Thanks for this. True, I only use the 'energizer' as a fallback for a screw-up, on my part.

Woah! I was just looking for mead content and clicked on this because I was like "Oh I've talked about this before!" I had no idea you had watched my video!

@BrewVintChill

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Hope you found what you were looking for.

Great info, thanks!

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

In México we have a wild fermented drink called “Tepache” which only uses wild yeast from pineapple skin. It ferments pretty fast and clean despite our warm and humid climate. Maybe there is a place for banana there.

@BrewVintChill

5 ай бұрын

I love pineapple and will have to look into it more myself. You would only need yeast nutrients when pushing the yeast harder to produce more alcohol. But adding a banana would probably add some great flavors and maybe some texture. They would bring in some extra sugar for the yeast to eat and could increase the ABV.

Thanks mate, went and bought some Go-firm today. I'm a dry yeast guy.

@BrewVintChill

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Dry yeast gets a bad name, but the only time I use liquid is when I need something really specific or I'm getting an employee discount.

@greybuckleton

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrewVintChill Yeah dry yeast has worked just fine for me the last 10 years. And in my region the selection available is better and the price superb. Other people ask when my next mead/cider is ready, so it must be ok!

@BrewVintChill

2 жыл бұрын

When they ask for more, you know you did right. Good Job.

Many thanks. In addition to beer, I also make sour dough, I just have the feeling that the addition of whole grains would help, but that might not be optimal. any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. You picked up a new subscriber.

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! I did some research, and I think you are right that there could be some benefit from using whole grains, but is sub-optimal. The lack of zinc is still the secret weapon of Fermaid-O.

@thomasgronek6469

Жыл бұрын

@@BrewVintChill many thanks, at least I'm close to being on the right track, (Well, maybe the correct train station anyway).

I've heard magnesium supplement with dicalcium phosphate citric acid and vegetable cellulose

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

But in what ratios? And is it easier/cheaper than a store-bought blend? Great backup plan when there is no brew store to buy from. However, I would skip the Citric acid, depending on what you are making, as it could lead to undesirable flavors in beer. Great for cider.

How about using old yeast that you rehydrate in boiling water for a nutrient

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, just boil them for at least five minutes to make sure that they are completely dead.

So no yeast nutrient with a Kveik yeast??

@BrewVintChill

9 ай бұрын

Depending on what flavors you are after and what strain you are using. The only time I don't add nutrients is when I want more ester production (ie. to get more banana in a hefeweizen) or to bring out other yeast flavors by stressing them out. I haven't done a Kveik myself yet, but I have heard that brewers use twice the amount of nutrients than the manufacturer recommends. The cells multiply fast and need as much YAN as possible for healthy cell growth. Share your recipe and intended fermentation temperature if you have more questions about handling Kveik brews.

Why is your camera so blurry??

@BrewVintChill

5 ай бұрын

The focus is a bit soft and the obs setting were a bit off, but wouldn't call it blurry. Check what resolution you are watching at.

What about pollen?

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

It's mostly sugar and water, so not really. Some traditional mead makers will use it and swear by it, but it is on the level of using raisins to us.

@ahviper5871

Жыл бұрын

@@BrewVintChill thank u for replying , but i know from my study that pollen is veeery rich in free amino acid vitamin B and nitrogen compounds that s why bee collect as protien and amino acid source ,hives that doesnt have enough pollen the queen cant lay much eggs.

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

@@ahviper5871 Yeah, that's why traditional mead makers use it, they swear by it because it does work. I wouldn't unless something was forcing me, like dietary restrictions. At 30 or 40 grams per Liter, it is suboptimal, I recommend 1.5 grams of Fermaid O per Gallon instead. Additionally, like raisins, Bee Pollen will contribute a flavor component that should be considered.

@sleepystar1638

2 ай бұрын

@@BrewVintChill when do you add the fermaid o?

@BrewVintChill

2 ай бұрын

@@sleepystar1638 The first half is at the end of the lag phase, the time before cO2 is produced, and the other half is just before half of the sugar has been eaten by the yeast. Often about 12-48 hrs for the first hit, then you will have to do gravity readings to know when to do the second.

Boiled baker's yeast is much better than yeast hulls.

Tomato paste?

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

You are going to see tomato paste come up a lot in distillation, but not so much for beer/wine/mead/cider due to it's flavor components. We would put it as a D rank with raisins, they are a traditional ingredient that you should use when it is in the recipe, but I would still go for that Fermaid O otherwise.

@skepticfucker280

Жыл бұрын

@@BrewVintChill OK one more, what about "nutritional yeast" ? I've seen a couple people recommend it and when looking into what it is it seems to be just yeast hulls but I'm not 100%. Cheers and thanks for the reply

@BrewVintChill

Жыл бұрын

@@skepticfucker280 Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast that is intended for human consumption, and you are correct in thinking they are the same thing as yeast hulls. The big difference is what the intended use and the industry creating it are and that can matter. For example, I use bentonite clay for both winemaking and ceramic slip casting, but they are distinctly different products and shouldn't be used interchangeably as the stuff used in slip casting is not food safe without going through the kiln. And winemaking Bentonite doesn't work as well per pound for thinking up slip and is not cost-effective. So Nutritional yeast could be used as a yeast nutrient because yeast loves eating dead yeast, but it should only be used if there is no other option or there is a specific dietary restriction that needs to be met.

@skepticfucker280

Жыл бұрын

@@BrewVintChill OK, good to know. Thanks for your time and cheers bro!

Fermax

@BrewVintChill

9 ай бұрын

Fermax is fine if that is what you have available, it is more so for wine yeast but yeast is yeast so it will still help other yeast. It is between the Fermaid products and generic LD Carlson or other store brands. B+

Fresh urine? Diesel exhaust fluid DEF? Nitrogen fertilizer? Bone meal?

@BrewVintChill

8 ай бұрын

Are these things that you are putting in to your beer or wine to aid in fermentation?

@EffYouMan

5 ай бұрын

@@BrewVintChillfor my tomatoes, they walk on their own

@HitchHikersBlues

3 ай бұрын

​@@BrewVintChill Well, ya never know? 😂