I don’t have much to say about how it tastes, other than that it was still pretty sweet. I’ll give it another week then test and taste it again.

Speaking of bottling, should I start planning on having to re-yeast this beer when I do?

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

I was planning on letting it sit in primary for 4 weeks, then bottle.

I finally took a gravity reading the other day, 1.009. The sample was so yeasty I don’t have much to say about how it tastes, other than that it was still pretty sweet. I’ll give it another week then test and taste it again.

Speaking of bottling, should I start planning on having to re-yeast this beer when I do?

You may have to give it another week or two to let the yeast eat the last few points. At that mash/time no reason it shouldn’t be at or near 1.002. With the high OG there’s no harm in re-yeasting. Probably a good idea.