Hmmm. Nowhere near as clear as I hoped, and with a little bit of sweet twang, as though the yeast hasn’t done its job too well. Drinkable, but not fantastic.
May 202511Sun
Blair's Best
| Ref | 2025-01 Blair's Best III | Brewer | Pain & Patience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Best Bitter | Type | Beer, all-grain |
| Started | Mon 10th Feb 25 | Status | Available, |
| Packaged | Sun 23rd Feb 25 | Fermenter | SS 25 litre bucket |
| Handle | 2025-01 Blair's Best III |
|---|---|
| Brewer | Pain & Patience |
| Style | Best Bitter |
| Type | Beer, all-grain |
| Fermenter | SS 25 litre bucket |
| Status | Available, ABV |
| Started | Mon 10th Feb 25 |
| Packaged | Sun 23rd Feb 25 |
Third go at Best Bitter, this time sticking to original recipe without jiggling around time constraints. No cold-crash and planning to condition for at least 8 weeks.
Tracking via Brewfather.
77 days
Feb 202523Sun
Just put away one full (sanitised but not purged) Cornelius keg and 2 x 1 litre poly bottles using standard gravity transfer. Only during transfer did I realise that I hadn’t cold-crashed this one – whoops!
At least I plan to condition Blair III for two months before tapping, and the clear poly bottles should give a good indication of clarity as that date nears.
6 days
Feb 202517Mon
Usual mix of Challenger and EKG, carefully sprinkled into the top of the FV. The high-tide mark of crud from fermentation is barely half an inch above the now clear brew, indicating a very well-mannered ferment despite the quick uptake. Absolutely no worries about headspace.
6 days
Feb 202511Tue
The first regular pops from the airlock were heard just 2 hours after pitching yeast into wort that was 1.4℃ below optimum temperature, and here we are just 20 hours after pitching. I love WLP-002, so far this outperforms any Kveik in terms of start time and cleanliness.
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Feb 202510Mon
Hard to believe this is my first brew day in over four months! I was afraid of making some big mistake or forgetting something, but the whole day ran like clockwork and I hit most of my numbers apart from boil-off rate, but that’s a recurring issue and likely fixed with further tweaks to the equipment profile.
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