Edited by Stains_not_here_man, 30 October 2020 - 12:31 PM.
Guess I'm brewing again too!
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Posted 30 October 2020 - 12:30 PM
#2
Posted 30 October 2020 - 12:52 PM
What's the first batch going to be?
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Posted 30 October 2020 - 01:35 PM
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Posted 30 October 2020 - 02:27 PM
#5
Posted 30 October 2020 - 02:36 PM
What's the first batch going to be?
Scotch Ale or Bourbon Barrel Porter. I have ingredients for both but haven't decided which one is first
#6
Posted 30 October 2020 - 03:19 PM
What's the first batch going to be?
I got some great NEIPA recipes he should try! Joke... I know stain is not a NEIPA guy.
#7
Posted 30 October 2020 - 03:33 PM
A thing you use to justify building a stir plate.What's a starter?
The scotch ale is bigger so perhaps I'll do the Porter first, then pitch the scotch ale on the yeast cake
Edited by Stains_not_here_man, 30 October 2020 - 03:33 PM.
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Posted 30 October 2020 - 05:17 PM
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Posted 30 October 2020 - 06:12 PM
#10
Posted 31 October 2020 - 04:21 AM
Funny thing is that when I decided to get back into brewing, I made sure I was going to keep things simple. Well, that doesn't seem to be happening. I did upgrade my fermenters from glass to Speidel - still simple. I then purchased a couple of floating diptubes from Trong. Btw, never heard of them in my prior brewing days. Recently, Trong sent me the SPUNDit 2.0 for free! Now, I feel compelled to do pressurized fermentations. Before upgrading my fermentation vessels, Trong suggested I just use a 5 gallon corny (doing 4-4.5 gallon batches). I might get a 10 gallon torpedo if the 5 gallon corny works ok. Oh well, been enjoying the best homebrew I ever made since my restart.
I think that a 4.5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon corny would lead to a lot of clogged up gas dip tubes. I make 10-11 gallon batches in a 15.5 gallon keg and I still occasionally manage to get a little bit of crud in the gas tube. Just like the ale pails are 6.5 gallon I suspect you'd want at least 1.5 gallons of head space.
Edited by Mando, 31 October 2020 - 04:21 AM.
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Posted 31 October 2020 - 06:45 AM
#12
Posted 31 October 2020 - 07:08 AM
Doesn't pressure hold down the kreusen? We shall see. I'm going to attempt a 4 gallon batch in the next few days. Btw, I really don't need to brew yet. I've brewed about (8) 5 gallon batches in the past couple of months. I'm doing this for science!
I'm not sure if it does. I only ferment with any pressure towards the end of fermentation.
Edited by Mando, 31 October 2020 - 07:08 AM.
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Posted 31 October 2020 - 07:27 AM
Oh, another thing I'm doing differently now that I'm back into brewing is using a BIAB. It has helped with my efficiency and it makes the mash process easier.
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Posted 31 October 2020 - 08:50 AM
#15
Posted 31 October 2020 - 10:27 AM
Edited by Gusso, 31 October 2020 - 10:28 AM.
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Posted 31 October 2020 - 11:04 AM
The dude who sent me the SPUNDit said to put 5# of pressure on it initially.
Oh, another thing I'm doing differently now that I'm back into brewing is using a BIAB. It has helped with my efficiency and it makes the mash process easier.
yeah - I do none for a while b/c I'm using the outgas to purge my serving kegs of O2. towards the end I put the spunding valve on and I try to get it to about 30 PSI in the mid 60s. this usually puts my carbonation at serving temp in about the right place.
Edited by Mando, 31 October 2020 - 11:04 AM.
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Posted 31 October 2020 - 12:14 PM
#18
Posted 31 October 2020 - 02:05 PM
yeah - I do none for a while b/c I'm using the outgas to purge my serving kegs of O2. towards the end I put the spunding valve on and I try to get it to about 30 PSI in the mid 60s. this usually puts my carbonation at serving temp in about the right place.
He sent me a tube that connects to the SPUNDit and a QD. This way I can purge a keg while still maintaining pressure.
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Posted 01 November 2020 - 10:17 AM
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Posted 01 November 2020 - 12:49 PM
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