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re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II
Posted on 3/1/22 at 9:22 am to mchias1
Posted on 3/1/22 at 9:22 am to mchias1
Brewed a cream ale last weekend. I plan on dying it green and serving at a St. Paddys Day Parade party. I have an extra line I don't need, so not concerned with the dye messing it up.
For those that serve your beers at any sort of outdoor function like a tailgate, parade, festival, etc. How do you do it? I am planning on just bringing a small trash can and putting a couple kegs in there with my CO2 tank. I would love to make this a more consistent thing though, serving my beers at tailgates, and I don't want to have to take apart my keezer setup every time. Anyone have a good portable way of serving beers?
For those that serve your beers at any sort of outdoor function like a tailgate, parade, festival, etc. How do you do it? I am planning on just bringing a small trash can and putting a couple kegs in there with my CO2 tank. I would love to make this a more consistent thing though, serving my beers at tailgates, and I don't want to have to take apart my keezer setup every time. Anyone have a good portable way of serving beers?
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Posted on 3/1/22 at 9:43 am to GeauxPack81
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For those that serve your beers at any sort of outdoor function like a tailgate, parade, festival, etc. How do you do it? I am planning on just bringing a small trash can and putting a couple kegs in there with my CO2 tank. I would love to make this a more consistent thing though, serving my beers at tailgates, and I don't want to have to take apart my keezer setup every time. Anyone have a good portable way of serving beers?
I haven't done it yet but have looked into it and seen a few setups. You can do what you said, and serve out of a picnic tap. That would make it quick and easy, though you may have some foaming up to contend with if your beer line is not cold as well. Again, just assuming, no real experience with it.
You could make a jockey box. There are plenty of options for this to look at online. Just google.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 9:46 am to mchias1
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've picked up a Mash&Boil with fanduel winnings.
Nice. I keep saying i'm going to get an electric blichmann system but every time i save up the money for it, either the price jumps or some other home project or expense pops up. y system works fine as is, just trying to get away from picking up heavy arse pots.
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Right now planning on brewing a honey blonde ale to be ready for mid April. Should be a nice spring beer.
I think my next non-sour homebrew is going to be another NEIPA. I brewed a "cold IPA" with kveik yeast and it was ok. I brewed a pilsner with bootleg's Regal lager blend, but it didn't dry out enough and is just ok. So i think on deck is an NEIPA and an Italian style pilsner using lager yeast, and do it the right way.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 9:48 am to GeauxPack81
I have a 3 gal keg with a picnic tap and 5ld CO2 tank. Took it to a soccer game in an ice chest with out the lid. Was in the 30s so not worried about ice.
Other thing I've thought about was getting an Lowe's water cooler and adding a tap. Think my 3 gal kegs fit inside with ice.
Other thing I've thought about was getting an Lowe's water cooler and adding a tap. Think my 3 gal kegs fit inside with ice.
This post was edited on 3/1/22 at 9:50 am
Posted on 3/1/22 at 10:00 am to BugAC
Yeah I plan to have a picnic tap. Not as worried about the beer lines, so much as I am figuring out the gas side of things... Would ideally not have to unhook my manifold, gas lines, and CO2 tank every time. I would like to build a separate set-up, but trying to figure out if I should get another regulator/CO2 tank or if there are better setups out there. Like ideally a smaller CO2 tank with smaller regulator
Posted on 3/1/22 at 10:02 am to mchias1
That's a great idea, I've got a 2.5 gal keg I could probably do that with. The bigger problem then would be the CO2 tank. I'm thinking I'll bring this setup out to the first LSU game of the year to tailgate where it can be in the 90s. I don't want the tank to get that hot.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 10:39 am to GeauxPack81
If you are carbed already a 20oz CO2 paintball tank would be enough to push out the beer. It has enough gas to carb and keep pressure on a small keg.
I used to use the paintball tank before I upgraded to the 5lb tank.
The only issue I had with the paintball tank was the seals. But that could have been an issue with me not getting the correct ones.
I used to use the paintball tank before I upgraded to the 5lb tank.
The only issue I had with the paintball tank was the seals. But that could have been an issue with me not getting the correct ones.
This post was edited on 3/1/22 at 10:41 am
Posted on 3/1/22 at 10:58 am to mchias1
That's exactly what I've been thinking. Do they need a regulator? Don't want it blast the beer out.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 11:18 am to GeauxPack81
Yes you can get a mini regulator that fits them. Think the one I have has the thread needed to connect a duo-tight to it.
You'll also need the CO2 tank adapter for the regulator.
You'll also need the CO2 tank adapter for the regulator.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 4:11 pm to GeauxPack81
I have a square cooler that I cut to fit a keg. I use one of those small co2 chargers that takes the little 16g containers. It can be wheeled around. I've always meant to put actual rubber wheels on it as opposed to the stock plastic ones. It has served me well for over a decade. Sorry I don't have a better picture.
Charger: LINK or something similar. I think there are a few brands. Be careful as they're easy to cross thread if you get the plastic ones.
Charger: LINK or something similar. I think there are a few brands. Be careful as they're easy to cross thread if you get the plastic ones.
This post was edited on 3/1/22 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 3/2/22 at 7:44 am to BottomlandBrew
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Charger: LINK or something similar. I think there are a few brands. Be careful as they're easy to cross thread if you get the plastic ones.
I bought one of those charges years ago but could never get them to work. Every time i tried to get the CO2 cartridge in, the damn seal would burst and all the CO2 would spray out.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 10:45 am to CarRamrod
It takes a special touch to disperse enough gas into the keg without over-pressuring it, especially if you are using a short hose. Longer hoses aren't a problem.
On the beer front, I finally tapped my homegrown IPA. Primarily some Neomex 'Willow Creek' and a little bit of an unknown hop. Maybe it's technically an IPL as I used S34/70 and I fermented at a little below 60 degrees because my garage was cold as shite during January. Basic malt bill of 2-row and C40, Hopped like an old school IPA with 60, 30, 15, flameout, and dry hop additions. As far as the actual beer goes, eh...uh, it's unique. If you do not like mango, then you will not like this beer. My favorite fruit is a ripe mango, so I kind of enjoy it. It would make an excellent NEIPA hop, but not so much an old-school IPA where you usually have more citrus. Since I don't really enjoy too many NEIPAs, I'm going to have to find some other way to integrate the hop into other brews. Maybe combine it with some cascade or centennial in a summertime APA.
On the beer front, I finally tapped my homegrown IPA. Primarily some Neomex 'Willow Creek' and a little bit of an unknown hop. Maybe it's technically an IPL as I used S34/70 and I fermented at a little below 60 degrees because my garage was cold as shite during January. Basic malt bill of 2-row and C40, Hopped like an old school IPA with 60, 30, 15, flameout, and dry hop additions. As far as the actual beer goes, eh...uh, it's unique. If you do not like mango, then you will not like this beer. My favorite fruit is a ripe mango, so I kind of enjoy it. It would make an excellent NEIPA hop, but not so much an old-school IPA where you usually have more citrus. Since I don't really enjoy too many NEIPAs, I'm going to have to find some other way to integrate the hop into other brews. Maybe combine it with some cascade or centennial in a summertime APA.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 11:02 am to BottomlandBrew
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Primarily some Neomex 'Willow Creek' and a little bit of an unknown hop.
Are you in Louisiana growing neomex? I'm reading up on growing my own hops. I've heard Chinook, and Cascade do well down here.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 11:03 am to CarRamrod
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LINK this you can actually set serving pressure.
I like those. How's the electric brew system going?
Posted on 3/2/22 at 11:38 am to CarRamrod
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LINK this you can actually set serving pressure.
You have one of those? Just connect it to a 20oz paint ball CO2 tank?
Posted on 3/2/22 at 11:41 am to BugAC
Great, if i can ever get to brew..... hard to find time now.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 11:43 am to GeauxPack81
i do but i use the 12 or 16 gram cartages.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 3:29 pm to GeauxPack81
You need the adapter for the paint ball tank. I've used both the 16g cartridges and paintball tank with that reg.
This is what I had bought. LINK
This is what I had bought. LINK
This post was edited on 3/2/22 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:45 am to mchias1
Think i'm going to brew up a West Coast Haze IPA next weekend. It's a Cellarmaker: Kilning me softly clone that was in one of the past craft beer and brewing magazines.
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According to Connor Casey, cofounder of Cellarmaker, “This West Coast Hazy IPA is brewed with the best hop varieties America has to offer: Mosaic, Citra, Strata, and Simcoe. Brilliant aromatics match saturated hop flavor, balanced by a soft mouthfeel. [It’s] supremely drinkable due to the slender body, semidry finish, and avoidance of sweet esters.”
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5.5 gallons (20.8 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 75%
OG: 1.064
FG: 1.010
IBUs: 50
ABV: 7%
MALT/GRAIN BILL
11.75 lb (5.3 kg) two-row pale
1.75 lb (794 g) flaked oats
3.2 oz (91 g) Crystal 15
HOPS & ADDITIONS SCHEDULE
0.25 oz (7 g) Citra [13% AA] at 30 minutes
1.5 oz (43 g) Citra [13% AA] at whirlpool (see below)
3 oz (85 g) Mosaic [13.5% AA] at whirlpool (see below)
3 oz (85 g) Simcoe, dry hop on Day 7
3 oz (85 g) Mosaic, dry hop on Day 7
2 oz (57 g) Strata, dry hop on Day 8
2 oz (57 g) Citra, dry hop on Day 8
YEAST
Gigayeast GY001 NorCal Ale #1
DIRECTIONS
Mash the grains at 152°F (67°C) for 45 minutes. Vorlauf for a few minutes to remove most of the big chunks of grain but otherwise stay turbid, then run off into the kettle. Lauter and sparge to obtain about 7.5 gallons (28 liters) of wort. Boil for 75 minutes and whirlpool, adding hops according to the schedule. Add whirlpool hops once the wort is below 200°F (93°C) but above 180°F (82°C). After whirlpooling, chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 63°F (17°C). Aerate the wort and pitch healthy yeast. (If possible, make a yeast starter the day before.)
Ferment at 66°F (19°C) and no higher than 68°F (20°C). Raise the temperature to 72°F (22°C) once the beer is about two-thirds through fermentation (at about 1.028), typically on Day 3 or 4. Dry hop until the beer passes a forced diacetyl test (see “Hunting for Diacetyl,” beerandbrewing.com), then cold-condition until it is less turbid but still hazy and soft.
BREWER’S NOTES
At Cellarmaker, we’ve had very little trouble keeping beers hazy with the NorCal strain, but that has not been true for others. If you experience minimal haze with this recipe, you could experiment with hazier strains, but ferment on the cooler side to restrain ester production.
This post was edited on 3/4/22 at 11:49 am
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