Comments for Beantown Brews: A Boston Beer Blog http://www.beantownbrews.com beer reviews and homebrewing recipes, tips and tricks. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:11:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Harpoon Brewery’s 100 Barrel Series Helles Bock Beer Review by Sajid http://www.beantownbrews.com/archives/88/comment-page-1#comment-998 Sajid Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:11:22 +0000 http://www.beantownbrews.com/?p=88#comment-998 I use safale a lot, and it awlays stops short of that total attenuation. I've awlays found keeping heat (70-75F) on it hasn't done a whole lot by itself. But if you want to kickstart with Safale, rouse the trub by swirling your carboy a little bit. That usually gets it going along with the warmer condition.Just the fact that safale is a dry yeast I've had better luck with wet yeasts and starter cultures. I've done a little (0.5gal / 5gal batch) re -starter:1) 0.5lbs LME, boil in 0.5 gal water2) cool to 75F3) Add another Safale packet (the whole thing)4) Wait ~12 hours for it to get going. Cover with plastic wrap and the pot cover while this is sitting.5) Add SLOWLY to your racked beer, usually over 15 minutes. Add about 1 cup every two minutes.6) Cover and watch your yeast be reawakened! And you'll get a little spike in ABV as well it's just not directly measurable. I've had 2 batches that got stuck around 1012 and 1014 that went down to 1006 and 1004, respectively, with this technique. Hope it helps! Live life, love beer!- momobonowhen I rack to secondary it gives the yeast a little I use safale a lot, and it awlays stops short of that total attenuation. I’ve awlays found keeping heat (70-75F) on it hasn’t done a whole lot by itself. But if you want to kickstart with Safale, rouse the trub by swirling your carboy a little bit. That usually gets it going along with the warmer condition.Just the fact that safale is a dry yeast I’ve had better luck with wet yeasts and starter cultures. I’ve done a little (0.5gal / 5gal batch) re -starter:1) 0.5lbs LME, boil in 0.5 gal water2) cool to 75F3) Add another Safale packet (the whole thing)4) Wait ~12 hours for it to get going. Cover with plastic wrap and the pot cover while this is sitting.5) Add SLOWLY to your racked beer, usually over 15 minutes. Add about 1 cup every two minutes.6) Cover and watch your yeast be reawakened! And you’ll get a little spike in ABV as well it’s just not directly measurable. I’ve had 2 batches that got stuck around 1012 and 1014 that went down to 1006 and 1004, respectively, with this technique. Hope it helps! Live life, love beer!- momobonowhen I rack to secondary it gives the yeast a little

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