Insane Fermentation

by **Push Eject** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:28 am

So this past weekend I brewed a batch of barleywine.

While it was boiling I racked a pale ale out of primary and into secondary leaving its yeast behind for the barleywine to go into...

This is the result: a crazy, violent fermenting mass that looks and smells amazing:
http://www.essersnet.com/php/content.php?viewPage&ID=68

I have never seen a primary take off so quickly (within 90 minutes) or ferment so visibly.

Specs:
OG 1.103
temp: 74 F
yeast: WYeast 1056 from slurry
oxygenated with pure, filtered oxygen for 3 minutes

by **Push Eject** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:42 pm

Not a single reply!

by **BillyBock** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:03 am

It has been slow around hasn't it? BTW I couldn't get the QuickTime thing to function, so I'm missing out on your violent primary

by **Push Eject** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:40 am

BillyBock wrote: BTW I couldn't get the QuickTime thing to function, so I'm missing out on your violent primary

Uh oh, really?! It's REALLY basic compression so I can't imagine you don't have the codec.

Here is a direct link to the file: http://www.essersnet.com/images/2005/crazybeer.mov

Let me know if that works!

Charlie

by **Phobos** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:35 am

Cool clip. That one is really cranking! I've seen the Wyeast Activatir take off with Belgian yeasts, but this one takes the cake! :mrgreen:

by **BillyBock** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:43 pm

Charlie: Got it working...that thing's really cooking!

by **Freon12** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:18 pm

Yea yea yea, Slow reply guy I know.

Can I come over if my Russian Imperial gets sewered?
Sounds like you got brewing going on and I have cob webs going on.
(In head and brew sculpture).

Steve

by **Push Eject** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:10 pm

Dude, come over anytime and we'll fire it up!

Charlie

by **littlehop** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:59 pm

ive been using safale dry yeast on cheap beers to make them even cheaper. I see this same type of activity every time with that yeast. Even on lower gravity beers. Im fermenting around 67 deg.