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[positiveContact]

Not for weizens but certainly for other beers. Even better is a product called Whirlfloc. Pretty much all of us have switched over to that these days. It's the same idea as Irish moss but on steroids...or some kinda roids anyway. It comes in tablet form. Use a half a tablet in the last 5 minutes of the boil for a 5 gallon batch.

same process here. 1/2 tab for 5 gallons at 5 minutes left.

[djinkc]

Good call; I added that to my list. Carbing through the out post does carb a little faster.

Where on earth did you ever hear that?B)What a newb I was then. I quit doing it after that fun exchange, all it did was stir up yeast sediment that I had to wait out anyway. i guess it could be a cool thing for Hefe's though.

[Jdtirado]

I wouldn't recommend this for a noob or anyone absent minded. if you aren't careful you can get beer into your gas line and/or regulator. you can get rid of most O2 just through the gas in and slowly pulling on the PRV. this is assuming you didn't already purge the keg and transfer into it in a closed or semi-closed manner.

I won't be doing that for a while if ever. I don't mind waiting a week or two for carbonation to occur. Plus I would imagine that the beer sitting in the keg will let it mature

[MtnBrewer]

I wouldn't recommend this for a noob or anyone absent minded. if you aren't careful you can get beer into your gas line and/or regulator. you can get rid of most O2 just through the gas in and slowly pulling on the PRV. this is assuming you didn't already purge the keg and transfer into it in a closed or semi-closed manner.

Yes, I've gotten beer in both of my gas lines. Doesn't seem to be fatal, even if it reaches the regulator but I certainly wouldn't recommend it.

[MtnBrewer]

Where on earth did you ever hear that?

This guy that used to be a really good friend of mine (until he stopped coming to GABF) ran this experiment one time...

[djinkc]

This guy that used to be a really good friend of mine (until he stopped coming to GABF) ran this experiment one time...

d touche :frank:We really want to go this year, too bad Drew isn't entering. They did for the WBC though - 3 entries IIRC. Fingers crossed, but they aren't really even 0.5 yrs old yet.And we haven't been to the Springs in a long time........... Could you check and see if I have any outstanding warrants?

[MtnBrewer]

:rolf:I'm afraid to show my face down at the courthouse.

[djinkc]

The board is acting weird - heres the rest of my post.............. eta - on the old board Greg and I had a classic veteran/newb back and forth about force carbing through the outpost. He thought I was full of #%$@. And most of the time I was since I had to retrieve my training wheels out of the attic back then. Hadn't brewed in a couple decades. I found that without a carb stone it made a slight difference and really wasn't worth it. FWIW I still keep a black QD (beer out) on a CO2 line. Use it to purge kegs before filling, and repurge after filling.Since then I've seen Drew take a Sanke 1/4B from about 0.75 volumes to 2.5 in a few minutes - right before they opened the gates for a festival. I shook my head. He gave me a nicely carbed beer before anyone was in line............................. I really wouldn't recommend that time frame unless you have done it a lot. Still fun to watch the son give me a lesson or two.........

[Jdtirado]

Not for weizens but certainly for other beers. Even better is a product called Whirlfloc. Pretty much all of us have switched over to that these days. It's the same idea as Irish moss but on steroids...or some kinda roids anyway. It comes in tablet form. Use a half a tablet in the last 5 minutes of the boil for a 5 gallon batch.

I got some whirlfloc tablets from my local homebrew store yesterday, but they say to use one tablet for 5-10 gallons of wort whereas most here are using .5. I plan to drop it with 10 minutes left in the boil but was wondering the dosage and if putting to much would muck things up?

[MtnBrewer]

Search for whirlfloc and you'll find a post I made not long ago about how some people had head retention problems from using too much. Not a widespread problem but half a tab works just fine and avoids the potential issue so that seems like the way to go. The recommendation from the manufacturer is 1 tab for 5 minutes for 10 gallons.

[beach]

The recommendation from the manufacturer is 1 tab for 5 minutes for 10 gallons.

This. Works great. I love seeing the ege drop soup while the wort chills. Sometimes I don't stir just so I can watch the cold break form a mushroom cloud.Beach

[Jdtirado]

I have to say that I hate the regulator that comes with the MidWest Supplies keg. I am used to hospital Oxygen regulators where to set the amount of liters that you want to deliver and it stays there. My CO2 dial drifts, or maybe it doesn't come up to where I set it at initially but later overshoots what I wanted. I've had my Hefe in the freezer and have to check it from time to time to make sure that the dial stays put. I've checked everything for leaks with and don't think that I have one.

[Mya]

did you set the lock nut?

[Jdtirado]

did you set the lock nut?

duh nope!!!

[Jdtirado]

My Hefeweizen turned out well, albeit with a predominating banana flavor. I did some reading and found some information on fermenting the beer at 65 degrees in order to promote more clove taste.Also, someone posted this: I like hefe but not a fan of strong banana flavor so I've used WLP380 yeast for all my hefeweizen batches. Mine ferments at 68*F for two weeks, then 65*F for one week. Very happy with the results. The 380 is diffferent that it keeps the clove flavor but with minimal banana, or at least that's the description from White Labs. Can anyone confirm that using this yeast will give a more clove taste to the beer?

[SchwanzBrewer]

With just about any strain of hefeweizen yeast the cooler you ferment it the less banana flavor and more clove will be present.

[positiveContact]

did you set the lock nut?

i've never had to set the lock nut to keep the PSI set. i figured the lock nut was to make it so that you couldn't set it beyond some level (sort of as a safety).

[Mya]

i've never had to set the lock nut to keep the PSI set. i figured the lock nut was to make it so that you couldn't set it beyond some level (sort of as a safety).

I always set it, as a precaution

[Jdtirado]

It's funny how a beer can grow on you. When I first tasted this hefeweizen that I made, I thought is was ok, but now I am really fond of it. I especially like sipping it like one would a scotch.

[Jdtirado]

I have to say that dispensing beer out of my corny has turned out to be a real pain. The foamy beer is all news about now, and I have ordered some new hoses to make sure that everything is set. Now, yesterday I dispensed a couple of glasses of beer. I don't know what happened but one glass of beer looks like a murky brown color while the other was fine. Both glasses tasted ok. I was thinking that this may be some sediment, but I tossed out a couple of pints the other day to make sure that the bottom crud would be gone, plus I have had nice colored beer in between then and now.Anyone have any ideas?

Edited by Jdtirado, 07 May 2012 - 09:51 AM.