I'm a fan of fruit-forward IPAs, and recently ran across the Omega Horindahl Kveik yeast. Given the description, I thought I'd give it a shot, so I set the yeast out ahead of time to warm up to room temperature, shaking it repeatedly. I also set the warming plate up ahead of time so that it would be up to temperature for when I placed the fermenter on it.
Brew Day: 3 Sept 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz 2-row
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Golden Light DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
14 g Galaxy (FWH)
1 oz Julius (10 min whirlpool)
14 g Galaxy (dry hop)
Yeast: Omega Hornidal Kveik
Following the boil, I cooled the wort, pitched the yeast and placed the fermenter on a warming plate, wrapped in a towel.
Addendum, 4 Sept: Checked on the beer this morning, it appears that fermentation really took off overnight!
Addendum, 15 Sept: Placed in secondary; I'm traveling, and won't be able to do anything with the beer until later in the week. As such, I racked it to secondary, and I'll dry hop it when I return.
Addendum, 23 Sept: Dry hopped today.
Addendum, 26 Sept: Bottled; 8 bottles, 1 re-purposed soda bottle.
Addendum, 14 Oct: Opened the soda bottle tonight. Beer is a golden straw color, pours with a full head of medium bubbles that slowly dissipates. Citrus in the nose. Medium body, the beer has a big, sweet fruit-forward flavor with more than a bit of citrus. Big flavor, with little, if any, bitterness.
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