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Choosing your hops for a SMaSH recipe, head space when filling bottles, duplicate brew days but different results, & what to do with swollen packs of liquid yeast – Ep. 242
58 min •
6 augusti 2021
Hope you’re doing well, homebrewer!
We welcome you back for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
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On Today’s Show:
We start off the show with a question about selecting hops when developing a single hop and single mash (SMaSH) recipe. Thankfully, we have hop head Ladik Joe Ermis on the show with us this week and he was a huge help on this question. Shop fresh hops for your next batch here: https://www.kegconnection.com/hops/
Then, we had a question about filling bottles (gross, amirite?) and whether or not you should leave plenty of head space or if you can fill the bottle all the way up to the top. For bottling supplies, click here: https://www.kegconnection.com/bottle-filler/
Our third question was an interesting one because the listener initially brewed a batch of the award winning Brian’s Kolsch recipe kit – enjoyed it so much – then he bought a second recipe kit and brewed it the exact same way only to have slightly different results. His second batch was sweeter than his first and we try to help him figure out ‘why’. Brew the incredible Brian’s Kolsch recipe kit yourself: https://www.kegconnection.com/brians-kolsch-kolsch-cup-2021-grand-champion-recipe/
Finally, our fourth and final question on this week’s episode came from a listener who is a member of our Trub Club (https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour) and receives recipe kits every month. During these Summer months, his pack of Imperial Yeast arrived slightly swollen and he isn’t sure whether he should pitch it as is or if he should create a starter for his batch. Shop Imperial Yeast here: https://www.kegconnection.com/imperial-yeast/
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