Fermcap is your friend (if you don't mind chemicals in your wort)! A couple of drops and no boil overs. Awesome set of videos thus far!

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never used that yet but I’ve wanted to. Just need to order it. Thank you for the feedback!

This is very interesting info. I learned a lot from this video.

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad!

Pretty much the same method and equipment I use for 10-15 gallon batches. I’ll typically be cheap and only use 1 pack about a week before brew day and build a 3 step starter. You need to get some fermcap-s, boil overs are a thing of the past. Also, 100% silicone gloves are amazing for grabbing a hot flask. The ones people use for grilling or cooking.

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

I need to get some of that Fermcap-S

That shirt is amazing.

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The wife got it for me.

You don't NEED any of that fancy stuff. I used to make starters in a glass growler......just gave it a shake every time I past it, works fine. I do use a stir plate (home made) now with and Erlenmeyer flask, which I just broke.......

Great Video! At the end, you said to drain the flask. How do you do that? Do you just pour off the wort into a sink until only yeast remains? Do you leave a little wort? How do you know when to stop pouring?

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

I take the yeast starter off the stir plate after 24 hours. I place the entire flask into the fridge, 24-48 hours after sitting in the fridge I’ll decant(pour out the wort off the settled yeast) into a sink and thin leave a thin layer of that wort on top just to make it easier to mix the yeast into a slurry. If you don’t leave that thin layer of wort from the starter in the flask, it makes it a pain to get the yeast into your fermenter. I always remove most of my starter wort because it simply taste bad and you don’t want that in your batch of wort you brewed. It might not be a massive difference but some of my starters are over 4L’s and that’s a lot of nasty tasting wort going into a batch if I didn’t remove it. Cheers Dan O!

Do i have to boil the wart in the Erlenmeyer flask or can I boil it in a pot and fill it into a sanitized flask afterwards

@HopKillerBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

You could boil it in a separate pot for sure. Just sanitize the funnel and flask like you said before transferring it into the flask

Doesn't that happen already during fermentation?

@codyhubert6178

2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, yeast can be stressed if they're constantly creating alcohol and reproducing with a low population, creating off flavors. A starter essentially creates a large population and a stress free ferment for your yeast.

I stopped watching when you mixed pounds and litres :( If you want to vote for people that can't count, stupid that is your business, Trump is your man :(

@ChrisEbz

Жыл бұрын

Lmao calm down elitist. People make mistakes. Your boy Branden couldn't count to ten.