Home Brew breakthrough

Mrmyke709

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So, I just kegged up a batch of IPA for the aggy tailgate, and brewed a new batch of Robust Porter.
The guys at Austin Homebrew Supply insisted that I try a new product called BrewVint Yeast Fuel.
I was skeptical, but curious, since my main cause of failure in brewing is lag time, the time it takes for the yeast to kick in. Before active fermentation begins is the crucial window, this is when contaminants or wild yeast will get a jump on my yeast strains.
Well, I am flat out amazed.
I added the yeast fuel during the last 10 minutes of boil. I filled the primary Sunday night.
Came home Monday, and it was going gangbusters. Tuesday, it was even better. This morning...FRANKENBEER!!!!
The yeast had exploded out the breather in a robust, frothy tidal wave.
This stuff is allsome. My OG was 1060. I'm thinking final gravity will be 1015, 1020. Massive.
I'm thinking this yeast is going to eat all the wort then break out of the carboy and raid the freaking pantry.
Check it out.
 
Man, I have no idea what any of that means, but I'm quite impressed, thirsty, and ready to go through a wall for it.
 
Violate the Reinheitsgebot? Your making beer in your garage, with castoff garden hoses and that 40 quart pan you got when you married, and nobody has the foggiest idea what else to do with it. Who cares, as long as its drinkable.
 
hhmmmmm... always having the evil mind I wonder what putting a little of that in the toilet paper of some gal that broke up with you might create...
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So it's just a powder or liquid that you mix in at the end of the boil? Seems a lot easier than preparing a yeast starter. I need to brew up a batch now that the weather has cooled down some.
 
Yep...looked like a little vial of crack.
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Picture this filled with a thimblefull of mysterious brown powder.

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TTK, OG is original gravity. Using a hydrometer, or "little floating glass thingy", you can measure original gravity and final gravity to calculate the degree of fermentation, or "how much alcohol you got in that there beer".

My IPA (India Pale Ale) was 1050 OG, final was 1010, giving me...6 % ..not too shabby, and right in the ballpark for that beer style.

I used this cool website since I'm too damn lazy to do the math.

Alcohol calculator
 
So you've had trouble starting your yeast for ales? I hadn't really heard/thought of that - whenever we brew, the yeast kicks off like a mofo and everything works like clockwork. The worst thing that's happened was blowing the lid off a carboy full of stout - that's a helluva bang...
 

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