I used to dutifully buy my little packet of yeast from the home brew shop every time i wanted to brew a batch (beer or wash). I used to wait nervously for 24+...
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Ted Sims
tedsims@...
May 1, 2001 11:31 pm
The two fermenters pitched with the reused yeast are essentially finished fermenting. I'll check the S.G. in a day or two...and also give it a taste. The beer...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 2, 2001 1:55 am
i use the temporamental living creature up to 80x times privatly and 8x times commercially by carefully monitoring the pH-------no acid washing either-----just...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 2, 2001 2:40 am
... Makes perfect sense! If you want to store the yeast for more than a week it should be washed first and stored under glycerin. I think there is info on that...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 2, 2001 3:01 am
Yeast Washing for the Homebrewer http://hbd.org/brewery/library/yeast-faq.html#part_three This is a pretty good FAQ for yeast in general too. _____________ Ted...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 2, 2001 3:28 am
Making "lab" alcohol is very challenging and is lots of fun, I enjoy it myself. getting a column to run perfect is akin to model rocketry or building robots. I...
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Thomas Hart
thart@...
May 2, 2001 8:34 pm
I have to jump into this one with my two cents. I have been a commercial brewer for about nine years and have won numerous awards with the beer I produce. I...
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Ted Sims
tedsims@...
May 2, 2001 8:59 pm
I want to make a report here on the first run of my still, soliciting comments. Please let me know if you think this went well. I'll send in a report about the...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
May 2, 2001 11:29 pm
Ted, i have a couple of questions. 1 What was your original gravity. 2 What was your final gravity. 3 And what was the total volume collected, after adding...
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Robert Elliott
elliotts@...
May 3, 2001 5:51 am
Hi Group, I've read with interest all the postings regarding the re-usage and storage of yeast and I find it interesting that there are opinions both for and...
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Ted Sims
tedsims@...
May 3, 2001 12:46 pm
In answer to Pete's question, the original gravity was 1.080, the final gravity was 1.015, which would predict 8.5%. I have kept the portions I collected...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 3, 2001 3:48 pm
Hi Bob, Those that oppose reusing yeast in this group seem to have financial reasons for their position without any scientific basis to back them up. Homebrew...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 3, 2001 3:57 pm
I have found the problem often comes when people use too little yeast, don't build it up correctly or do not aerate their wort enough. You hit the nail on the...
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Matt
spore@...
May 3, 2001 4:11 pm
... Well Greg Noonan's _New Brewing Lager Beer_ does talk at length about how the industry does yeast culturing and storage, including freezing of cultures....
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Thomas Hart
thart@...
May 3, 2001 5:05 pm
Ted passed on a few suggestions on ways shop owners could encourage more business and asked for others to offer suggestions. One idea I have, and it is...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
May 3, 2001 10:46 pm
Hi Bob, as i understand it yeast is a very resilient beastie, with all sorts of bad habits, good habits and a whole raft of idiosincracies. There was the story...
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Ted Sims
tedsims@...
May 4, 2001 12:38 am
I don't think that using a reflux design necessarily negates the use of a malt wash. I think it depends on how you use the still. I don't think it matters ...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 6:16 am
how ya going ???????? iv'e got this little distiller guardian angel sitting on my shoulder saying "tell ted to pull out some ,most or all of the packing to...
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glennnat@...
May 4, 2001 10:59 am
It seems to me that the reusing of old yeast seems for the beer brewers ........if i was to reuse my 20 % yeast i would still have to get the exact nutrients...
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Ted Sims
tedsims@...
May 4, 2001 2:04 pm
I was having a discussion with a friend about stills used in American whiskey distilling, and thought while I had it handy I would pass along this link, that...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 9:48 pm
Calculation of a distillation column Calculation of a distillation column Here the number of plates which are necessecary for a certain separation problem can...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 9:50 pm
Distillation Column Distillation Column Example ... Temperature control of a distillation column is an important industrial application of process control. It...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 9:51 pm
Abstract: Distillation Column Modeling of a Distillation Column Using Bond Graphs a.. Braden A. Brooks Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 9:52 pm
Thermodynamic Calculation of distillation Column NewPriS TODIS - Optimal Thermodynamic Calculation of Distillation Column If you are scientific...
Optimal Structure of Batch Distillation Column Article ID 99BCH34014 ... Title Optimal Structure of Batch Distillation Column ... Author(s) Masaru Noda Akifumi...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
May 4, 2001 9:57 pm
BDSIM: Binary Distillation Simulator BDSIM Binary Distillation Simulator ... Program Description: BDSIM is a convenient simulation software to design binary...
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Ola Norrman
freedistillation@...
May 4, 2001 10:22 pm
Turbo Yeast (a mixture of yeast and nutrients) - shall never be reused. There are 2 main reasons for this: 1. Yeast condition. During the manufacture of dried...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
May 4, 2001 11:17 pm
Several more reasons not to use turbo. _____________ Ted Palmer tpalmer@... ... From: Ola Norrman To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001...
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Gary Gluyas
gluyas@...
May 5, 2001 12:06 am
Hello All I have read all the posts, and have still not changed my mind - I will not be re-using yeast. As they say . . . I rest my case! Cheers Kiwi Gary ...
