Kolsch #2: clara, leve e deliciosa / Kolsch #2: clear, light and delicious. |
Fim de ano, muito trabalho e um longo silêncio... Da última vez que postei no blog, meu freezer baú tinha ficado louco e o controlador de temperatura, apesar de marcar 20ºC, estava fazendo o freezer gelar a -1ºC!!! Como todo cervejeiro, adotei a solução mais óbvia: IMPROVISEI! MErgulhei o sensor numa solução líquida, o que, além de evitar variações bruscas de temperatura, propiciou uma leitura mais exata da temperatura no meio líquido, dando mais estabilidade à cerveja.
Yeár´s end, too much work and a long period of ssilence... Last time I posted at the blog, my chest freezer had gone nuts, and the temp controller, despite shwing 20ºC, were almost freezing my beer!!!! Like the average homebrewer, I adopted the obvious solution: IMPROVISATION!!! I submerged the temperature sensor inside a liquid solution, which avoided sudden temp changes and provided a more accurate temp reading, providing the beer more stability.
Quanto à Kölsch? Ficou Perfeita: clara, leve e perfeitamente dentro do estilo!
And how about the Kölsch? It is perfect: light, clear and perfectly inside the style parameters!
Oat Meal Stout: 110 litros de água, PH 4,92 / Oat Meal Stout: 110 liters of water, PH of 4,92. |
Kölsch # 2 was only the first step on the new equipment test though. Last Week I mashed, at full capacity, an Oat Meal Stout with chocolate, obtaining 70 liters (approx. 25 gallon) of final product. The technical problems I had last time were troubleshooted: the problem os the brewsculpure leveling was resolved with the use of a pump and one register (a tap) for the sparging. The slow cooling of the wort was resolved with the use of another pump, for pressurizating the couterflow chiller.
novo equipamento: problemas resolvidos / New equipment: problems solved! |
The final result was excellent! 70 liter (almost 25Gal) of wort, which are fermenting in a conical, one bucket and one carboy. the content of the bucket will be matured with cherry puree, for my first fruit beer: Kessbier´s Derk Forest Stout.
Rótulo da Dark Forest / Dark Forest Stout label |
Rótulo da Oat Meal Stout / Oat Meal Stout Label |
That was the 2011 last brew. Let 2012 come in great style!