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[Stains_not_here_man]

Just pitched a pack of Wyeast 1728 into a starter.... It's happening

Edited by Stains_not_here_man, 30 October 2020 - 12:31 PM.

[Bklmt2000]

What's the first batch going to be?

[Gusso]

You should try out Kveik yeast at some point. Crazy stuff.

[porter]

What's a starter?

[Stains_not_here_man]

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

[HVB]

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.

[Stains_not_here_man]

What's a starter?

A thing you use to justify building a stir plate.

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.

[Gusso]

Stain, are those fermenters only certified to ferment under pressure for 2 years or so? I thought I read that somewhere.

[Gusso]

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.

[positiveContact]

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.

[Gusso]

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!

[positiveContact]

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.

[Gusso]

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.

[Stains_not_here_man]

BIAB is in my future I'm sure. Right now I'm just doing extract+steeped grains to get my feet wet.

[Gusso]

Wilser BIAB is very good. He uses your exact measurements to fit your kettle/mash tun precisely. Very reasonable, too.

Edited by Gusso, 31 October 2020 - 10:28 AM.

[positiveContact]

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.

[HVB]

Maybe some foam control in the keg to keep the krausen down.

[Gusso]

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.

[Stains_not_here_man]

Gotta make a quick trip to the store and then it's time!

[Stains_not_here_man]

I gotta remember to buy extra hops next time and shorten the boil