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re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:31 am to BugAC
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:31 am to BugAC
Trying to keep this thread alive!!!
On the homebrew front:
I switched out my kegerator tower from the 3" straight tower to a 3-tap T-style tower so i can incorporate one of my christmas gifts into the tower. In-laws got me the CM Becker V10 Flow control w/ creamer faucet.
I had to move my kegs to my garage cooler for a couple days while i worked on the kegerator. Screws connecting the tower seized up. I eventually, got the towers switched out. Brought the kegs back to the kegerator and let them sit for a couple hours. I currently have the V10 and 2 nukatap flow control faucets in this tower. Well, i poured off some foam from the nukatap with the flow on low. This will take a day or more for the beer to settle out. However, the lager i had connected to the V10 poured every bit as clear and with the right amount of foam even after the keg was sloshed around a bit. The V10 uses 5/16" tubing and you can use whatever line length you want, the flow control regulator inside the faucet is what regulates your beer.
Anyway, all of that to say these V10's are awesome and i may end up replacing the other 2 faucets eventually. I think i've now got 2 perlicks and 2 intertaps that aren't being used, so if anyone is looking to get some new faucets, hit me up.
Also, brewed a Czech pale lager with Imperial Urkel yeast. Had a brain fart and only cooled the wort down to 60 before i pitched and left it there for 48 hours until i realized I was about 5 degrees over my desired ferm temp, so i cranked it down to 55 in the middle of the night. It should be fine.
Bonus: Label for my latest IPA.
On the homebrew front:
I switched out my kegerator tower from the 3" straight tower to a 3-tap T-style tower so i can incorporate one of my christmas gifts into the tower. In-laws got me the CM Becker V10 Flow control w/ creamer faucet.
I had to move my kegs to my garage cooler for a couple days while i worked on the kegerator. Screws connecting the tower seized up. I eventually, got the towers switched out. Brought the kegs back to the kegerator and let them sit for a couple hours. I currently have the V10 and 2 nukatap flow control faucets in this tower. Well, i poured off some foam from the nukatap with the flow on low. This will take a day or more for the beer to settle out. However, the lager i had connected to the V10 poured every bit as clear and with the right amount of foam even after the keg was sloshed around a bit. The V10 uses 5/16" tubing and you can use whatever line length you want, the flow control regulator inside the faucet is what regulates your beer.
Anyway, all of that to say these V10's are awesome and i may end up replacing the other 2 faucets eventually. I think i've now got 2 perlicks and 2 intertaps that aren't being used, so if anyone is looking to get some new faucets, hit me up.
Also, brewed a Czech pale lager with Imperial Urkel yeast. Had a brain fart and only cooled the wort down to 60 before i pitched and left it there for 48 hours until i realized I was about 5 degrees over my desired ferm temp, so i cranked it down to 55 in the middle of the night. It should be fine.
Bonus: Label for my latest IPA.
This post was edited on 2/13/24 at 12:53 pm
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 12:39 pm to BugAC
A couple updates:
Tasted and tested the czech pale lager mentioned in the previous post. Gravity right now is around 1.010 - 1.012. It tastes incredible. Just a slight hint of diacetyl, less so than pilsner urquell, which is what i'm aiming for. I am currently doing a diacetyl rest just in case my sensitivity to diacetyl is lower than others. Going to begin lagering either tonight or tomorrow.
I've also had 3 or so glasses of the IPA mentioned previous post. I was going to submit this one into boot brew fest but i may pull it. It's supposed to be a Hazy but it is too dark, and i don't get any noticeable fruit/hop character, just muddled "hops" in the nose. Flavor is more on the malty side (5.9 SRM). I thought, at first, that maybe the beer oxidized, but i glanced at my recipe again, and the color matches my grain bill. I think the problem with this beer, is i confused styles before brewing. I originally created the recipe for a west coast IPA, thus more of the color. However, when i ordered ingredients, i thought i was brewing a hazy, so i ordered Omega's british ale I which is more suited for hazy's. I also used one of my older NEIPA water profiles which may not be what i really want for a hazy. I'm going to give the beer until thursday before i decide what to do with it. I may submit it anyway just to get feedback, but i'm not sure feedback will do any good for a beer i personally don't like.
I say this, and the first medal i ever got in a beer competition was for a hefeweizen and i wasn't a big fan of the style. It was a last minute submission and it ended up with a gold in category and 3rd place Best of show.
Oh, and back on the CM Becker faucet. After pouring a few pints of my czech amber lager and using the foamer action, the foam it produces makes the beer taste almost like it's a nitro pour. Just small micobubbles gives it a rich, creamy head. Can't wait to get a pilsner or helles on there.
And final update, i'll be brewing a Helles this weekend. Using mostly Weyermann Barke pils malt along with some leftover belgian pils, and floor malted pils from my czech pale lager recipe. Going to use a HochKurz infusion mash this go around. I've been doing hochkurz decoction mashes and they are coming out fine, with a very low FG (1.006 - 1.008), which would be great for this style. Should get the same results without having to decoct a small portion.
Tasted and tested the czech pale lager mentioned in the previous post. Gravity right now is around 1.010 - 1.012. It tastes incredible. Just a slight hint of diacetyl, less so than pilsner urquell, which is what i'm aiming for. I am currently doing a diacetyl rest just in case my sensitivity to diacetyl is lower than others. Going to begin lagering either tonight or tomorrow.
I've also had 3 or so glasses of the IPA mentioned previous post. I was going to submit this one into boot brew fest but i may pull it. It's supposed to be a Hazy but it is too dark, and i don't get any noticeable fruit/hop character, just muddled "hops" in the nose. Flavor is more on the malty side (5.9 SRM). I thought, at first, that maybe the beer oxidized, but i glanced at my recipe again, and the color matches my grain bill. I think the problem with this beer, is i confused styles before brewing. I originally created the recipe for a west coast IPA, thus more of the color. However, when i ordered ingredients, i thought i was brewing a hazy, so i ordered Omega's british ale I which is more suited for hazy's. I also used one of my older NEIPA water profiles which may not be what i really want for a hazy. I'm going to give the beer until thursday before i decide what to do with it. I may submit it anyway just to get feedback, but i'm not sure feedback will do any good for a beer i personally don't like.
I say this, and the first medal i ever got in a beer competition was for a hefeweizen and i wasn't a big fan of the style. It was a last minute submission and it ended up with a gold in category and 3rd place Best of show.
Oh, and back on the CM Becker faucet. After pouring a few pints of my czech amber lager and using the foamer action, the foam it produces makes the beer taste almost like it's a nitro pour. Just small micobubbles gives it a rich, creamy head. Can't wait to get a pilsner or helles on there.
And final update, i'll be brewing a Helles this weekend. Using mostly Weyermann Barke pils malt along with some leftover belgian pils, and floor malted pils from my czech pale lager recipe. Going to use a HochKurz infusion mash this go around. I've been doing hochkurz decoction mashes and they are coming out fine, with a very low FG (1.006 - 1.008), which would be great for this style. Should get the same results without having to decoct a small portion.
This post was edited on 2/19/24 at 12:46 pm
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