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The "What could possibly go wrong?" files, part X of Y

Posted: 30. Aug 2011 00:00
by karlp
Further adventures in alchemy and wild yeast. When I brewed my christmas beer two weeks ago, I decided to split the batch, planning on using some second generation S-04, and comparing it against Gervin Ale Yeast

I thought I had some S-04 in the fridge, but it turned out to still be in a fermenter that wasn't really quite ready yet. However, I found a (very) old pack of Wyeast 1028 in the back of the fridge....
Yeast keeps well right?
Yeast keeps well right?
I wasn't really very confident in this, I gave it 16 hours or so in a nice warm place, and it hadn't really swollen, but what the hell, I tossed it in, and reclosed the fermenter. I planned on giving it a few days, and then, when the S-04 was ready, if it hadn't taken off, I'd pitch some S-04 on top.

That was today, and though it hasn't really taken off, it has gotten started. It's not alone though :)
Wild and tasty!
Wild and tasty!
Looks like the house has decided what to brew this time, and included some mould for good measure. I'm just going to let it run it's course again, see what comes out on the far side :) The S-04 has been bottled and set aside for another test split batch later on.

Re: The "What could possibly go wrong?" files, part X of Y

Posted: 30. Aug 2011 02:10
by aki
Líftæknitilraunir 101 - þú getur örugglega framleitt rafmagn með þessu :)

Re: The "What could possibly go wrong?" files, part X of Y

Posted: 30. Aug 2011 09:04
by hrafnkell
That's gonna taste funky :)

Re: The "What could possibly go wrong?" files, part X of Y

Posted: 30. Aug 2011 10:52
by helgibelgi
haha something tells me you will like this beer because it will taste funky :lol:

Re: The "What could possibly go wrong?" files, part X of Y

Posted: 31. Aug 2011 01:07
by sigurdur
Úff .. ef þetta er grænmygla og hún er búin að dreyfa gróunum um allan bjórinn, þá pant ekki ég að smakka ... ég hef prófað það einu sinni og mér líkaði það ekki.