{"id":13,"date":"2018-04-11T22:32:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T22:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/?p=13"},"modified":"2018-04-20T22:43:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T22:43:11","slug":"brew-batch-2-december-22-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/2018\/04\/11\/brew-batch-2-december-22-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Brew Batch 2: Pliney the Elder – December 22, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a frustrating first brew experience using dry yeast, we were determined to correct the mistake. This time, a yeast starter was going to be created so the fermentation would properly complete. As result, the beer would not be green. That was the plan…<\/p>\n

So I waited and waited on the “MoreBeer” site, checking each day for the “Pliney the Elder Clone Extract Kit” to go on sale. When the day came and the kit arrived, a brew date was set. December 22, 2017.<\/p>\n

In addition to using a yeast starter, I had also acquired a converted 15 gallon kettle for brewing. This larger size container for a 5 gallon batch would provide the excess space needed to eliminate the boil-overs we had with the first batch.<\/p>\n

We simply followed the step-by-step instructions that came with the More Beer<\/a> kit:<\/p>\n

The recipe was followed to a “T”, and the results were an outstanding replica of the Pliney the Elder DIPA. Yet during this brew, we did not have or use a hydrometer to measure specific gravity. Yet I can tell you that it was clearly a DIPA. And no green taste. A decisive success over our first attempt.<\/p>\n

But there was a new problem…<\/p>\n

A 5 gallon fermentor was used for this batch. This gave very little room for the batch to breath during fermentation. And since we pitched a yeast starter instead of the dry powder, things erupted the second day!<\/p>\n

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5 gallon batch in 5 gallon fermenter<\/p><\/div>\n

I was out of town for Christmas and only had a camera feed to witness the volcano until I could return home. What a mess, The gue flowed out way past the airlock. But it was a sure sign of good fermentation activity.<\/p>\n

Next time, we will use a bigger fermenting container.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a frustrating first brew experience using dry yeast, we were determined to correct the mistake. This time, a yeast starter was going to be created so the fermentation would properly complete. As result, the beer would not be green. Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brewingbeer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/beer\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}