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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 8/22/14 at 12:52 pm to Zappas Stache
Posted on 8/22/14 at 12:52 pm to Zappas Stache
So, I'm targeting a first time brew date at the beginning of September. We will be starting out with extract brewing. I have a solid understanding of the brewing and fermentation steps. I have some questions about kegging the beer.
Do yall use a priming solution when kegging the beer? I'm assuming that charging the keg with CO2 will not provide enough carbonation? If you use the priming solution, do you add it to the keg first, then siphon the beer into the keg?
TIA for any advice. I'm sure we will be back in this thread with some more questions before too long.
Do yall use a priming solution when kegging the beer? I'm assuming that charging the keg with CO2 will not provide enough carbonation? If you use the priming solution, do you add it to the keg first, then siphon the beer into the keg?
TIA for any advice. I'm sure we will be back in this thread with some more questions before too long.
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 12:55 pm to HungryFisherman
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Do yall use a priming solution when kegging the beer? I'm assuming that charging the keg with CO2 will not provide enough carbonation? If you use the priming solution, do you add it to the keg first, then siphon the beer into the keg?
No, always force carbonate.
LINK
pretty thorough link that covers the kegging process.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:04 pm to s14suspense
Thank a lot! Bookmarked. Very easy to follow breakdown.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 3:37 pm to HungryFisherman
The only time I use priming sugar in kegs is if its a beer with brett in it. Pressure does magical things to brett, so I usually pour an ounce or two of sugar in the keg then rack on to that. I purge the keg with CO2, put it at 10 psi to seat the lid, then remove the CO2 input and let it ride for a month or two.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:24 pm to BottomlandBrew
Finally checked my saison, gravity is at 1.007. The 565 went beast mode on this bitch. Ended up really nice and clear, and very tasty. very pleased with this beer. Gonna cold crash tonight and keg tomorrow.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 8/23/14 at 7:41 am to LoneStarTiger
I've never used 565. I've only used wyeast 3711 (french saison) for both my saisons. I'm brewing a pumpkin saison next, and i'm using 3711 again for the spice character. But my next saison i will experiment with 565, and add a touch of sour dregs to it.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 1:07 pm to BugAC
Just mashed in on our TropicAle.
Fun fact. Didn't have to add water or use the burner. Heat and humidity provided mash water and strike temp.
Fun fact. Didn't have to add water or use the burner. Heat and humidity provided mash water and strike temp.
This post was edited on 8/23/14 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 8/23/14 at 9:46 pm to s14suspense
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Fun fact. Didn't have to add water or use the burner. Heat and humidity provided mash water and strike temp.
That is pretty awesome! How did the rest of the brew day go?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 7:34 am to rds dc
lol. Went just fine. Fermenting away last night.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 8:42 am to s14suspense
No brewing for me this weekend. Need to figure out a way to ferment and lager at the same time. First world problems 
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:15 am to Fratastic423
Left the pressure on the keg at around 40 yesterday to force carb. Still kind of flat. Should I rock it and leave it at 40 or just leave it at 9-10 and wait for it to eventually get there?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:57 pm to LoneStarTiger
HungryFisherman and I decided to test run some of our new equipment today. We still need to get a few more things before we actually brew but we wanted to make sure we knew what we were doing before we start.
Target date for the first brew is Sept 6. Here's a few pics from today. We are pretty excited about it.
I'm sure we'll post a few more questions for y'all over the next couple of weeks.
Target date for the first brew is Sept 6. Here's a few pics from today. We are pretty excited about it.
I'm sure we'll post a few more questions for y'all over the next couple of weeks.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:08 pm to LoneStarTiger
quote:
eft the pressure on the keg at around 40 yesterday to force carb. Still kind of flat. Should I rock it and leave it at 40 or just leave it at 9-10 and wait for it to eventually get there?
You can go ahead and give it a shake and let it site for a couple hours and try again.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:02 pm to BottomlandBrew
I rocked it again and gassed it back to 30 or so and it's pretty good now. Good enough for me, anyways
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:09 pm to LoneStarTiger
I always have sediment when I bottle, if I keg it is the problem less?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:53 pm to PANTHER
You won't notice until you clean the keg.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 5:52 pm to BottomlandBrew
Anyone happen to know where I could score a couple of kegs to turn into keggles? I've been scouring Craigslist for a while and after several horrible almost scores I'm at a loss. TIA for any help.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 8:53 am to TomSpanks
You could try putting up an 'ISO' for sale by owner post?
Seems like there are always tons of kegs listed during / after football season and the supply dries out during the summer.
Seems like there are always tons of kegs listed during / after football season and the supply dries out during the summer.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 10:17 am to LSUGrad00
I need to get one more brew in this week before I go into shutdown mode for a move. I'll bottle two batches of sours, and keg two more batches in anticipation of the move. I don't feel like moving carboys full of beer, but I'd like to have some ready to drink when I move into a new place.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 11:11 am to PANTHER
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I always have sediment when I bottle, if I keg it is the problem less?
That's a result of natural carbonation. Yeast sediment leftover from what was in there to carbonate the beer. Not a bad thing for the most part just be sure not to pour the last 1/4".
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