{"id":1630,"date":"2015-08-23T22:10:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T02:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2016-04-18T23:50:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T03:50:29","slug":"batch-5-15-pumpkin-ale-tentative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/?page_id=1630","title":{"rendered":"Batch #3-15 (Pumpkin Ale)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Style<\/td>\nPumpkin Ale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ingredients<\/td>\nHeart’s Home Brew Recipe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewing Date:<\/td>\nThursday, Oct 29, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Primary Fermentation:<\/td>\nThursday, Oct 29, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original Gravity:<\/td>\n1.042<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secondary Fermentation:<\/td>\nWednesday, Nov 11, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interim Gravity:<\/td>\n1.016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottling Date:<\/td>\nTentative: Thursday, Nov 19,\u00a02015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Gravity:<\/td>\n1.012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Release Date:<\/td>\nFriday, Dec 18, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcohol by volume:<\/td>\n3.9% ABV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Release Name:<\/strong><\/td>\nCarriage Return<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A repeat of the favorite recipe for this time of year, based in Thomas Jefferson’s original recipe.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct 29 @ 6:00PM: Brewed the beer with nothing different than previous batches. \u00a0Added a yeast starter made 20 hours earlier.<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct 30 @ 9:00AM: Checked the airlock and saw zero indication of activity. \u00a0It occurred to me that I had not measured the temperature before pitching the yeast. \u00a0Oops. \u00a0So I poured in a backup packet of dry yeast through the airlock opening. \u00a0As of 11:00AM, there is now sign of fermentation.<\/p>\n

Monday Nov 2 @ 9:00AM: The airlock is only showing signs of pressure, and bubbles only once per minute. \u00a0I was out of town over the weekend, so I am not sure whether there was a fermentation rush\u00a0or not. I have seen one previously, where the airlock went almost non-stop for two days, then the bubbling quickly subsided to one burst per minute. I am hoping, for economic reasons that this is the case, or the batch is in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov 6 @ 9:00AM: For the past 5 days, the fermentation has not shown any sign of change. \u00a0I have decided to let it ferment through Monday, and then transfer it to secondary fermentation. \u00a0I will use a gravity reading to determine if the fermentation occurred. \u00a0It should have lost .020 or more if fermentation occurred properly.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Nov 11 @ 2:00PM: After giving the batch an extra or day to maximize the primary fermentation, I prepared to transfer the batch to the secondary fermentation. \u00a0I used another white\u00a0plastic fermentation bucket, not the clear fermentation container I normally use. \u00a0There was slightly over 5 gallons in the fermentation bucket, and the clear one can hold a maximum of 5. \u00a0The great news was the IG reading I took after opening the lid of the primary fermenation bucket. \u00a0No sign of any infection or other potential problem, and the IG reading was 1.016, or .026 below the OG reading. \u00a0It fermented properly, and I was relieved. \u00a0I would normally let the wort sit in secondary fermentation, but I will shorten that to one week due to the extra time in primary fermentation, and because the wort is already clearer than it normally would be. \u00a0The clarity is the primary reason for secondary fermentation.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Nov 19 @ 7:30PM: The final gravity was .004 lower than the interim gravity, and the wort has a very smooth taste. \u00a0The taste is slightly different than normal, probably because of the addition of the emergency yeast packet during fermentation. \u00a0It still has a good taste. \u00a0Yield was: 3x 64oz growlers, 2x 32oz \u00a0growlers, 1x 22oz snaptop, 1x 20oz snaptop, 7x 20oz crown cap, 1x 12oz snaptop and 12x 12oz snap top. \u00a0The usual wort for bottling was about 4.75 gallons. \u00a0Conditioning was using 1\/4 oz of dry corn sugar per 12 oz in each bottle.<\/p>\n

Wed, Dec 2 @ 10:00PM: Opened a bottle to sample progress and was disappointed to see only a minor amount of carbonation. \u00a0Considering the problems I had with initial fermentation, I shouldn’t be too surprised. \u00a0The flavor is good, but slightly different than previous batches. \u00a0I am sure this is from the additional yeast I added to ensure fermentation.<\/p>\n

Sun, Dec 14 @ 9:00PM: Opened another bottle and it also had only minor carbonation. \u00a0So this batch is one of the more disappointing batches. \u00a0The taste is good enough, even though I will miss the proper head being on the beer.<\/p>\n

Sat Apr 16: I had another bottle at the 4 month point, and the taste has smoothed out a little.\u00a0It is not getting richer like other batches of pumpkin ale have in the past. \u00a0I’m not sure if this is related to the yeast problems or not.<\/p>\n

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