quick yeast answer please!

[Clint]

Hello all
Brewing today....a cerveza style pseudo lager partial mash. I plan to ferment at 14°c and not use a lager yeast. ...advice (thanks M) is to use gervin/notty yeast,I have a Wilko gervin in the fridge....would it be worth pitching 2 packets at 14°c? I also have SO4 which I've read doesn't like low temps and produces aldehyde flavours or I've got CML English ale...

Cheers

Clint

 

[MyQul]

Hello all
Brewing today....a cerveza style pseudo lager partial mash. I plan to ferment at 14°c and not use a lager yeast. ...advice (thanks M) is to use gervin/notty yeast,I have a Wilko gervin in the fridge....would it be worth pitching 2 packets at 14°c? I also have SO4 which I've read doesn't like low temps and produces aldehyde flavours or I've got CML English ale...

Cheers

Clint

Yup 2 packs of wilko ale which is the same as notty/gervin,(it says gervin on the pack btw) if your going to ferment at 14C

S04/CML Real al wouldnt be anywhere near clean enough for a pseudo lager

 

[Clint]

..cheers Mike! I needed to nip into town. ... (he says!).

 

[Clint]

Right,all done. Wort chilled to 20°c...incoming mains water 19°c . Do I pitch at 20 or chill to 14 in the brew fridge before pitching?

Cheers

Clint
Og 1052...6 points over target but calculates at around 73%bhe.

 

[BeerCat]

Last few beers I have done with cml pale finished at 1008 and they used crystal. Might be worth a go withought and mashed low. CML Kolsch yeast is excellent and will ferment low. Have to say though WLP830 is awesome and makes a very clean beer. Worth trying the brulosophy method if you have not already.

 

[Clint]

...right,but should I wait for 14°c before pitching? I'm going with 2 pkts of gervin. Both my CML wheat and steam Yeasts have made crystal clear beer...not tasted it yet though!

Cheers

Clint

 

[BeerCat]

If you can pitch lower and allow to rise.

 

[Clint]

Thanks..it's in the brew fridge now,temp dropping steadily. So pitch at 14...then rise to ??
Just googled the brulosophy lager method regarding the temp control....I shall try!

 

[MyQul]

I know you've pitched it now but for future reference pitch at 14C.

 

[Clint]

Ah! Held back. ...just pitched at 14.6....

 

[Clint]

...somethings happening...a bubble every 8 seconds! The wort has dropped very clear. .
....22:00.....a glug a second...picked up a bit with a small krausen visible through the side of the fv. ..