1st Quarter Brew 2023

[Minbari]

The British are neither strong, nor mysterious...

Scotch ale?

 

[Herm brews]

I’m sorry to have derailed this thread from its awesome root, Ben’s Bunyip. But thanks you all for inspirational ideas. I just might have something up my sleeve.

 

[Craigerrr]

Scotch ale?

Oh yeah, that's rare Laddie

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

The British are neither strong, nor mysterious...

Throwing shade? You're not really Canadian are you @Craigerrr ?

 

[Craigerrr]

Throwing shade? You're not really Canadian are you @Craigerrr ?

Glad somebody bit on that one!

 

[Megary]

Kegged the Bunyip.

1.050 —-> 1.010
80% from BRY-97
5.25%

Such a great aroma and the taste from the fermenter sample has so much promise. Will get it carbed up and tapped next weekend. Super Bowl beer!

 

[Craigerrr]

Bunyip just coming to a boil 1047 PBG

 

[Craigerrr]

I guess I will see how my back is in the morning...

 

[Zambi]

Carbonation check

I'll leave the other bottles for a little longer.

Taste is very different from what I am used to.
There is fruit, but I'm used to tutti of the frutti coming from the yeast.
There definitely is hop. On my upper limit. But I like it and got the feeling I'll be brewing it again

 

[Craigerrr]

How long does BRY-97 usually take to get going? To my knowledge it is basically the same strain as US-05. It's been close to 24 hours and I'm not seeing any activity yet. I used VOSS my last several brews, feeling like a bit of rookie brewer right now...

 

[Megary]

How long does BRY-97 usually take to get going? To my knowledge it is basically the same strain as US-05. It's been close to 24 hours and I'm not seeing any activity yet. I used VOSS my last several brews, feeling like a bit of rookie brewer right now...

Definitely not the same as US-05.

I find it depends on the pitch temp. The colder you pitch, the longer it takes to show signs. If you pitched low 60’s F, 24-30 hours isn’t out of the question. Upper 60’s, I would say that you should have noticed something by now. Regardless, it’ll get going.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Kegged the Bunyip.

1.050 —-> 1.010
80% from BRY-97
5.25%

Such a great aroma and the taste from the fermenter sample has so much promise. Will get it carbed up and tapped next weekend. Super Bowl beer!

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Looking forward to seeing it in the Glass Megary.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Carbonation check
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I'll leave the other bottles for a little longer.

Taste is very different from what I am used to.
There is fruit, but I'm used to tutti of the frutti coming from the yeast.
There definitely is hop. On my upper limit. But I like it and got the feeling I'll be brewing it again

That looks great Zambezi!

 

[Craigerrr]

We have lift off!
What day would you recommend adding the dry hops Ben?

 

[Zefram]

We have lift off!
What day would you recommend adding the dry hops Ben?

I'm obviously not Ben, but I tossed mine in after three days. I prefer to add dry hops in right when fermentation starts to slow down. It worked great with this recipe.

 

[Minbari]

That is when I do mine too. Just soon enough that it will purge the headspace again

 

[Craigerrr]

This is my first pressure fermentation, and first time using the bry97. I understand that fermentation happens a bit quicker under pressure, I will have to keep an eye on it

 

[Zambi]

Glad you are also having a lot of first timers Craig

 

[Donoroto]

This is my first pressure fermentation, and first time using the bry97. I understand that fermentation happens a bit quicker under pressure, I will have to keep an eye on it

An extra week causes no harm. To the beer.

 

[Craigerrr]

An extra week causes no harm. To the beer.

I meant for dry hop timing, but I will be patient with the overall fermentation time.