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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:24 pm to TigerSTPelurker
Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:24 pm to TigerSTPelurker
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Thanks for the info! So you put it in the primary? I usually do a secondary but I have been told it doesn't make that big a difference with a stout.
Yeah, my personal feeling is that the potential downfalls of secondary (oxidation, infection) outweigh the potential benefits. So yeah, I just throw the chips and bourbon in the primary fermentor.
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Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:25 pm to LSUGrad00
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A two faucet tower Daby will run between $500 and $600.
That's what i'm looking at. Something in that range. How much would a build cost me for one like this?
Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:36 pm to BugAC
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That's what i'm looking at. Something in that range. How much would a build cost me for one like this?
Like everything in homebrew there are 1000 ways to build a kegerator.
If you want something new (no used parts) and want to buy all the parts in one spot, it will probably cost you about the same but you can use a chest freezer and get 3 or 4 taps instead of two.
Chest Freezer - $150 (probably could get this cheaper)
3 x perlick + shank - $165 ($55 a piece)
1 regulator - $75
5lb Co2 - $75
3 way manifold - $50
+ hoses, connectors, putting a collar on the cf
Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:46 pm to BMoney
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Yeah, my personal feeling is that the potential downfalls of secondary (oxidation, infection) outweigh the potential benefits. So yeah, I just throw the chips and bourbon in the primary fermentor.
After I racked my dipa I read the brulosophy post about his experiment with a dry hopped red ale where he racked one and left the other in the primary, both with a heavy amount of trub from the kettle, and his tasters found them to be too close to call or the primary only beer better
Unless it's going to sit for months, or I'm splitting a batch, I doubt I rack a beer again
Posted on 12/4/14 at 5:59 pm to LSUGrad00
I have nothing to add besides going stainless perlicks and shanks and not chrome perlicks or the cheaper chrome taps. You'll eventually upgrade if you go the cheap route. Trust me. Spend the money upfront. I wish I had.
This post was edited on 12/4/14 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 12/4/14 at 6:45 pm to BottomlandBrew
Little sip of my pepperminte stout. Turned out quite nice. Kegging tomorrow. 
This post was edited on 12/4/14 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 12/4/14 at 9:25 pm to LSURoss
How's the great raft wort thing going?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:49 am to s14suspense
The homebrew challenge? We had the judging at the beginning of November. An A PA dry hopped with Citra won it
Posted on 12/5/14 at 10:28 am to LSURoss
Yeah. That's what I meant. Any other interesting ideas make it to the challenge?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 3:12 pm to s14suspense
Well, back on the brewing horse. Just ordered my ingredients for round 2 of my Christmas IPA. Hopefully i get a kegerator before bottling time, to save me some time.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 3:21 pm to LSURoss
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An A PA dry hopped with Citra won it
Only universal rule in homebrewing... When in doubt, add more Citra.
Posted on 12/7/14 at 12:36 pm to LSUGrad00
Brew day today. Brew #3 - a vanilla porter.
Had a slight boil over and didn't take our liquid yeast out this morning. We'll probably do a starter next time but oh well
But not much we can do it about it except relax and have a homebrew... which we are doing.
Had a slight boil over and didn't take our liquid yeast out this morning. We'll probably do a starter next time but oh well
But not much we can do it about it except relax and have a homebrew... which we are doing.
Posted on 12/7/14 at 1:48 pm to BugAC
I started a batch of mead yesterday, haven't made mead in two years.
Just clover honey, water, red star pc.
And a little bit of nutrient.
I've got an APA in the dry-hop stage with some homegrown cascades I'm supposed to "keg" today in my tap-a-draft. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.
In case anyone cares.....
Just clover honey, water, red star pc.
And a little bit of nutrient.
I've got an APA in the dry-hop stage with some homegrown cascades I'm supposed to "keg" today in my tap-a-draft. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.
In case anyone cares.....
Posted on 12/7/14 at 4:20 pm to deeprig9
Bottled a batch yesterday. Got done and realized I had sanitized everything but the bottling spigot. Hopefully I didn't ruin that whole batch.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 8:39 am to LSUGrad00
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Only universal rule in homebrewing... When in doubt, add more Citra.
Truer words were never spoken.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 8:06 pm to BMoney
Just wanna step in and say how impressed s14 and I were with rds' young lambic. Thanks to Bmoney for getting it to me.
Distinct lambic/spontaneous flavors, we knew it immediately from the aroma. Impressive balance for a young lambic (how old?). I remember Cantillon's one year being more green/earthy whereas this had more balancing, fruity sweetness. Nice carbonation. Pretty cool.
Great work, dude! I feel bad for how skeptical I was as we were popping it open.
Distinct lambic/spontaneous flavors, we knew it immediately from the aroma. Impressive balance for a young lambic (how old?). I remember Cantillon's one year being more green/earthy whereas this had more balancing, fruity sweetness. Nice carbonation. Pretty cool.
Great work, dude! I feel bad for how skeptical I was as we were popping it open.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 8:30 pm to urinetrouble
Really a fantastic world class beer. You're doing great work RDS.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 8:46 pm to s14suspense
That guy knows what he is doing. I need another trade with him soon.
Posted on 12/9/14 at 7:33 am to LoneStarTiger
I've got my stout carbing per the co2 volume chart, but how l ok no does it actually take to get the volumes to the 2.6 required? Do I just check it every couple of days? Also will pouring through a stout faucet make much of a difference?
Posted on 12/9/14 at 8:22 am to LSURoss
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Do I just check it every couple of days?
It will typically take a week or so at a constant pressure to normalize. You can either wait that week and then check... or employ one of the faster carbonating techniques and drink it tomorrow.
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Also will pouring through a stout faucet make much of a difference?
Nope, there is no benefit to a stout faucet unless you are using nitro.
The restrictor disc in a stout faucet causes all of the carbonation to release from the beer at once. This is why you get the cascading head on nitro beers which are carbonated to around 1 volume. If you do the same thing beer at 2.6 you'll get a glass of foam.
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