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Pacman
Advanced Member
Username: Pacman
Post Number: 871
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 98.227.19.82
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 01:54 am: | 
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I think I found a way around making a starter for lagers... I found some WL833 Bock Yeast on my doorstep today...
I think I am ready to brew a few lagers... woohoo... |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6756
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 74.92.175.78
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 01:58 am: |
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Is that a quart???? |
Pacman
Advanced Member
Username: Pacman
Post Number: 872
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 98.227.19.82
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 02:16 am: |
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It's a 1bbl pitch of yeast... 300mL...  |
Mike
Intermediate Member
Username: Macker
Post Number: 497
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 151.151.21.100
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 04:04 pm: |
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Pac, that is sweet! A good friend of mine brews at a BP and he will occasionally send me one of those bad boys, albeit taken from one of his ferments. That is the schniz for lagers.... |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 3176
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 74.7.7.66
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 05:50 pm: |
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Just curious, how much does it cost to not make a starter? |
Pacman
Advanced Member
Username: Pacman
Post Number: 873
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 98.227.19.82
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 12:05 am: |
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Heya Mike! I suppose I could try to go down to Indy and find a brewpub to get some yeast from but I don't really make it down there anymore... I live one hour from and work about two hours from Indy now.. It's just not possible for me to make it on a weeknight and weekends are way too busy...
Vance, that cost $90... but the thing is I am going to be doing a marathon brew session this weekend... I am hoping to have 5-6 fermentors filled and in the chest freezer and there is no way I could build that much yeast up myself in the time frame I want... I would like to have 6g each of Dunkel, Schwartz, Helles, Either a Dort or N.German Pils or both and an Ofest.... |
Paul Erbe
Senior Member
Username: Perbe
Post Number: 1100
Registered: 05-2001
Posted From: 64.233.251.195
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 03:29 pm: |
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Lets see
3 weeks in priamry,
6-8 weeks lagering,
Party at Pac's July 19th. I'll bring a bag of chips. |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 3181
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 74.7.7.66
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 03:34 pm: |
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I see, so that's more than enough for what all you're brewing this weekend if it's for 1 bbl. Would be a good purchase for a club doing a Big Brew this weekend.
Send directions for the July 19th parte |
Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 2767
Registered: 03-2002
Posted From: 167.4.1.41
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 05:02 pm: |
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$90? Seems a little steep (to me), as that's 15 vials, but it's instant lager ready! Sounds like a blast.
I am curious what size container they ship you (and the cost) for their convenient 200bbl size!
I am going to try to brew saturday with cal common; stepping it up tonite... |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 3183
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 74.7.7.66
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 08:14 pm: |
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"I am curious what size container they ship you (and the cost) for their convenient 200bbl size! "
I've seen 5 gal. White Labs buckets in the brewpubs around here before. If Pacman's was $90 for 1 bbl, then 200 X that is $18,000.
Sure there is probably a big price break for the quantity but that's still gotta be a huge investment. I can see why conicals and reusing the yeast as long as possible is so attractive to breweries. |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1511
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 139.76.64.66
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 09:51 pm: |
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We would use ours for 25 generations before staring a new one. |
Pacman
Advanced Member
Username: Pacman
Post Number: 874
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 98.227.19.82
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 11:49 pm: |
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$90 is a bit steep but i'm not a patient person and I want to brew a lot this weekend and don't have time to build up that much yeast. If viles sell for $7 each, not counting shipping, then that is just under 13 viles. Not enough for 5-6 batches. I am wanting these beers ready for the State Fair and entries are due by June 28th. Should be enough time.
Besides, I will reuse a lot of this yeast so that $90 becomes even less per batch. If I really get motivated I could boil some distilled water to save some of the yeast under for future use also.
The State Fair was my main motivation for this but I was also thinking about experimenting a bit... I was going to mash a bunch of Pils by itself in one mashtun, a bunch of Munich in another and steep some Special B, Carafa in another and then basically blend to make the Helles, N.German Pils, Schwartz and Dunkel... It seemed like it would be an interesting thing to try but I may just do individual mashes for these the first time and when I repitch on the yeast later I can try the blending method. I would have a base beer to compare with at that point. |
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