Drinkin’ with Dave Episode 5 – Heffe Weissbier
This week on Drinkin’ with Dave we taste a cheap wheat beer, we talk about the current lager brew, and we mention the useful brewing booklets that come with each extra can.
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Drinkin’ with Dave Episode 4
Welcome to the fourth episode of Drinkin’ with Dave wherein I talk about wheat beer, international beer day and I drink a couple of half pints of Tuborg.
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Beer Vote 1: Scottish Heavy vs Canadian Blonde
While the title of this article may sound like a the billing for a bad WWE dark match, it’s not.
My brother Eamon and I were discussing what beer we should make next after we’ve finished his wheat, my sister’s lager and possibly another dark ale which is for my sister’s fiancee.
So we decided the most fun way to settle the debate was to make a pair of youtube videos and allow people to vote on them. So click through for both videos.
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Brew news: Bock
As I mentioned in my videos, specifically the Drinkin’ with Dave 3rd episode, I mentioned that I’ve been having problems with this latest brew.
I thought I’d elaborate on what I’ve been doing to try to discern if there’s a problem, and what I’ve been doing to alleviate my fears. I’ve been taking the following steps;
The first port of call for me [As it should be for everyone] is my hydrometer. My original gravity was 1.049 which meant I could have a total possible yield of about 7% if all of the sugar was fermented out. Now various factors such as the type of sugar used and the attenuation of the yeast [Which means how much of the yeast actually turned sugar into alcohol] and lots of other factors. Read about more of those factors here
My final gravity seems to be 1.014 right now, and that’s a little high for a finished beer, according to what I’ve been reading.
Other than the scientific and mathematical methods listed above [and in that link] there are a few low tech methods of figuring out if fermentation has finished.
1. The first set of tests are visual: has the airlock stopped bubbling? is there a thick layer of white gunk [the trub] on the bottom of the fermenter? Does the beer look clearer?
2. The taste test: the stronger the sweetness/yeast taste the less likely the fermentation has finished. If the beer tastes sour or like sulfur, then your brew is probably contaminated.
The final step I took after these scientific tests, calculations and visual/taste tests I decided that it was time to do an experiment. A picture and the experiment after the jump.
Drinkin’ with Dave Episode 3
Welcome to the third episode of Drinkin’ with Dave. This week is mostly a discussion of the issues that we’re having with the Bock and what I did with the dark ale. I also drink the last dark ale, which is all the sweeter for being the last. Also 3 weeks conditioning in the bottle didn’t hurt the taste either.
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The Mad Carpenter Brews: Signs of positive fermentation
With this episode I wanted to make the video that I wanted to see when I started brewing.
What made me most nervous when I started out was hearing about a “stuck fermentation” which is when the fermentation doesn’t kick off properly, and likely will never kick off.
When this happens you either have to get more yeast and some yeast nutrient or you have to call it quits and wash 20-50 euros worth of ingredients down the drain. And I’m not really interested in doing either.
So after a couple of hours of research online (During my first brew) I figured out that you have to wait at least 24 hours before deciding if the fermentation is stuck. I also learned that there are a few different signs of Positive fermentation and I thought I’d detail them in this video for all the newbies like me.
Just a quick recap of the video in case you didn’t glean the pertinent information:
1. Bubbling in the airlock – This is the most positive sign
2. Foam accumulating on top of the beer – The yeast is working it’s magic
3. A dark ring called the krausen appearing – This is more a sign of quality fermentation than a sign of strong fermentation.
As always, keep it below 30 degrees C and happy brewing.
The Mad Carpenter Brews: Brewing Bock
Welcome to another Mad Carpenter Brews video. This episode we’re looking at the process of getting all the ingredients together and starting the brew.
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The Mad Carpenter Brews: Sanitizing
My home brewing adventures continue as I sanitize my equipment in preparation for brewing a bock, which is a dark lager. This is one of the first beers I wanted to try and make before I ever got into homebrewing, so I’m very happy that I’ve started it off.
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Drinkin’ with Dave Episode 2
After a great deal of technical difficulties I’ve finally managed to upload the second episode of Drinkin’ with Dave. On the subject of beer we talk about bock brewing difficulties and the taste of my batch of ale.
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New vlog series: Drinkin’ with Dave
The second video from MrMadCarpenter is up today. This episode I give an intro to the channel and I talk about the upcoming brew projects that my brother Eamon and I are going to undertake.
I’m really getting into both home brewing and vlogging, so these videos are hopefully going to become a great source of fun for me.
Thanks again for all the support. I hope you enjoy the video.
I didn’t even notice the “Drink Beer” poster behind me until I started editing.