Who wants in on a little club science project?
In good science, you try to reduce the variables to as few as possible. In homebrewing, there tends to be a bunch of variables. Narrowing it down to just a few takes some serious planning. So we did some planning.
The plan is this. In the not too distant future, everybody brews the exact same recipe with one different ingredient: the yeast. Then, in March, we’ll get together and sample the results. The goal is to see how much variation we can get out of a single recipe by just changing the yeast. It should be simple. The hardest part will be to follow the exact recipe and not make any changes.
If you want in, click on this link to sign up for a yeast strain. Remember, we want to see some variation so you’re welcome get creative in your yeast selection (Isn’t there a craft brewery that harvested somebody’s beard yeast?). If you’re feeling fancy, you’re not limited to ale (or even beer) yeast. Just bear in mind that your beer should be ready to drink at the club meeting in March. In the interest of being creative, try to pick a yeast strain that nobody else has picked.
Here is a link to the recipe we’ll all be using. Mention that you’re part of the yeast experiment at Bottom’s Up and you’ll even get a discount on this batch.
Who: You and other MASH831 folks
What: Brew this recipe with your choice of yeast
When: Brew in January or February. Sample the results at the March meeting.
Why: For science!
If you need some inspiration:
Would a 1 gallon batch be OK? I don’t know that I really need 5 gallons of a red wine yeast fermented blonde ale…. Heck, I’d probably do a few different yeasts if it’s only a gallon of each.
Jeff – We just wanna make sure there is enough for everyone to sample/ maybe trade. I was gonna do something similar, but do a 5gl split for 2 – 2.5gl batches. I’d say Yes on 1gl batches, but 10% Off at the shop for 5gl batches.