Yeast Ranching (Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA)

[driver8rws]

That is terrible...

After things went so crappy WHY wouldn't you RE-DO the video ?

Poor.. poor... poor...

[BizzleMonster]

so, what was the out come was it tastee like the dogfish head or did it taste a litttle dif

[terenceg81]

Thanks for sharing the info. People are way too critical about your techniques. A simple thanks would do. :)

[paleowarrior2]

I'm still waiting for the Dogfish head reference in the video.

[scooterunderwood]

I used to cool my starter down by putting it in an ice bath like that, then one time I did that and the glass shattered because I cooled it down to quickly. I guess that's what I get for not using quality glass.

[rickfrothingham]

i've usually heard the term 'ranching' used for when you capture a strain of yeast from an unfiltered commercial beer and then step it up with increasing sizes of starters (typically for unique Belgian strains or the Pacman strain when they didn't used to sell it). What you're doing here is just making a starter.

[solianmoo]

Hey,

an extra step making it easier is to use a Pyrex measuring jug sanitized,

poor into that and seal with cling wrap etc in the fridge / freezer.

With this you can even poor into a normal bottle neck pretty easy.

Even better; get a portable gas stove and cook wort in the Erlenmeyer flask.

Naughty catties i got one the same eats more then me.

[7novacane4]

Dude, why would you go without a funnel? what a mess. Please feed your cat also

[anarchotron]

You should be relieved to learn that I have since acquired a funnel.

Also, if I feed that cat every time he makes a noise, he would resemble a furry watermelon.

[Zygotepro]

@7novacane4 Yeah I agree At least if anything do it in the sink

[hsoup]

Someone else already said this, but it's worth repeating. The flask is made out of a glass that can handle a direct flame followed by an ice bath. However, you probably shouldn't use it on an electric heating element, so this guy is doing the right thing. If you have a gas stove, you can heat it directly in the glass and then transfer that to the ice bath. You should also put some aluminum foil loosely over the top to cover it so no bacteria/wild yeast gets in.

[moody2851]

dude your cat wants to eat that fish.

[ubermick]

My wife would beat the everloving shite out of me if I did that! And you know you can heat the wort directly in your flask, right?

If not, for the love of God, buy yerself a funnel, and do it over the sink!!!

[hanger18]

no dice on the ringwood yeast, I don't like it atleast. Also cool it in the pot or your gonna break your beaker.

[absinthe5765]

3:25 ... AVALANCEEE!!

Great video though, very informative, the same way I make my yeast only I use a sanitized funnel and pour it over the sink. =)

[ChrisGonJinn]

Kitty wants beer! LOL

[caveatemp]

feed that cat!

[premier666]

you know those flasks are made to boil the starter in. the flasks themselves are flame resistant. so in one step you can boil the starter and cool it all in one container. those flasks are very tough when it comes to extreme temp changes that is why they rule.

[anarchotron]

Yeah I wanted to try that but they guy at the store wouldn't give me a definite go-ahead on it, like he wasn't allowed to say I could do it or something. I'll give that a try next time. I suppose I could even just heat up the water quickly in the microwave in the flask and then add the wort.

[rddaos]

the narrator is a stuffy-nosed mumbling bitch.  can barely make out his words sometimes. he mumbles quickly with a stuffed up nose instead of speaking quickly. damn go take some benadryl.

[saiyajingabe]

@premier666 Just playing devil's advocate...I've heard that glass flasks can be used over gas or propane burners, but not electric griddles/grilles. Haven't read why...just not to do it - this is per Midwest Supplies and Northern Brewer.

[brewssuds]

Why didn't you pour the wort over the sink, instead of over the stove? ;)

[anarchotron]

I guess because I wasn't thinking ahead too well.. either that or I overestimated my pouring ability.

[brewyourown4life]

your smack pask of yeast didn't look swollen, did you activate it first

[anarchotron]

Yeah I activated it but it was still pretty cold in temperature... I forgot to take it out of the fridge early enough, so I think the yeast was pretty sleepy. Had no problems in the long run though, I got lots of east out of the process.

[wiseguy142]

I actually think there's something tricky about the Ringwood Ale yeast. I had that trouble myself- let it warm up, then smacked it and waited 24 hours and didn't really get much inflation. I made a liter starter and I'm on day 3 and am just seeing some random bubbles but it definitely doesn't look normal. We'll see how it goes.

[absinthe5765]

I rarely ever get a smack pack that inflates instantly. But following this you should have fermentation within 24 hours.

[brewyourown4life]

just wondering why you didn't cool the wort in the pan first then pour it into the flask

[anarchotron]

No big reason, I guess I just think of the flask as slightly less likely to accept any airborne contaminants because of the small mouth compared to a big open pan. If I had a funnel the transfer would have been much smoother :)