Questions for Jamil 11/20/05

[fulkrum78]

Jamil...

Man, you know your yeast. What I am most curious about now that I have been pitching the proper rates, and I likely missed you talking about this already... I am very interested in how you get your beer to competition. Do you CPF, Bottle condition, what?

I CPF everything for competition. I added it up the other day, more than 7,000 bottles CPF'd.

That's just sick

I have yet to bottle anything, though I probably should bottle some of the wee heavy I am doing Tuesday. Somehow I don't see it happening though I'll just keg it and hold on to it for months

[colplink]

Jamil...

Man, you know your yeast. What I am most curious about now that I have been pitching the proper rates, and I likely missed you talking about this already... I am very interested in how you get your beer to competition. Do you CPF, Bottle condition, what?

I CPF everything for competition. I added it up the other day, more than 7,000 bottles CPF'd.

You’re crazy man!

Thanks for the input… I CPF as well. But, my number one complaint is lack of carb on my score cards. Seems every time I will get this. I have a Billy bad ass CPF’er, I put a hundred dollars under every cap, and still it is not overlooked… I would love to hear your thoughts on pressures and proper filling for competitions and the like…

[jamilz]

Force carbonate, tasting every day, until the carbonation seems correct, then go just a touch more. At that point you can bottle.

If you're still coming up short, gas it until you think it is overcarbonated and try that.

Of course, it depends on the competition and the judges. Some judges like everything carbonated like Bud/Miller/Coors. Feel free to ignore them.