SpeedRacer 1 #1 June 16, 2009 This is all the latest rage now. One tiny drop of olive oil on the end of a pin, added to 5 gallons of wort, provides lipids that the yeast need to build their cell membranes. Otherwise, the yeast need to expend vast amounts of energy & oxygen to synthesize these lipids themselves. The result: with oil you get faster growing & healthier yeast, the aerobic phase gets done with much faster, and the yeasties can get to work at fermenting your beer sooner. So I'm trying it out with a Kolsch I started last night. I finished brewing last night, and early this morning, the wort was already coming out through the blow off tube! (generally, pitching LOTS of fast-growing yeast = better tasting beer) Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #2 June 16, 2009 QuoteThis is all the latest rage now. One tiny drop of olive oil on the end of a pin, added to 5 gallons of wort, provides lipids that the yeast need to build their cell membranes. Otherwise, the yeast need to expend vast amounts of energy & oxygen to synthesize these lipids themselves. The result: with oil you get faster growing & healthier yeast, the aerobic phase gets done with much faster, and the yeasties can get to work at fermenting your beer sooner. So I'm trying it out with a Kolsch I started last night. I finished brewing last night, and early this morning, the wort was already coming out through the blow off tube! (generally, pitching LOTS of fast-growing yeast = better tasting beer) Mmmm - i wonder what that would do to a dark wheat?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 June 16, 2009 I've been reading hombrew forums, and most people seem to be getting great results with it. This Kolsch is not a high gravity beer (Original Gravity = 1.050), and I have NEVER had a beer like this start up so fast. (now if I had been using Irish Ale yeast in a stout, that's a different matter. Irish Ale yeast grows like crazy anyway. It would probably blow up the fermentor) Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #4 June 16, 2009 olive oil that's genius!Hmmmm I wonder if sesame oil will work Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #5 June 16, 2009 Hash Oil! "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #6 June 17, 2009 Interesting! Happen to have a link to show? I read about it on a forum some time ago as well, but the people there weren't convinced.... But if it really works, I'd like to try it as well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #7 June 17, 2009 Quote Hash Oil! Mmm, very hoppy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
