Hi everyone,
Has anyone had a great experience with T-58 on a commercial scale and willing to share some wisdom?
Pitching rates?
How much Oxygen?
Temps and durations?
Conditioning/maturing?
Not interested in the homebrew scale as I've made 10 gallon test batches with this yeast with very nice results.
I fermented a 23 barrel batch in an open fermenter, pitching on the lower end of the recommended dosage at 68F and fermented up to 78 or so. Quick happy fermentation going down from 15.8 to 3.9 in 36 hours.
No more fermentation after that with a larger than desired phenol character - very unlike my test brews.
I have identified one main difference - that there was some top pressure (building up to 8 pounds) in a sealed tank during a lengthy conditioning 45-52 degrees.
Not what I would have done - but I am renting the brewery space 90 miles away and cannot get there often enough outside brewing, transferring and bottling. Okay, so I identified two problems!
Any suggestions based on this or your experiences?
Dann Paquette
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Has anyone had a great experience with T-58 on a commercial scale and willing to share some wisdom?
Pitching rates?
How much Oxygen?
Temps and durations?
Conditioning/maturing?
Not interested in the homebrew scale as I've made 10 gallon test batches with this yeast with very nice results.
I fermented a 23 barrel batch in an open fermenter, pitching on the lower end of the recommended dosage at 68F and fermented up to 78 or so. Quick happy fermentation going down from 15.8 to 3.9 in 36 hours.
No more fermentation after that with a larger than desired phenol character - very unlike my test brews.
I have identified one main difference - that there was some top pressure (building up to 8 pounds) in a sealed tank during a lengthy conditioning 45-52 degrees.
Not what I would have done - but I am renting the brewery space 90 miles away and cannot get there often enough outside brewing, transferring and bottling. Okay, so I identified two problems!
Any suggestions based on this or your experiences?
Dann Paquette
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
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