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re: Homebrew question: Airlock
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:34 am to LSUBoo
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:34 am to LSUBoo
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Do those bazooka hop screens work well? I could fit one on the inside of the ball valve fitting on those pots you linked.
Thinking of doing something like that for my new Kettle with fittings.
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Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:41 am to LSUBoo
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Yeah, I figured I could do a little cheaper piecing it all together but if it's not by much it might not be worth it.
You can build your own for half that price, maybe more
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:43 am to Fratastic423
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No idea. I think I have heard that they work well with whole hops but have a problem with unbagged pellet hops, which would make sense.
That would definitely make sense.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:44 am to s14suspense
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Yeah, I use both. I don't use a bottling bucket with the spigot though.
you just siphon?
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:47 am to LoneStarTiger
Sorry, I was saying I don't use the bottling bucket for primary fermentation because I don't trust those spigots and I usually keep my temps down in the bathtub with some ice blocks.
Yes I do siphon from the bucket or carboy into the kegs though.
Yes I do siphon from the bucket or carboy into the kegs though.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:50 am to LSUBoo
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Do those bazooka hop screens work well?
Sort of. As Fratastic notes, they work great with whole hops, but if you use more than 2-3oz of pellet hops it'll clog up. The two solutions I've come across are to either use a pump to pull the wort from the kettle into whatever you're fermenting in, or to use a hop bag with pellet hops.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:58 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
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Sort of. As Fratastic notes, they work great with whole hops, but if you use more than 2-3oz of pellet hops it'll clog up. The two solutions I've come across are to either use a pump to pull the wort from the kettle into whatever you're fermenting in, or to use a hop bag with pellet hops.
The biggest pain in brewing for me, for a while, was transferring wort from brewpot to the carboy. The funnel i would use would clog the thing up too bad, that i would have to stop pouring the wort. Unclog the screen and then start up again. Had to do that about 3-4 times.
My solution: 1) i bought a ported brew pot, with ball valve and 2) i bought this beer strainer.
LINK and i used my funnel.
My last brew, i brewed these. I simply positioned the brew pot on a table outside. Set the funnel in the carboy with the screen. Then placed the strainer in the funnel. Being that the ball valve sits about 2" from the bottom of the pot, most of the hop pellet debris stayed at the bottom, and the strainer picked up the big chunks of hops that came through, and the funnel and screen picked up the fine particles. No clogging at all.
ETA: Here is the funnel and brew pot i use.
Funnel
Brew Pot resembles this one
This post was edited on 6/4/12 at 10:02 am
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:58 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
So what's the best/cheapest way to get a pump? I would like to try the whole wort chiller add on recirculating thing but I don't have a pump yet.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:00 am to BugAC
I ordered the pot and added the hop screen... I'll have to see how it works. I would be fine with going to full hops but I also have a lot of pellets at home already. But, I also have a lot of hop bags to use with them.
I've always just poured with a funnel if I had help, or siphoned if it was just me, but my old brewpot (which now has a hole in the bottom) had no valves.
I've always just poured with a funnel if I had help, or siphoned if it was just me, but my old brewpot (which now has a hole in the bottom) had no valves.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:05 am to s14suspense
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So what's the best/cheapest way to get a pump? I would like to try the whole wort chiller add on recirculating thing but I don't have a pump yet.
Don't know the cheapest - I haven't quite made it to that step. Right now I'm using a hops trainer setup thats done well for me in preventing clogs.
At some point though, I can see myself getting a pump and building a counterflow chiller. When I added the valve and bazooka to my brewpot, my immersion chiller no longer sits in the pot very well. Couple that with brewing in a converted keg and I've got about 8-10 inches of liquid being chilled by a 16" copper coil that is sitting on top of my valve/bazooka. It works, but not well at all - I can get the wort down to 120 or so, but have to use an ice bath to get it to pitching temps (or just wait it out, if I'm feeling extra ambitious).
This post was edited on 6/4/12 at 10:07 am
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:07 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
To the OP: The picture was blocked by filters here so I couldn't tell how big your carboy is. I use a 6.5 gal and although I do use a blow off tube, I've never had the krausen get up to the neck yet. I've also used buckets a lot for primary fermentation with no problem, but I have found recently that my lid is tough to get completely sealed now. The plastic around the edge has bent outward and doesn't want to snap into place well anymore. That said, the entire bucket/lid assembly is cheap to replace every once in a while.
Another solution for getting the wort from your kettle to the fermenting vessel is a simple siphon. The chilling process will settle most of the hop material. Just keep the siphon tube right above the bottom.
Another solution for getting the wort from your kettle to the fermenting vessel is a simple siphon. The chilling process will settle most of the hop material. Just keep the siphon tube right above the bottom.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:07 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
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- I can get the wort down to 120 or so, but have to use an ice bath to get it to pitching temps (or just wait it out, if I'm feeling extra ambitious).
Since my second batch (I've brewed 8 now) i used wort chiller and an ice bath. I get my temps down pretty quickly. 5 gallons to about 70 in about 8-10 minutes
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:09 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
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At some point though, I can see myself getting a pump and building a counterflow chiller. W
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea in your situation.
I'm very happy with my current immersion setup but I want to get some use out of my new pot's ball valve. Plus I think Jamil's setup is very cool and I can see why it works so well.
I want to see this.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:10 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
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I can get the wort down to 120 or so, but have to use an ice bath to get it to pitching temps (or just wait it out, if I'm feeling extra ambitious).
Same... often I'll chill it as best I can, then seal it up and put it in the fermentation fridge set to mid 60s and pitch it the next morning.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:14 am to Boudreaux35
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To the OP: The picture was blocked by filters here so I couldn't tell how big your carboy is. I use a 6.5 gal and although I do use a blow off tube, I've never had the krausen get up to the neck yet. I've also used buckets a lot for primary fermentation with no problem, but I have found recently that my lid is tough to get completely sealed now. The plastic around the edge has bent outward and doesn't want to snap into place well anymore. That said, the entire bucket/lid assembly is cheap to replace every once in a while.
I used a 5 gallon carboy, and probably added a little too much water. I'm going to get another when I go get bottles, and I'll get a 6 gallon for the next go round. Will also be using a blow off tube so we don't have to wipe down the ceiling again
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:15 am to BugAC
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i used wort chiller and an ice bath
that is the route I went as well
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:15 am to LSUBoo
Yall do full 5 gallon boils? I usually do 3 gallons then top it off with cold water while chilling in ice bath. Can get it to mid 70s in 10 minutes.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:16 am to Cosmo
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Yall do full 5 gallon boils? I usually do 3 gallons then top it off with cold water while chilling in ice bath. Can get it to mid 70s in 10 minutes.
I've done both.
I prefer full boils outside on the gas burner though.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 10:17 am to Cosmo
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Yall do full 5 gallon boils? I usually do 3 gallons then top it off with cold water while chilling in ice bath. Can get it to mid 70s in 10 minutes.
I typically don't do full boils. Last time I made the mistake of not buying an extra ice bag and didn't have enough on hand for an ice bath, couldn't get it below about 90 for some reason with just the wort chiller. Or it was taking forever... usually I'm like you and an ice bath plus the addition of some cold water gets it to fermenting temps quick enough.
Posted on 6/4/12 at 6:43 pm to LSUBoo
got home from work and we still have fermentation, and no explosion.
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