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Took a sample to have a look at clarity (there are reports of skare not clearing easily) and have a pre-carbonation taste. There's a very slight antiseptic taste to it. Its not strong, if I hadn't smelt it first I'm not sure I'd have picked up on it, but it's still a little concerning. Hoping it's just the steriliser as I mixed it a little strong for soaking the glassware and small parts.
Going to leave it to carbonate for a week and will have another taste.
Planning a smaller batch brew later today. Going to be another kveik but I'm not sure whether to have another go at an IPA recipe I've tweaked or to try a witbier (I think voss should work well for that).
I've been using chemsan for sterilising and a combination of PWB and barkeepers friend for cleaning. I'm going to move to starsan if it's available again. I've not had any problem with ChemSan but starsan does seem to be the standard and I'm assuming there's a reason for that.
Hopefully the off taste will just be the strong chemsan I used on the sample jar so won't have come in contact with what went in the keg. I'll sample on Saturday and will report back.
No sign of any medicinal taste now. I think it may have been some of the flavours from the kveik I was picking up on. I don't think the skare is quite as clean fermenting as I believed (or what I used wasn't actually skare). The beers is pretty much just pilsner malt and saaz but has a slight, soft orange taste not too dissimilar to Hoegaarden. Don't think there's much chance of it clearing so it looks pretty similar to a witbier as well.
It's not what I was hoping for but it's still pretty good.
You basically made what I am trying to achieve when I started this thread!
Glad it turned out good, but I guess it’s frustrating when it didn’t go as planned. Still a tasty beer at the end of it can’t be bad.
I've got a small batch of witbier (actually with wheat this time) fermenting at the moment. It's another kveik yeast but this one is known for adding a spicy orange flavour. Given its already had a good dose of coriander and orange peel it could be a citrus bomb.
Forgot to take a sample but there was a distinct orange aroma as I cleaned out the fermenter.
This kveik in unbelievable stuff. Fermentation for both beers was done in under 3 days. Even with a couple of days cold crashing I've been bottling/kegging after 5 days.
Don't know if it's just the strains I've tried but clarity isn't a strong point and the sediment in the fermenter is a lot looser (possibly just due to the short amount of time it's in there?) meaning loss to trub is higher. I'll be using it again but the next brew will be back to a more traditional yeast.
Today's brew will be a tweak on the first IPA did a few months ago. Hoping for a clearer beer with less bitterness. I'll also be dropping the ABV and will be dry hopping with Citra and Mosaic.
Chances are it'll be fine. Dried yeast in particular stays valid for ages.
Will just order a new pack. I could do with some other bits & pieces too like a Fermenting Bucket
https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/30-litre-fermenting-bucket/
I know this is out of stock atm, but do you think this would work ok? https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/kegland-2-litre-growler-drafto-and-regulator-kit-p3656
I like the idea of the growlers for taking beer around to friends to share but I think they're a bit expensive for storage.
I’m just thinking that with the hassles that go with re-gassing & trying to find a local place willing to do it (from what hywelg said) that using the 16g threaded CO2 bulb That you have to buy separately might be a handy solution (Around 10 for £10 atm).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mosa-16g-Threaded-Cartridges-Gold/dp/B06XJ4Z6HR
For how often they'd need replacing I think the little 16g cartridges could work out a lot more expensive though.
If it was me, I think I'd be looking at a 5l keg with a regulator that can take a 60l soda stream gas bottle. The malt miller sell the regulator, the soda stream gas can be had off amazon.
Regulator
https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/universal-co2-regulator/
Soda stream adapter
https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/universal-co2-sodastream/
Soda stream gas
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005ERICB8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_W9pvFbW4PNFQW
That does look like a much better value solution in the long run. Cheers!
This weekend's brew is a NEIPA. Something I've been wanting to do since I started doing this again but it seems to be one of the more difficult styles to get right.