1st time Kveik...
So here's the plan:
4kg pilsner malt, mash for ~60 minutes, then 30 minute boil with 20g Warrior hops, and throw in however much Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops I have at the end.
Cool to 40C, transfer to plastic conical, and pitch Kveik and try to hold above 30C.
Skim some yeast off and dry it in oven tomorrow.
Easy.
I've been reading Kveik will brew at lower temperature, so let's see, in the end it'll be beer.
Let me just finish my cappuccino first
Wiring up the temperature controller and heater band.
Haven't used either in years.
Hope they still work.
Need to scavenge a power lead from somewhere in the garage.
Seems to be working.
Tweaking the settings and leaving it to see if the band warms up.
Target was 10.1 Plato.
Seems alright.
Seems a storm about to hit... Yup theres the thunder ⛈️
Of course I put the wrong probe into the thermo-well.
Fixed it.
My panzer tape was melting on the heater band... Re-wrapped it to the frame and fermentor.
Not sure this is a good idea 💡🤔
So having got back from enjoying BBQ and a few beers at my buddy's place, I found the temperature at 40C and the heater still on.
It turns out on my controller, the sensor 1 and stator 1 work with display 2 🤦🤔😂
I've swapped it back to the way I had earlier and it's working.
The #Kveik is strongly fermenting now
Woke up this morning with the intention of harvesting me some #kveik.
#Brewbrain has started working and it's showing me 1°P... 🤔
There's still air lock activity but the Krausen has dropped and the beer is nearly finished 🤣
I guess I'm going to need to harvest the trub, and pitch another wort onto it to try again.
@cmyrland
I think I was just too slow... It had a fat krausen after 12 hours, but then fermentation was finished inside 24 hours 😬😳
It's settling out now, and there's a thick white yeast layer visible on the trub, when it compacts to about 1 liter I'm going to put it in a jug and try again.
Truly Turley
Carl Myrland
Arne NB