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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:14 pm
by berryman
I am going to brew a hef with it this Friday and doing a starter Thursday. If I am reading the date right, that is the freshest yeast ever got from more beer. Doing a 2 L starter and splitting to try it on something else too.
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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:35 pm
by mashani
Just be aware too big of a pitch will likely kill all the banana if it operates like normal wheat beer yeast.
Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:31 pm
by berryman
Kealia wrote:@berryman - what I can tell you so far is: leave plenty of headspace!
I haven't done a hef in so long I forgot how much krausen there is. Fortunately I use a blowoff tube because it pumped a ton of yeast through the tub and into my jar of Starsan. No harm done, but had I not had a blowoff tube this would have been messy. Pitched at 12:00 on Saturday and it's done blowing yeast out, but still bubbling away solidly today (Tuesday).
You are really got on that.
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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:36 pm
by berryman
Kealia wrote:@berryman - what I can tell you so far is: leave plenty of headspace!
I haven't done a hef in so long I forgot how much krausen there is. Fortunately I use a blowoff tube because it pumped a ton of yeast through the tub and into my jar of Starsan. No harm done, but had I not had a blowoff tube this would have been messy. Pitched at 12:00 on Saturday and it's done blowing yeast out, but still bubbling away solidly today (Tuesday).
You are right on that.
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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:19 pm
by Kealia
Did you end up with any yeast in your blowoff container? I did - quite a lot actually.
Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:51 pm
by berryman
Kealia wrote:Did you end up with any yeast in your blowoff container? I did - quite a lot actually.
Yes I
Emptied it twice and has slowed down now, but still some. Has been 3 days.
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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:52 pm
by Kealia
Haha, yeah that looks about right!
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Re: Omega Bananza yeast - for Hefeweizen
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:13 pm
by berryman
I did a 2 lt.starter in mid April and used 1/2 in in a Hef type beer 60/40. It has been in my fridge since then sealed up. Took it out last night and decanted and let it sit to come to room temperature. Made a wheat DME starter a few hours ago and back in business. That is some good yeast..
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