That's normal. Pretty much any beer will do that when you first crack open the fermenter like that.
probably a stupid newb question, but how do/did you pasteurize your frozen strawberries?
My berries got some Brett, which I think is awesome. I kegged it and it is delicious. I just had to hide the secondary container so gf wouldn't see it & get grossed out. ha ha.
I didn't sanitize the berries real well (on purpose).. that and/or my siphon hose is contaminated from a prior Brett beer.
It also looks weird because some berries are in a bag & some are not.
I saw your question above my post but I had nothing to add. Anyways, yes I did taste the hydro samples... nothing unusual/ just a regular blonde.Did you happen to taste it before you racked onto the strawberries? I'm wondering if this recipe has any tartness in and of itself, before the berries. Although, I see that you used a different yeast than the S-04 so yours might be a bit different anyways...
I am looking to order the ingredients to this soon and was wondering what form of hops were used if it matters? thanks!
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S-04
Yeast Starter: 1 packet
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 17.1
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 4.9 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 days @ 65F
Additional Fermentation: Cold Crash 3 days
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days @ 70F
Tasting Notes: Smooth light body with a tiny bit of tartness that gives the beer a crisp finish.
EDIT: This recipe won a gold medal at Pacific Brewer's Cup 2009.
I ended up with 4.8 gallons of beer in bottles after this process, although on previous batches where I had pureed the strawberries I ended up spot-on 5 gallons. So, maybe the strawberries soaked up some of the volume? I probably will try to get another .25 gallons boil volume next time to account for this.
Recipe: Strawberry Alarm Clock v3.0
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item
5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
4.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
1.00 oz Willamette [4.80 %] (60 min)
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min)
4.00 lb Strawberries (Secondary 3.0 weeks)
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 10.25 lb
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Single Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 12.81 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 8.20 qt of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F
Sparge with 2.64 gallons 168.0 F water.
Notes:
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Base Style Blonde Ale 6B.
2009/06/27:
Brew day.
2009/07/07:
Transferred Strawberry Alarm Clock brewed on 6/27/2009 to secondary. Added 4 pounds of washed, halved, and frozen strawberries in a paint strainer bag to secondary, and racked on top of that.
Hydrometer reading: 1.012
Refractometer: 6.4 Brix
Estimated FG 1.012
2009/07/28:
Removed halved strawberries (in paint strainer bag) from secondary, and added 1 packet of gelatin dissolved in 1 cup water, stirring gently with whisk.
Hydrometer reading: 1.010
2009/07/29
Started cold crash from room temp (~72F). Used frozen PET water bottles and ~1LB ice blocks from tupperware to bring cooler temp down, swapping out when ice is depleted.
2009/07/30:
morning temp is 41F, added 4 ice blocks + 8 PET bottles, by afternoon temp was at 35F and held steady.
2009/07/31:
morning temp went back up to 40F overnight, but quickly cooled to 35.
2009/08/01:
temp still at 35F, pulled out of cold bath and transferred to bottling bucket at 3:30pm.
There was a very thin white layer of what looked like possible lactobacillus floating on surface of fermenter, but no off flavors whatsoever.
Dissolved/boiled 4.0oz of cane sugar in 1 cup water to prime about 4.8 gallons of beer.
Sample read 1.010 @60F
Sample clarity is very good although not crystal clear.
Strong strawberry aroma, with excellent smooth blonde ale flavor and only a hint of strawberry.
2009/08/12:
I pulled out a few bottles of this and put them in the fridge to bring to a homebrew club meeting this evening. Good clarity, great head and lacing. The initial aroma smells intensely of strawberries. The flavor is smooth with just a tiny bit of tartness from the strawberries that gives the beer a crisp finish.
i think he was just asking: pellets or whole hops.
Answer: depends on what you like. Just try to hit the ibus stated in OP (4th or 5th line from top).
What's everyone's thoughts in pairing this with some vanilla for a strawberries and cream beer?
Just racked my Strawberry Summer Ale to secondary
So, uh...I couldn't help but notice that your carboy looks VERY full.
I would use a BIG blowoff tube, NOT an airlock, and keep a close eye on that carboy. And pray that your fruit doesn't clog up any openings or your carboy could explode. You are pretty much guaranteed to have a messy second fermentation on your hands.
So, uh...I couldn't help but notice that your carboy looks VERY full.
I would use a BIG blowoff tube, NOT an airlock, and keep a close eye on that carboy. And pray that your fruit doesn't clog up any openings or your carboy could explode. You are pretty much guaranteed to have a messy second fermentation on your hands.
My thoughts when I saw it was of my volcano science fair project in 7th grade. YIKES!
What's everyone's thoughts with doing this recipe with WLP007 instead of the S-04? I have a tube of the WLP007 and love this yeast.
Try it, and let us know! (Only one way to find out...)
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