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  1. AsharaDayne

    How long does "unprotected" beer last? Quite a bit!

    I would have taken a taste too, but I'd already placed the whole bucket in the bathtub so with all the sloshing, there was lots of slurry suspended, and it wasn't too practical to sample. Ideally the conditions of this experiment won't be replicated again, but if they do, I'll be sure to check...
  2. AsharaDayne

    How long does "unprotected" beer last? Quite a bit!

    I was going for 5.41... Didn't write down my FG for once, but I think it was in the ballpark
  3. AsharaDayne

    How long does "unprotected" beer last? Quite a bit!

    :D sorry man! My guess is it would have tasted OK
  4. AsharaDayne

    How long does "unprotected" beer last? Quite a bit!

    Hi there, If you're wondering how long beer can stay good in the fermenter once the airlock has dried out, the answer is apparently "a surprisingly long time"... Beginning of this year, I brewed an ale that I just couldn't be bothered bottling... I was just tapping it out of the fermenter (I...
  5. AsharaDayne

    What are your local beer trends?

    For a dedicated Craft beer bar with a nice selection, try Le Coin Mousse, close to the train station. Many bars have some selection of less mainstream beers, from international crafts to regional artisanal heavies to true local micro. But Coin Mousse should set you off nicely, you might wanna...
  6. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    Nice, especially considering Pilsner Urquell is one of my favourite beers ever.
  7. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    Wow I didn't even think about the recycled yeast aspect... I know I've harvested yeast a couple of times and reused it for one or two generations, but as a rule I can't be bothered. When I do, I just pick a load of slurry from the bottom. I insist that those brews were pretty good, so if...
  8. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    So the last few batches, final gravity has magically gone up. I'm still at around 80% AA, but a 5% difference is no cause for concern. Both old and new hydro concur on the readings. Now I haven't left those recent batches as long as the previous ones. my current tackle is to consider them done...
  9. AsharaDayne

    Lager help - hoppier than traditional

    Sounds tasty, I'll have to give those Mandarina and Melon hops a try soon. My supplier in Switzerland ships the german Comets, apparently the flavours can vary depending on vintage, but the current batch seems quite nice. Ariana is a new creation from the Hüll institute. Gave me a very fruity...
  10. AsharaDayne

    Lager help - hoppier than traditional

    Do you have the recipe lying around? Not to veer off-subject, but did you try the german Comet hops? Made a single hop ale with it and it's got lovely orangey/tangeriney flavours. Ariana's also killer, I think these two would be (will be) very interesting, combined.
  11. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    Temperatures of the samples aren't extreme enough to account for the difference, I should think. Now that I look at my records, I do notice a FG dropoff at some point, which might coincide hydrometer switch. I'll get a new hydro and see if anything changes. What's the maximum attenuation one...
  12. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    Thanks everybody, well the hydro does read 0 in water. I do like the taste of the beers and there's no obvious off flavour. So something might be wrong with the measurements. However they do line up with calculations from the recipe builder. Now the hydrometer is in Plato and I convert to SG...
  13. AsharaDayne

    Crazy attenuation? Fermentis

    Hi, Assuming my readings and calculations are correct, I routinely get super strong attenuation out of my Fermentis dry yeasts (S-04 mainly, T-58 did it too), to the tune of 95% AA. I do think the hydrometer's functional. As for attenuation/ABV, I plugged formulas into an Excel sheet (not that...
  14. AsharaDayne

    Dark with a golden hue?

    Thanks J, it doesn't look practical for bottled beers, but maybe I can give it a try. I guess you're right. Unless there's something in there to throw off a reflection, it'd be difficult to get a bright hue out of a dark beer. Ah well.
  15. AsharaDayne

    Dark with a golden hue?

    I would like to brew a dark, golden, IPA. Actually, ideally it would be a dark IPA with gold flakes/glitter. But I'm only equipped for bottling and I can't think of any way glitter would be compatible with that. Except if there is some magical glitter that will remain in suspension... So next...
  16. AsharaDayne

    Unsealed fermentation experience?

    Interesting, the Brulo guy also mentioned pressure.
  17. AsharaDayne

    Unsealed fermentation experience?

    It's just a result from the Brulosophy experiment: the open beer was perceived as slightly more bitter, possibly in relation to the stronger attenuation.
  18. AsharaDayne

    Unsealed fermentation experience?

    Truer words... ^^
  19. AsharaDayne

    Unsealed fermentation experience?

    Anyone have experience with unsealed fermentation? I'm not referring to completely open or "wild" fermentation. Rather "open" as in this Brulosophy article, where they brewed as normal, only difference being they didn't isolate the beer from the environment completely but simply covered the...
  20. AsharaDayne

    Banana juice

    For the record, I tried again steeping the bananas at a higher temperature, in the 66°C range, but didn't get any better results. I might try another method which consists of microwaving the bananas, potentially after freezing them. And next time I order brewing supplies I'll try to get some...

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