Gyle

[Mad Dog]

Does anyone use Gyle to bottles condition? Seems like a sanitation headache that would have to taste great to make worth while.

[warra48]

Not sure what you mean here.

This is a definition I found of gyle:
n. 1. Fermented wort used for making vinegar.
Gyle tun (Brewing) a large vat in which wort ferments.

[Mad Dog]

Read about it on Midwest Supplies web site. Gyle is a portion of pre-yeast pitch wort that is stored in fridge and used to prime beer for bottling. Formula for how much is 12 x gallons of beer, divided by the OG points. The final number is in quarts. Example: 5 gallons of 45 pt OG would require 1.3 quarts Gyle to prime for bottles conditioning. 12x5=60 60/45=1.3

If I did this I would just make 5 gallons plus a quart... So I would still end up with a total of 5 of beer plus the priming Gyle. Might help pay back for trube loss.

Down side could be sanitation risk I guess.

[warra48]

I see now. This process is also called Kreusening.

It is a process used mainly by German brewers to comply with the Rheinheitsgebot, as under that regulation they could not add sugar to their beer, even a small amount for carbonation.
The process is also discussed on BeerSmith. Link : http://beersmith.com/blog/2010/03/22/kr ... ewed-beer/

Seems like a lot of work to me, but hey, whatever floats your boat is OK with me. I don't think it would make any difference to the taste, to be honest.

[Oliver]

From my understanding, it is also used by Coopers to prime their bottle-conditioned ales.

Also, do a search for the term partigyle on the forum, which will turn up a few posts and links to further information.

Cheers,

Oliver

[barls]

partigyle is something completely different.
its the making of multiple beers from one mash. ie ether a blend of first and last runnings or two beers made from each of the 2 sets of runnings ie a barley wine and a mild or session ale.

[Oliver]

Right you are, barls. Bit of a brain fade there.

Having said that, I am pretty sure that Coopers does use krausening for their bottle-conditioned beers. I think, anyway ...

Oliver