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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:10 am to s14suspense
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:10 am to s14suspense
Thanks for all the rocking advice, but the keg will just be sitting for 4 days anyway. I'd rather not take the chance of overcarbonating it with the rocking method. I know it's a possibility and just doesn't seem worth it given that it will sit for 4 days anyway.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:17 am to kennypowers816
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but the keg will just be sitting for 4 days anyway
let it sit for those 4 days at serving pressure
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I'd rather not take the chance of overcarbonating it with the rocking method
you won't. Let it sit at 35 overnight, then in the morning bleed off the pressure and set it to whatever you serve it at and leave it.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:21 am to LoneStarTiger
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you won't. Let it sit at 35 overnight, then in the morning bleed off the pressure and set it to whatever you serve it at and leave it.
This.
But this will only work if your beer is already cold. If it's 65 when you keg it, you'll need more time for it to carbonate.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:33 am to BMoney
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But this will only work if your beer is already cold
good point.
I dropped 3 ounces of Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe into the secondary last night. On Monday I will add another ounce of Amarillo, Columbus and Simcoe. I will put the secondary in the fridge the following Friday morning, and when I get home I will keg and force carbonate it. I intend to be drinking it that night. The Pliny I have in the fridge as the comparison standard isn't getting any fresher.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:51 am to kennypowers816
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Thanks for all the rocking advice, but the keg will just be sitting for 4 days anyway. I'd rather not take the chance of overcarbonating it with the rocking method. I know it's a possibility and just doesn't seem worth it given that it will sit for 4 days anyway.
I understand but it's just the way I've always done it. Not for everyone.
I'd rather completely carb the beer immediately then let it settle out over the next day or two while taking samples occasionally
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:05 am to BMoney
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But this will only work if your beer is already cold. If it's 65 when you keg it, you'll need more time for it to carbonate.
Yeah, this will be the problem. The beer probably won't be completely cold yet. We are just going to set it at 20 for 4 days. Next time we will go with the rocking method.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:24 pm to kennypowers816
Be very careful force carbing fresh super hoppy IPAs. If you shake them to hell then purge the headspace to serve you'll blow all your aroma and citrusy flavor away and/or lose hop oils to particulates that then settle. I suggest no shaking at all. I purge my keg with co2 before transfer, then I just put it in the keg, carb to 5 psi, purge 2x to get rid of any O2, then 30 psi for 24 hours in the kegerator just with the co2 in the headspace. Then drop the pressure to 12 and just let the beer reach perfect carbonation over a week by pouring a pint every day.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:02 pm to Canuck Tiger
What's the opinion of everyone here on a secondary fermenter?
I've got a Christmas ale in my primary and I don't really feel like moving it. I'm not adding anything else to it, so seem like a waste but would like hear opinions from the experts.
I've got a Christmas ale in my primary and I don't really feel like moving it. I'm not adding anything else to it, so seem like a waste but would like hear opinions from the experts.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:03 pm to HurricaneDunc
Dont
I rarely rack a beer. I did this week because of the excessive trub and pending dry hopping. Otherwise I'd only rack if leaving it in the fermenter for an extended period of time
I rarely rack a beer. I did this week because of the excessive trub and pending dry hopping. Otherwise I'd only rack if leaving it in the fermenter for an extended period of time
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:30 pm to HurricaneDunc
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What's the opinion of everyone here on a secondary fermenter?
I typically rack for the dry hop but only to free up my primary for the next batch. I try to keep all of my fermentors full, since I do a lot of bulk aging. I also dry hop for a long time, up to 30 days. I've got a white wine saison that has been in dry hop for 21 days now.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:32 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Bottoms up!
I plan to bottle mine tomorrow afternoon
It has been in dry hop for 21 days and smells freaking fantastic.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:39 pm to HurricaneDunc
I always secondary in a carboy to dryhop ipas, but that's 3-5 oz hops and I like to work the siphoning/rack to put it in the keg without hops residue. For stouts and Belgians I usually rack into a keg and cellar it til drinking day.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 8:05 am to Canuck Tiger
I am on the opinion that secondary for normal beers only increases the chances that I screw something up. I try to transfer my beers as little as possible to decrease the exposure to O2 or bacteria.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 8:21 am to Fratastic423
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I am on the opinion that secondary for normal beers only increases the chances that I screw something up. I try to transfer my beers as little as possible to decrease the exposure to O2 or bacteria.
:kige:
Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:01 pm to Canuck Tiger
Anyone brewing over the holiday weekend?
My plan is to brew a Trippel on Friday/Saturday. If I brew on Friday I may try to get another batch in on Sunday.
My plan is to brew a Trippel on Friday/Saturday. If I brew on Friday I may try to get another batch in on Sunday.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:18 pm to Fratastic423
I can't do anything else until my 2 additional kegs get in. Kind of at a standstill...
Posted on 11/26/14 at 4:34 pm to Fratastic423
I have the opposite problem; I can't brew more until I keg the batches of stout and hard cider in my fermenters!
Posted on 11/27/14 at 8:44 pm to Canuck Tiger
Posted on 11/27/14 at 8:58 pm to Chatagnier
Yes...
Check bargain fittings though for ball valves etc.
Check bargain fittings though for ball valves etc.
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