Kveik

[Karstr]

Has anyone tried kveik for a sugar-wash? I have used it on beer and cider with nice results, and on a rum-wash. But never with white sugar only

[Demy]

Never even used for beer....I have read different opinions on this yeast...some say it is neutral even at high temperatures, some say the opposite...also there are different strains of this yeast. I'm interested in your experience.....

[tjsc5f]

But never with white sugar only

No yeast will thrive in white sugar only wash, you will need to add some minerals, nutrients and ph adjustments at a minimum.

[Karstr]

Never even used for beer....I have read different opinions on this yeast...some say it is neutral even at high temperatures, some say the opposite...also there are different strains of this yeast. I'm interested in your experience.....

I use two different kveiks in my beer, Lutra for a clean ferment, and Voss for a more fruity flavor. They are both very sturdy, fast, and lasts for many generations reuse.

[subbrew]

I used the Voss Kviek on an IPA in mid summer and I was not impressed as I like a clean IPA with no yeast esters. Way to many esters for my IPA palette (my normal fridge for temp control was being used for other things so I could not use my normal US-05). But for a whiskey or a rum, I may have to give that a try. It was very aggressive and tore through a 6% beer in about 36 hrs.

[Konsekvens]

Has anyone tried kveik for a sugar-wash? I have used it on beer and cider with nice results, and on a rum-wash. But never with white sugar only

I have used kveik a lot in beer, my family has a strain thats been used for generations.
Normaly we fermenting it fairly high 30'c+. And it gives a citrus/ orange marmelade taste.
I have never considered it in a sugar wash, or in destilling. But maybe I need to give it a try.
What type of rum wash have you made, and How have you fermented it?

[Karstr]

Never even used for beer....I have read different opinions on this yeast...some say it is neutral even at high temperatures, some say the opposite...also there are different strains of this yeast. I'm interested in your experience.....

I use two different kveiks in my beer, Lutra for a clean ferment, and Voss for a more fruity flavor. They are both very sturdy, fast, and lasts for many generations reuse.

When I make cider, Lutra is my favourite. Brings very little extra taste

[Osse87]

I've never brewed better beer than with Voss kveik. The taste is outstanding IMO. Problem is very intense hangover if you pitch it in rates recommended by the Norwegians themselves. They severely underpitch compared to other yeast and it undeniably makes a great taste but also intense hangover. Is it due to yeast stress and excessive fusel oils? I don't know.

[VLAGAVULVIN]

Hmm... not sure about sugarwash, though

Just after my vosskveik stouts are ready and bottled... I like fermenting a wort for my allgrain distillates using the same bucket. You'll get a surprisingly low fusels quantity, not so prolonged heads and rather "edible" deep tails to dig in. Even if you never still anything it's just great to know that there's not much ugly congeners in your beer made by those vosskveik small beasts. They have the same profile at any temperature they can work so, you don't care of the temperature control. They are "immortal" (no quality degradation from gen. to gen.), either top cropped or bottom harvested. And so on, ans so forth right now they are bubbling in 3 buckets making 3 different ales for me. Being transferred from the top of one bucket to the other: it's that easy-breezy.

I have read different opinions on this yeast...some say it is neutral even at high temperatures, some say the opposite...also there are different strains of this yeast. I'm interested in your experience.....

Lutra strain is known as neutral and pseudo-lager one. The others leave rather bright ale impressions.

[Salt Must Flow]

I wouldn't imagine it would be of any meaningful benefit in a sugar wash because a good reflux still should end up removing any flavor it produced. I once had a bunch of UJSSM lying around (strong corn flavor), but never drain so I ran it through my VM. I couldn't tell the difference between it and product from any other sugar wash.