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[Humperdink]

what's your method and what's the duration per 5 gallons? I'm looking at how I'm oxygenating and if I can improve on my current methods and wanted to see what others are doing as a benchmark.C

[McNuggets]

I use a scintered stone and pure O2 from one of those too expensive little cans at the hardware stores. I only use O2 on beers over 1.055, and then between 1 and 2 minutes per 5 gal, depending on a lot of factors (OG, yeast type, beer type, fresh yeast or cake...).

[DaBearSox]

I shake maybe a little....Mostly my kettle drains into my better bottle through a screen from about 2 feet.

[Humperdink]

Where do you all get your oxygen tanks from? I've heard people say home despot, but I've never seen them there.

[Thirsty]

Where do you all get your oxygen tanks from? I've heard people say home despot, but I've never seen them there.

I couldnt find them there either, then one day I walked by them in a different area then the rest of the tanks. I believe it is in the plumbing section. I bought 2 bottles when I saw them, and that was about 20 batches ago.

[MakeMeHoppy]

I use the mix-stir attached to a drill. I let it foam up real good for about 5 minutes. I find this a lot safer and more effective than shaking the carboy.

[McNuggets]

HD here too is a little slack in stocking the O2. Try smaller hardware stores or plumbing/welding stores.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

pure O2 with a stone. I have a 15lb tank.

[McNuggets]

I thinking about going with a big tank too with the price of those little tanks. 15 lb should last you a lifetime...

[ncbeerbrewer]

Never used and never had an oxygen tank or stone. I shake the carboy for a few minutes and get the wort really foamy right before I pitch my yeast. I have done that method for 12 years and its worked well the whole time. I hear Lowes has the 02 tanks as well. Good Luck.

[denny]

Technically, I don't oxygenate. I aerate with a MixStir.

[gnef]

I have a 20CF industrial oxygen tank with a welding regulator to a 2 micron stainless stone. for a 5 gallon batch of medium gravity, about a minute, for big beers, maybe 2 minutes.

[djinkc]

Technically, I don't oxygenate. I aerate with a MixStir.

I use a SS stirrer on a cordless drill too. It works well at my place. IIRC dagomike had some great numbers with aerating that way with O2 - no stone.

[BarelyBrews]

I use a corded drill and paint mixer, and i strain my wort through a SS screen.My last beer i racked to secondary (my all-fuggled up IPA) ended up at 1.010.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I put the starter in the fermenter and then pour the wort on top. No problems with that yet.

[Kremer]

I've done all of these... needs to be a multi choice poll

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I use a corded drill and paint mixer, and i strain my wort through a SS screen.My last beer i racked to secondary (my all-fuggled up IPA) ended up at 1.010.

functionally the way I was doing it before pure O2 (shaking the hell out of the fermenter) worked pretty well. It also was brutal on my back at the end of the brewday.

[beach]

Technically, I don't oxygenate. I aerate with a MixStir.

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[pete maz]

Never used and never had an oxygen tank or stone. I shake the carboy for a few minutes and get the wort really foamy right before I pitch my yeast. I have done that method for 12 years and its worked well the whole time.

My method exactly. No issues here.

[OhioMurb]

+1 on the paint stirrer for 5 minutes - really foams it up!