Drinking my Kviek Lager beer Covid skare
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/965441/covid-skare
Pretty hazy for a lager beer eh?
Yep I find this a common theme when it comes to kviek it's stubborn on clarity and for a "lager like strain" this one is very stubborn!
I recon it's been in the keg three weeks if not a month should be brite by now.
My notes
Look hazy murky slight persistent head
Taste slightly malty / tart sorta zesty
Fairly neutral bready one dimentional.
But it's pretty clean considering it was fermented at 35c.
I Remember fermentation wasn't as fast as other kvieks I've fermented at this temp.
It took 5 days in total and a good 24 hrs until I saw krausen formation. But attenuation was great it finished at 1.005 and that was with that heavy caramel malt grist.
My first time run on this Skare Kviek strain is confusing I'm sorta left wondering if I hit the Mark with this yeast.
Maybe I should try it at a lower ferment temp
But why not just use a traditional larger yeast like 34/70 it can pretty much get the job done in 5 days as well if not 7 easily and it drops pretty clear quick.
Probably won't brew with this kviek yeast again any time soon.
But
Its cleaner than both Voss and Hornindal It is pretty neutral and this recipe was pretty neutral in the hop schedule maybe if I'd used some nobel hops later in boil I'd be more happy with this beer and yeast.
Ah gee
the rabbit hole of brewing...