tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6803796266010371349..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Guinness’s Park Royal Brewery in 1949 – the brew house (part eight)Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-33095706042764535132016-09-14T08:28:14.777-07:002016-09-14T08:28:14.777-07:00Anonymous,
skimming at the right time is the easi...Anonymous,<br /><br />skimming at the right time is the easiest way to collect healthy yeast. And as they almost collected yeast that way, it had already been selected. Skimming isn't intended to clarify the beer, just collect yeast.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-60321055847692333002016-09-13T20:31:57.510-07:002016-09-13T20:31:57.510-07:00The whole idea of skimmers is fascinating
Maybe I...The whole idea of skimmers is fascinating<br /><br />Maybe I'm looking at things from a modern standpoint, but why do they need skimmers? Why aren't they just letting it flocculate and then harvesting. <br /><br />Yes, yes, "to clarify" the beer. Really, what the heck does that mean. It doesn't make sense to "clarify" when there are still gobs and gobs of yeast in suspension. Like trying to sweep the sand off the beach. <br /><br />My guess would be that since they were not using conical fermenters, getting the good stuff out of the bottom of a big pit fermenter would be a total pain in the roo. So much easier to just harvest it from the top.<br /><br />None-the-less, I would expect that it gave a slightly different flavor to the end product. Selectively repitching the yeast that flubs to the top would produce different results from taking the best and the brightest from the bottom of the cone.<br /><br />So, clearly [see what I did there] there was some benefit and hopefully some science behind this. I'd love to hear what it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-30239278989492678902016-03-17T05:17:47.007-07:002016-03-17T05:17:47.007-07:00re: venturi - I think they use them to oxygenate w...re: venturi - I think they use them to oxygenate wort inline too: https://youtu.be/cOA4tXvjC5s?t=1m33s<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com