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[djinkc]

https://tvlistings.z.../EP011361230004Rumor has it the head brewer at Morgan Street (STL) wrote the St. Louis part. Of course it's O'Fallon brewery that bites the dust. Why can't you guy get along

[drewseslu]

On the History Channel's show 'Life After People' they spend a bit of time in the brewery demonstrating the destruction that may ensue.

[djinkc]

nevermind, another lame history channel "what if"

[MyaCullen]

nevermind, another lame history channel "what if"

yeah. no kidding, at what point did "history" become "speculative fearmongering????

[Deerslyr]

yeah. no kidding, at what point did "history" become "speculative fearmongering????

I'm actually watching the episode right now. They look to the past (i.e. history) to explain what would happen if people were no longer around. As for the bit on the breweries, it was pretty interesting. High heat causing excessive krausening causing clogged relief valves leading to too much pressure. Think of them as massive bottle bombs. Although I would expect if it was during the winter and the temps were at fermenting temps, then the beer would simply ferment out and stay in the holding tanks indefinitely.

[djinkc]

yeah. no kidding, at what point did "history" become "speculative fearmongering????

Well I guess when the "history" channel went 24/7. Just wondering but if one did blow, is the manhole where it should fail first. That would be my guess......

[MyaCullen]

I'm actually watching the episode right now. They look to the past (i.e. history) to explain what would happen if people were no longer around. As for the bit on the breweries, it was pretty interesting. High heat causing excessive krausening causing clogged relief valves leading to too much pressure. Think of them as massive bottle bombs. Although I would expect if it was during the winter and the temps were at fermenting temps, then the beer would simply ferment out and stay in the holding tanks indefinitely.

I would think after a while there would be a secondary refermntaion at some point due to latent microorganisms. just speculation on my part.

[stangbat]

In "Brewing Up a Business", Sam Calagione tells a story when a fermenter blew its door off and did a bit of damage. I don't remember all the details but something like that wouldn't be too surprising during primary. Were they discussing something like this happening?

[Deerslyr]

In "Brewing Up a Business", Sam Calagione tells a story when a fermenter blew its door off and did a bit of damage. I don't remember all the details but something like that wouldn't be too surprising during primary. Were they discussing something like this happening?

Yes... essentially 36 hours or so "after humans" electricity would fail causing the cooling system to fail and building temps to rise to 100 degrees making the fermentation be "violent". They did mention a New Orleans brewery that had a fermenter explosiion earlier this year... so yes... it can happen.

[Deerslyr]

I would think after a while there would be a secondary refermntaion at some point due to latent microorganisms. just speculation on my part.

assuming it went into a secondary refermentation, there would be considerably less sugars for the yeast to chew on. Assuming it went to where it normally would go, the residual sugars would probably only account for about .01 gravity points, right? Assuming that most beers ferment out to 1.010 or so.I really like this program, so I'm gonna pimp it as a cool and interesting program. What MAN thinks is permanent ain't exactly so... things will fail and more likely quicker than you would expect. It was pretty cool to see what would happen in a brewery.

[MyaCullen]

assuming it went into a secondary refermentation, there would be considerably less sugars for the yeast to chew on. Assuming it went to where it normally would go, the residual sugars would probably only account for about .01 gravity points, right? Assuming that most beers ferment out to 1.010 or so.I really like this program, so I'm gonna pimp it as a cool and interesting program. What MAN thinks is permanent ain't exactly so... things will fail and more likely quicker than you would expect. It was pretty cool to see what would happen in a brewery.

I did watch it last night actually, it was pretty interesting.