tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64943520233700576812024-02-07T17:07:49.201-08:00Broken Glass BreweryAdventures in brewingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-24997105938148331132012-12-26T09:53:00.003-08:002013-01-08T22:38:18.714-08:00Sputm IPAAlright, it has been a busy past few months . I think my last post was in June! Holy crap!<br />
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not too much had been going on. I have brewed a few beers since. A whiskey barrel stout, and a coffee stout that turned out incredibly well, and was very well received by all who had the opportunity to sample it.<br />
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This post is a bump to keep the blog alive. A few weeks ago I made my second ever online purchase with @hopsdirect. They continue to be my favorite online hops supplier. I ordered 5 pounds, 1 pound each of pellet Magnum, Columbus, Bravo, and leaf Citra and Belma.<br />
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This past weekend I brewed up about 12 gallons of what I have dubbed Sputum IPA in lieu of my recent recovery of pneumonia. Brewday went off without a hitch, pre boil gravity was 1 point under at 1.059, but OG ended up a point over at 1.071. I split the brew into two 6 gallon batches, and innoculsted one with @WhiteLabs WLP001, and the other with WLP007.<br />
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Today is the 4th day of fermentation, and when I checked yesterday, the WLP001 was still blowing of a little while the WLP007 had subsided. Hoping to switch to airlocks today or tomorrow.<br />
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The plan is a 21 day primary, cold crash at 32F for 3 days rack to secondary, dry hop and allow the beer to warm to about 65-70F for 7 days and then cold crash a second time before racking to kegs and carbing.<br />
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I plan to dry hop one with Citra and Columbus, and I think the other will be strictly Belma which is @HopsDirect very own pedigree of hop. I have heard mixed reviews on its place for bittering, flavoring, and dry hop additions, so I think I'll experiment with it as a sine dry hop and see what my perception is of its flavor. Worse comes to worst, I can throw some Citra in the keg to compensate if the flavor doesn't bode well.<br />
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<td><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><i>Sputum</i></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="color: white;"><i>American IPA</i></span></td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Type:</i></b> All Grain</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Date:</i></b> 12/15/2012</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Batch Size (fermenter):</i></b> 11.00 gal</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Brewer:</i></b> Tyson</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Boil Size:</i></b> 13.81 gal</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Asst Brewer:</i></b> </td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Boil Time:</i></b> 60 min</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Equipment:</i></b> My Equipment (15gal Kettle & 52qt
Coleman Xtreme MLT)</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>End of Boil Volume</i></b> 12.48 gal</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Brewhouse Efficiency:</i></b> 79.00 %</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Final Bottling Volume:</i></b> 11.00 gal</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Est Mash Efficiency</i></b> 86.2 %</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Fermentation:</i></b> Ale, Two Stage</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Taste Rating(out of 50):</i></b> 30.0</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;">Ingredients</span></b></div>
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<td align="left" width="22%"><b>Amt</b></td>
<td align="left" width="50%"><b>Name</b></td>
<td align="left" width="11%"><b>Type</b></td>
<td align="left" width="4%"><b>#</b></td>
<td align="left" width="11%"><b>%/IBU</b></td></tr>
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<td align="left">20 lbs</td>
<td align="left">Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)</td>
<td align="left">Grain</td>
<td align="left">1</td>
<td align="left">76.0 %</td></tr>
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<td align="left">3 lbs 8.0 oz</td>
<td align="left">Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM)</td>
<td align="left">Grain</td>
<td align="left">2</td>
<td align="left">13.3 %</td></tr>
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<td align="left">1 lbs 5.3 oz</td>
<td align="left">Borlander Munich Malt (Briess) (10.0 SRM)</td>
<td align="left">Grain</td>
<td align="left">3</td>
<td align="left">5.1 %</td></tr>
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<td align="left">1 lbs</td>
<td align="left">English Crystal 15 (15.0 SRM)</td>
<td align="left">Grain</td>
<td align="left">4</td>
<td align="left">3.8 %</td></tr>
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<td align="left">8.0 oz</td>
<td align="left">Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)</td>
<td align="left">Grain</td>
<td align="left">5</td>
<td align="left">1.9 %</td></tr>
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<td align="left">42.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Bravo [15.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">6</td>
<td align="left">44.9 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">28.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">7</td>
<td align="left">27.1 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">28.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Belma [12.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">8</td>
<td align="left">7.2 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">28.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">9</td>
<td align="left">4.2 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">14.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">10</td>
<td align="left">2.7 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">14.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">11</td>
<td align="left">1.8 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">14.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">12</td>
<td align="left">2.3 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">28.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">13</td>
<td align="left">0.0 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td align="left">28.00 g</td>
<td align="left">Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min</td>
<td align="left">Hop</td>
<td align="left">14</td>
<td align="left">0.0 IBUs</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Est Original Gravity:</i></b> 1.069 SG</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Measured Original Gravity:</i></b> 1.071 SG</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><i><b>Est Final Gravity:</b></i> 1.014 SG</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Measured Final Gravity:</i></b> 1.012 SG</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Estimated Alcohol by Vol:</i></b> 7.2 %</td>
<td width="52%"><i><b>Actual Alcohol by Vol:</b></i> 7.8 %</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><i><b>Bitterness:</b></i> 90.1 IBUs</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Calories:</i></b> 239.5 kcal/12oz</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><i><b>Est Color:</b></i> 6.5 SRM</td>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Mash Name:</i></b> Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch
Sparge</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Total Grain Weight:</i></b> 26 lbs 5.3 oz</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Sparge Water:</i></b> 7.10 gal</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Grain Temperature:</i></b> 72.0 F</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Sparge Temperature:</i></b> 168.0 F</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Tun Temperature:</i></b> 72.0 F</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Adjust Temp for Equipment:</i></b> TRUE</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Mash PH:</i></b> 5.30</td></tr>
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<td align="left" width="54%"><b>Description</b></td>
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<td align="left">Mash In</td>
<td align="left">Add 39.61 qt of water at 162.0 F</td>
<td align="left">149.0 F</td>
<td align="left">90 min</td></tr>
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<td colspan="2"><b><i>Sparge Step:</i></b> Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash
tun, , 3.55gal, 3.55gal) of 168.0 F water</td></tr>
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<td colspan="2"><b><i>Mash Notes:</i></b> Simple single infusion mash for use with
most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).</td></tr>
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Storage</b></span></div>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Carbonation Type:</i></b> Bottle</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Volumes of CO2:</i></b> 2.3</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Pressure/Weight:</i></b> 244.93 g</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Carbonation Used:</i></b> Bottle with 244.93 g Corn
Sugar</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Keg/Bottling Temperature:</i></b> 70.0 F</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Age for:</i></b> 30.00 days</td></tr>
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<td width="40%"><b><i>Fermentation:</i></b> Ale, Two Stage</td>
<td width="52%"><b><i>Storage Temperature:</i></b> 65.0 F</td></tr>
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<td colspan="2">12/30/12 - gravity check:<br />WLP001 - 1.011 @ 71°F = 1.012,
Smellsof tropical fruit, priamrily pineapples.<br />WLP007 - 1.012 @ 71°F = 1.103,
Smells of tropical fruit, primarily pineapple, the bitterness seems less harsh
than the WLP001.<br /><br />1/06/2012 - Racked to secondary:<br />WLP001 - 1.010 @
56.5° = 1.010, Added 2oz of Citra for dry hop, plan to dry hop for ~7
days.<br />WLP007 - 1.012 @ 58.3° = 1.012, Added 2oz of Belma for dry hop, plan to
dry hop for ~7 days.</td></tr>
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Additionally, I have a batch of Apfelwein fermenting as well, its a deviation from @EdWort recipe, I don't care for it as dry as his recipe makes it, so I use either US-05 or Notty when I make it, and I cut back on the sugar slightly.<br />
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Like I said not a whole lot happening, but things are a brewin'.<br />
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Keep tuned for big news coming in the next several months. I know its a cliffhanger right? There will be some big announcements in the not too distant future. Thanks to those of you following, and if you've stumbled here by accident or for a peek please follow. <br />
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My posts are sporadic at the moment due to school, but I only have three semesters left, then it will be back to normal (fingers crossed).<br />
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<i>I do apologize for the lack of photos in this post I was trying to focus on brewing a great IPA rather than documenting my brewing process and procedures, but photos will come</i>.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-18093904945521798452012-06-03T01:24:00.001-07:002012-06-05T18:06:43.537-07:00Logos and Bullshit...I have been working with a graphic designer on a brewery logo. My requests were something simple that could be used for screenprint, perhaps signage or stickers as well. I worked with a guy named Josh at <a href="http://brewbrandcreative.com/">Brew Brand Creative</a>. He's a really great guy who definitely has an interest in providing a quality design at an affordable price. When it comes to prices I don't want to give anything away in the event that he has to change his price structure, but I will say for the price and for the amount of work he is willing to put in to ensure your complete satisfaction it is well worth the coin. So if you are interested in a brewery logo, or any other graphic design work contact Josh you will not regret it.
While working with Josh I think we came up with about 4-5 different concepts, but for the "Broken Glass Brewery" I didn't want something that was going to be literal. If you are like me the first thing that pops into your mind is the image of a broken beer glass or mug leaking beer. And that was the first concept Josh came up with, and while he did a great job of it, it was just, well...plain. So I mentioned perhaps a stained glass window, maybe broken with a beam of light shining through, or something to that extent. At any rate, here is the design we came up with.
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There were a couple versions of this design incorporating barley spikes and hop cones, but none looked as nice as this design. The others looked cluttered.
So at any rate, here is the Broken Glass Brewery logo for now. I plan to have a few T-shirts made, and perhaps some stickers for the brewery. Nice thing about it is Josh sent me an .eps, and .svg file, so I can alter the image as I see fit if necessary, to be honest I already did a couple different things to it to make it perfect--to me anyhow.<br />
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Now for the bullshit, it's in the title right? I was laid off today. What-the-fuck!?! It was a surprise. I have been with the company I work for over 16 years, and I have been working part time for the past two years while attending college. I go to work this past Friday and see that I'm not on the schedule. I didn't say anything about it right away because in all honesty I was studying for an online final exam that I had to take tonight (finished it about 45 minutes ago). So, I ask today why I wasn't on the schedule for June at all, and lo and behold a slew of excuses was hurdled at me as if I should have been prepared for this. I can handle the hard truth, but for 16 years I think that this could have been handled in a more professional manner. Regardless, I could complain about it all night, all I will say is that don't kill yourself for a company that isn't yours because in the end they will get rid of you to save a buck if they need to.
So that's my rant, I hope you like the logo, and I hope you'll comment if you visit this page.
Cheers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-60716860188760022302012-05-10T20:34:00.002-07:002012-05-18T21:51:39.614-07:00Keg/ Carboy WasherHey all, it has been a while since I have posted...my bad! Without sounding like a broken record school and family takes up about 99% of my time, with the other 1% is being my time, and I don't always get around to posting to my blog.<br />
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At any rate. I have brewed a Belgian Wit since my last post, it is becoming a spring seasonal that I seem to brew each March/April. Since I was working on Big Brew Day I had to brew something on the bigger side. Just yesterday I brewed 10 gallons of a Belgian Tripel, and split it into two fermenters, one was inoculated with WLP 540, and the other with WLP 550. The 550 started sooner despite the higher "optimum" fermentation temperature, but it was also two months fresher. Regardless, both fermenters are going strong and all I have left to do is add the ridiculous amount of sucrose (2.5 lbs/ fermenter). <br />
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So that is my update, now to the purpose of this posting...keg/carboy washer. Unlike many of my other builds I did not document this one with photos like many of my other posts. I didn't because this is so simple a monkey could do it. However, here is a parts list:<br />
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Here is a quick video of the washer in action:<br />
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This has made keg and carboy washing bearable. I would highly recommend this to any brewery if there is kegging involved, multiple batches per brew day, large batches (using more than one fermenter at a time), and anyone that would like to save their back and some elbow grease.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this, Please comment, and please +1 if this was helpful or informative.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-82183847891699817902012-01-15T15:53:00.000-08:002012-01-15T16:45:37.055-08:00Randall Build for Under $100! (I'm Back for Now at Least...)I recently built a Randall. My wife is a stout lover, and at the 2010 GABF, she made some bold comments about the Randall Dogfish Head was using. They were serving Bitche's Brew through the Randall which was packed with Espresso Coffee beans.<br />
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I decided to make a Randall so that she might experience some different flavors through the contraption. Of course I am a Hop-a-holic, so I will be happy serving through some yummy citrusy goodness.<br />
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Here is my build parts list:
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Here are some pictures of the build:
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the mayhem began</td></tr>
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Moral of the story is you can make yourself a pretty sweet Randall for under $100 bucks. I have seen the different designs with the two stage filters and such, but it seem to me that people want to "show" off their Randalls and have them outside of the serving fridge. I don't expect this to foam too much after pressure equilibrium is reached. Of course, the nucleation sites will be increased 100 fold by the hops once the beer hits them inside the Randall , but after the hops are wet I don't foresee a continuing problem. I have 10' of beer line between the keg and the Randall, and another 5' of beer line to the picninc tap that the Randalled beer will be served from.
What is unique about this setup, is it is a quick disconnect to serve from the Randall out of the picnic tap to the Faucet, so I can choose to have the Randall inline with the faucet, or serve beer separately via the picnic tap. Diversification...simplified for a few extra dollars.<br />
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Please comment, and if you build it, please submit links to photos. Let me know how your experience was, and if this was helpful to you.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
BGBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-85991561892607238462011-07-28T12:20:00.000-07:002011-07-28T12:20:12.241-07:00Brewing soonI just needed to bump my blog, I have been über busy with summer school, never taking to summer classes at the same time again! And I am never going to take a summer math course again unless it is absolutely necessary. I just don't have the time with work and family to do the full time student thing which IMO is really what you need to be able to do for summer school.<br />
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Anyhow all bitching aside, I will be brewing my first <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1c">Saison</a> soon, I might make it a Saison/Gose partigyle if I can work it out, but seeing as I only have a single pot an burner, I dunno if I could pull it off. Come to think of it a fellow brewer just had his second kid, maybe he will be willing to lend me some equipment? We'll see I'm still deciding if I want that intense of a brew day, but I would love to have the two different varieties of beer in <a href="http://brokenglassbrewing.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-started-my-kegerator-build-this-past.html">my kegerator</a>.<br />
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Anyhow, stay tuned for the<a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1c"> Saison</a> brew day, I will document it as best I can. I need some more brewing related projects too, I think I'm going to build a Randall for <a href="http://brokenglassbrewing.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-started-my-kegerator-build-this-past.html">my kegerator</a>, but other than that, I don't know exactly what I want to add to my brewery next. Please comment with suggestions if you have any.<br />
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Well for those of you who have been following thank you for your support, I'll try to keep entries from being so far apart.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605641769416053261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-88491799303940484892011-05-10T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-10T18:36:33.446-07:00Pump ProjektI have been wanting a pump setup for over a year now, and after I recently stepped down from my position at work to return to school finances have been something we have been monitoring closely. All of that in addition to my sons first birthday, money has been tight to say the least. So when my wife gave me the green-light to get what I needed to put together my No-Sparge/Rims setup, I was stoked!. . . And I probably went a little overboard. <br />
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Thanks Sweetheart!<br />
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To begin, when I originally wanted to start my pump project, the March 809 pumps were selling for about $110. Fast forward to about a year later--the lowest price has been steady at around $140. An online source called Chugger Pumps has the best price by far ($125). However, their +$12 shipping makes them only about $2 less than the other guys. Needless to say, I was bummed at the nearly $30 increase in cost I was looking at paying. I was keeping my eye on ebay because everyone I know that has a pump and a great majority of HBT'ers have purchased their March pumps from USA Pumps on ebay. I caught a break when I saw a listing for $121.99 with free shipping, that was $18 less than most online prices, and it was $16 less than Chugger Pumps! There were only two available, so I got permission from the finance department, and grabbed one.<br />
Before I get into the actual build I want to make it clear, this isn't<em> just</em> a pump-in-a-tool-box build, this is the beginning of my no-sparge phase in my brewing process, hence the many additional fittings and such that you will see in my build parts list. Having said that, on to the show.<br />
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Here is my build parts list, it will be updated as necessary:<br />
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Beyond the pump itself, the backbone of this build is the enclosure the pump is mounted in. I chose a tool box that is over sized. If you plan on tackling a DIY portable pump-box for yourself, my suggestion would be to err on the large side, you can never have too much storage for all of your brew day gear.<br />
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<strong><em>note:</em></strong> Of course, there are a couple of fittings that aren't in this photo because I had to make a supplementary order. The missing fittings are mainly for my MLT and the kettle lid for recirculation during no-sparge brewing. They are on the build list, but will come much later in this post, or in the following posts concerning the no-sparge brewing method.<br />
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There is one item that I think sets my box apart from the many I have seen, and that is the male receptacle:<br />
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This little beauty allows me to use any standard extension cord for a power source, sweet!<br />
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The next task to take care of was to cut the openings for the gang-boxes so they could be installed, and to cut the hole where the pump was to be mounted.<br />
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I have found that using a Dremel to cut plastic makes a mess, and in my opinion, isn't worth the hassle. My preferred method is to use a utility knife. The cuts are cleaner, and you have more control over the size of the hole being cut. It takes a little more elbow grease, but the end result is well worth the additional effort.<br />
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All I had was a 2 3/4" hole saw on hand which was much too large, a fellow brewer was kind enough to lend me his 2 1/8" hole saw which was perfect for cutting the hole for the pump.<br />
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The old-work gang-boxes are a snug fit.<br />
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Next comes the wiring, I will provide a few pictures of some of the wiring, but all of the wires look like a jumbled mess inside the gang-boxes. I think this diagram does more justice than the photos and is easier to understand.<br />
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Wiring the main power/male receptacle, (Green=Ground, White=Common, Black=Lead)<br />
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Here is everything you need to know about GFCI's, and their installation.<br />
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This is an image of the completed wiring in the box. Like I said it looks messy in the gang-box. However, I will provide a list of how the wiring attaches in sequence, and you can refer back to the wiring diagram for verification.<br />
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<em>(Male-Receptacle Common connects to the Silver screw on the Load-side of the GFCI, and the Lead wire connects to the bottom Brass screw of the Main-Power switch. A Lead wire is then jumped from the Brass screw of the Load-side of the GFCI to the top Brass screw of the Main-Power switch, a Ground wire is attached to the Main-Power switch Ground screw [this completes wiring of he Main-Power switch]. Jump a Lead wire from the Brass screw on Line-side of the GFCI to the bottom Brass screw of the Pump-Power switch, attach the Lead wire from the Pump the top Brass screw of the Pump-Power switch, and connect a Ground wire to the ground screw of the Pump-Power switch, then connect the Common wire from the Pump to the Silver screw on the Line-side of the GFCI. Wire nut all Ground wires to the Male-Receptacle ground wire [this completes the wiring for the box.] note: cap all loose wires with wire nuts.)</em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Corner shot with the Male Receptacle, GFCI, and Main Power switch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and the opposite side featuring the GFCI, Main Power switch, and the Pump Power switch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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...Pump Head installed...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally all box installations, and wiring complete. <em>(look at that clean wiring!)</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ball valve, reducing coupler, and male camlocks fitted to the Pump Head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe that does it for the Pump-In-A-Tool-Box-Build.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I have yet to brew with this beauty that will be this weekend (15-May-2011, if a catastrophe doesn't occur). Hopefully I will have some photos of brew day with he pump in action. This brew day will more than likely be a standard brew day rather than a no-sparge brwe day. I just got this bad boy together. I need to figure out exactly how it will be integrated into my brew day before I attempt to start an entirely different way of brewing.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It is my understanding that no-sparge brewing can cut a decent amount of time off of brew day, but there are some drawbacks, such as lower brew house efficiencies due to the lack of sparging/rinsing the grain of sugars.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I plan on brewing a 10 gallon batch of a BriticA, which will be a 50/50 - US 2-row/English Marris Otter base malt, with a bit of Munich and Crystal 40L, basically an APA/BPA, but I will be using American hops, Chinook and Amarillo. However, I will split the batch, and inoculate each 5 gallons with dfferent yeasts, WLP 001 California Ale, and WLP 023 Burton Ale. So I will have a more American APA with some Marris Otter, and an English ale Ale with American Hops...It will be interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for following, I hope this post inspires you if you are interested in a portable pump setup.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-33001773737970451562011-04-08T00:22:00.000-07:002011-04-13T17:02:48.623-07:00Fermentation Chamber BuildI have brewed a few beers since my last post which was about 4 months ago, an Apfelwein (not really a beer, but a brew nontehless), a Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA), a Rye Pale Ale, and I have a Strawberry Blonde that I added 12 pounds of crushed strawberries to about a week ago.<br />
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Needless to say I have been busy!<br />
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Living in Arizona makes it difficult to brew quality beer without some type of fermentation control. Previously I was using the "swamp cooler" method in which I had room for two fermenters in a 70 quart Coleman Xtreme chest cooler filled with water, and<em> </em>I<em> was </em>swapping ice bottles out multiple times a day.<br />
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With a donated fridge, and a little work I finally put together a fermentation chamber that will hold 3 fermenters, pales, or carboys, or 2 fermenters with 2 corny kegs.<br />
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So on with the show:<br />
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This is what the fridge looked like before. An older model Sanyo that was an R-12, opposed to an R-134 refrigerant.<br />
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I removed the door, the door hinges, the feet, and the plastic top (no images) and all other hardware from the topof the unit.<br />
The power cord was in bad shape, and I neded to replace it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first step was to frame the chamber, naturally I started with the base (ground up, right?).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchVzEumfQ8hiRECvabLjdY7LEvy23YQ8caCTSGIVC0yx99q-Tm50MgTIF0ExQrwijfP8FV8I69SkN8MBJTParTZbslhjW4N9Z2LNAzjcpqIN5GduM78rPH04MuEzcGQiDm3gOTQqj7ZM/s1600/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchVzEumfQ8hiRECvabLjdY7LEvy23YQ8caCTSGIVC0yx99q-Tm50MgTIF0ExQrwijfP8FV8I69SkN8MBJTParTZbslhjW4N9Z2LNAzjcpqIN5GduM78rPH04MuEzcGQiDm3gOTQqj7ZM/s640/IMG_2366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Starting the skeleton, forgive the cloth diapers drying in the background ;P.<br />
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After I finished framig the walls, I mocked it up to make sure the fridge would fit, needless to say the fridge was not square <strong>whatsoever</strong>.<br />
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After the frame was all finished up, it was time to add the insulation. I used R-max 1.5" Polyiso insulation, it has the highest rating of the sheathing insulation that I could find, with a R rating of 9.5 (that's good!). As you can see I used bucket lids to ensure I could get three fermenters inside.<br />
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Side view with some insulation.<br />
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A view from the back. Nice thing about this older style fridge is that the cooling coils are all on the rear, outside of the unit, so it doesn't matter if I were cover the entire fridge. The reason the back half of the fridge sticks out of the frame is because there is a ledge on the underside for the compressor mount, and the compressor mount itself is offset which would have made it un-level.<br />
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Top view; I built the chamber with a little extra room to spare. I wanted the footprint to be as small as I could get it, but didn't want things so tight that it would become problematic to fit fermenters comfortably.<br />
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This is a semi-complete shot, I have the lid finished, still needs some temp control though.<br />
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Hinged, and a nice tight fit.<br />
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After all the inner-insulation was installed, all the seams were caulked with silicone sealant, and foil-taped.<br />
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I added a piece of scrap vinyl flooring I had lying around. It serves two purposes:<br />
1. The polyiso insulation's foil skin tears and punctures easily, so the viny will keep the floor from being damaged by the fermenters.<br />
2. In the event of a spill or an active fermentation that blows-off and makes a mess, clean up will be less difficult.<br />
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Time for some temperature control. I like the Love TS-2 temperature controller made by Dwyer Instruments (the same type I have installed on my kegerator). I like the blue LED that they are available in. The installation cut is 29mm x 71mm. My freebie wireless Dremel made easy work of the fridge's metal.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The foam insulation makes a mess when dug out, FYI.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM1wIp4Zmuv6TMeEkmCzO2jIOnBg9A3jqx3U76m0EQ1RQ-pljWWIogQs6iIws3ZS2ioepq_e0C6oLG_SKjFmP7JXG8he72ysL5Ev8jm7plUfzO4pnGv8sMm61cUm8PddTHLxFNyAYh7M/s1600/IMG_2584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisM1wIp4Zmuv6TMeEkmCzO2jIOnBg9A3jqx3U76m0EQ1RQ-pljWWIogQs6iIws3ZS2ioepq_e0C6oLG_SKjFmP7JXG8he72ysL5Ev8jm7plUfzO4pnGv8sMm61cUm8PddTHLxFNyAYh7M/s640/IMG_2584.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I unfortunately didn't take the opportunity to photograph the actual wiring of the controller. I wanted to get this project done since it was taking longer than anticipated. With school, and my one year old son, time is not something I have an abundance of right now.<br />
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However, a fellow Home Brew Talk member (Claudius B), helped me out with a wiring schematic, very precise. Thanks Claudius!<br />
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Controller installed, outer insulation installed, and all insulation seams foil-taped.<br />
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The finished product came out quite nice with the insulation between the 2x4's on the outside, everything came out flush.<br />
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Temperature probe is approximately 5' long, and will be long enough for my needs.<br />
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The chamber holds temps really well, I do need to add a fan inside, some weather stripping around the lid, and I did not know exactly where my wife was going to allow me to put the fermentation chamber inside the house, so I need to turn the lid around since it opens away from the wall, so after I get those three little things done, I will update this post to be thorough.<br />
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Regardless, I can't wait to get some full fermenters in it to see exactly how it performs. Next brew day, whenever that is, will be a 10 gallon brew day which will allow me to get 2 full fermenters in the chamber.<br />
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Stay tuned for an update!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-29553041330636954342010-12-28T21:01:00.000-08:002011-01-13T21:19:05.377-08:00Burner Windguard buildI wish I would have snapped some photos of the actual fabrication process. In particular the shapes of the cuts for this wind guard. I think it came out quite nice. It is very practical, and works very well.<br />
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I used a 10' roll of 14" wide aluminum flashing and some aluminum short-rivets.<br />
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I used tin snips to cut the flashing, but in all honesty I think a decent pair of heavy duty scissors, similar to the type that come with a knife set for cutting meat and poultry bones and such would work better The flashing was almost too thin for the snips.<br />
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Regardless, a few calculated cuts aside, an 1/8" drill bit, a rivet gun, and a small amount of foil tape, made a very effective wind guard that isn't too hideous.<br />
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Here she is in all of her glory:<br />
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By the way, I used a wire coat hanger to hold up the burner. It was hanging down some, and the burner wasn't level; I assume from the intense heat. Although the heat rises, it has gotten hot enough to crack the porcelain tile I set this on top of when brewing. I hope you like it, feel free to comment, or ask any questions about the actual fabrication.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-23612173874849844472010-12-18T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-20T14:05:15.538-08:00Belgian Wit II Brewday...No pictures of this brew-day unfortunately, but a blog update nonetheless.<br />
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I brewed up a batch of my BelgianWit recipe. This time I was able to get the pale 6-row, instead of subbing the pale 2-row malt.<br />
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Brew-day started off well, I used my newly acquired hops, so a second difference in this recipe was the substitution of Chinook for Northern Brewer for bittering, and Saaz in place of Tettnang for flavor and aroma additions. I was able to source bitter oranges locally and I believe the bitter orange to be the one item absolutely necessary for Witbiers. Unfortunately could not get the whole Chamomile flowers like last time, so I used some 100% organic Chamomile Tea instead. So substitutions aside everything that needed to be in the brew made it in.<br />
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Here is what went wrong with brew-day...<br />
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1. Beersmith calculated strike-water temp at 163.5°F, my strike-water temp was actually about 167°F. In the past I have normally added my strike water about 10°F warmer, but I usually end up stirring the crap out of the mash for 10-15 minutes to reduce the temperature to the proper rest temp. So this time I tried to shave a few minutes off by starting a little cooler. We did have some colder weather here in AZ, and I used a bucket to transfer my water, so I'm sure I lost a degree or two there. I believe last time I emptied the strike water directly from the pot into the MLT, why I did it differently this time is any one's guess. <br />
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2. So my rest temperature for this brew was 148°F but after stirring in my grain and such and allowing 10 minutes for the MLT temp to equalize my rest temp was about 145°F, I added a gallon of 180°F water, which remedied the situation...<br />
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3. ...oh but wait a second I forgot the oats in the mash, and I noticed with 25 minutes left out of the 60 minute mash,so I stirred in the flaked oats as quickly as I could attempting to lose as little heat as possible, and reset the timer for 60 minutes, therefore my total sacharification rest lasted bout 95 minutes, not too bad, a little extra time for conversion, I've done it before, but the 6-row was added for the extra diastatic power it had to convert the oat starch...<br />
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4. So when I began to vorlauf, my mash temperature was about 145°F. I hope the wort did not become too fermentable.<br />
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5. Pre-boil gravity should have been 1.090, actually came out to 1.076, Original Gravity should have been 1.056, actually 1.050...<br />
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6. I ended up with about 7 gallons instead of 6, so I did not have the boil-off rate that I am accustomed too. Again, I'll chalk it up to the cooler temperatures we have had here.<br />
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What went right with brew-day you might ask?<br />
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1. I got my boil going quickly<br />
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2. All of my hop and spice additions were on schedule<br />
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3. I hate the chilling process, and instead of the 40lbs of ice i go through in the summer, I was able to get my wort chilled to about 67°F in about 30 minutes with only 20lbs of ice...that is actually really impressive with my setup.<br />
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4. I made a nice size starter, and my wort was fermenting within a couple hours<br />
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5. For some reason, clean-up didn't seem too bad this brew-day, maybe because it is cooler, and the last time I brewed it was in the 100's!<br />
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This beer will probably be fermented out within 4-5 days, but I will allow it 14 days in the primary. I am an advocate of the extended primary, most beers I would let sit for at least 3 weeks, usually 4, but Wits are meant to be drank young (one of the reasons I chose this beer to be my first to brew out of the 4 I plan to produce over the winter school break), I'll rack to a keg after the two week primary, and let it carb up for an additional two weeks, and then it will be ready to drink!<br />
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I thank those of you who stopped by for brew day, and shun those of you who didn't...asses!<br />
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Well that's about it for this update, oh I did want to add, be on the lookout for my next project which will be mini-fridge fermentation chamber build, I hope to get that done early in the NewYear, so if you are following keep your eyes peeled!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-74011300102882222762010-12-09T19:07:00.000-08:002010-12-09T19:07:53.800-08:00Hops Arrived!My hops order arrived!<br />
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I was really excited to be receiving 6 lbs of hops. so here they are, nothing to exciting to the lay person.<br />
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As you may be able to tell, the Chinook bag didn't have an airtight seal, so I wanted to repackage them to ensure their freshness.<br />
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It appears that only 8 oz of pellets will fit into a pint mason jar. I vacuum sealed my jars with my nifty $3 yardsale foodsaver, and jar attachment.<br />
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As usual, <a href="http://www.hopsdirect.com/">HopsDirect </a>is famous for tossing in a couple extra ounces. I ended up with an additoinal 2.5 oz of Chinook, I'll assume the same with all of my other pellet varieties.<br />
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Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.hopsdirect.com/">HopsDirect</a> didn't have any Simcoe, I don't know if they grow that variety. So I placed an order from <a href="http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/">Brewmaster's Warehouse</a>, for an additional 5 oz of Somcoe that one of my next recipes calls for, a Balck IPA, or Cascadian Dark Ale, whichever moniker you prefer.<br />
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Also, 1 lb of leaf hops is a ton! I purchased leaf varieties for dry hopping, and once the bag was opened and the vaccuum seal broken, I had hops coming out the wazoo. Smelled good though, and my fingers were sticky-icky with lupulin glands.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-32744751699761171292010-11-26T19:36:00.000-08:002010-11-26T19:36:40.873-08:00Hops, Hops, Hops, Hops, Hops, Hops...pt.1I just placed an order for hops through Hops Direct. They had a 5% off the order promotion for black Friday.<br />
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I purchased one pound each of 6 varieties:<br />
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Chinook - pellets<br />
Willamette - pellets<br />
Fuggle (UK) - pellets<br />
Saaz (US) - pellets<br />
Amarillo - leaf<br />
Cascade - leaf<br />
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I should be set on hops for Witbier, Stout, APA, IPA, and other hoppy brews. I will make sure to post pics of my stash when they arrive. I'm excited.<br />
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I plan to brew 4 beers, in 4 days during the winter break, we'll see if it happens. If so I'll have a 4 beers/4days post in about a month, till then stay tuned for pics of the hop shipment!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-31149823770488928692010-09-21T08:45:00.000-07:002010-11-05T14:29:53.423-07:00GABF 2010 Denver, CO.We had a blast in Denver at this year’s GABF. I hoped to take more photos than I did, but I was too busy sampling the awesome brews, and taking care of my 6 month old, who also attended, and loved it!<br />
The top 5 breweries I sampled were:<br />
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5. Short’s Brewing<br />
4. Lost Abbey<br />
3. Dogfish Head<br />
2. Jolly Pumpkin<br />
1. New Glarus<br />
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By far, New Glarus was the best! I am on a sour beer kick right now, and I loved their beers, it is a shame, and a blessing that they do not sell their beer outside of Wisconsin. It’s a shame because it is so good, but it is a blessing, because they keep their quality high, and it gives me a reason to visit their brewery!<br />
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Jolly Pumpkin was a treat, once again, at this time I am really into the sours, and they have some delicious beers, don’t ask me to remember exactly what I had, but they were good.<br />
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It was a tough decision to place Dogfish Head and Lost abbey, I chose Dogfish Head above Lost Abbey because they had some really off the wall brews there and Bitche's Brew through a coffee bean randall was awesome, however, Lost Abbey’s Angel’s share was really, really tasty.<br />
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As far as Short’s Brewing goes I threw them in there because they had some really interesting beers, like a spruce infused pilsner, and a black licorice lager, and a very good barley wine aged on raisins, very different tastes. Plus their line was never ending.<br />
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So there you have it, hopefully I can make it back next year. If you are planning to attend and are an AHA member, only go to the Friday night session, and the Saturday afternoon members only session. It will give you plenty of time at the show to enjoy it. Do not attend the Saturday night session, it is the busiest, the crowd is more rowdy, and the vendors start to run out of beer.<br />
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If you are not a member, I suggest going to the Thursday evening session, it is by far the least busy other than the Saturday afternoon session.<br />
When you do make it, be sure to stop by the American Homebrewer’s Association booth to say high to Gary Glass, tell him Tyson and Cheryl sent you!<br />
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Enjoy the few pics I managed to take:<br />
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Gary Glass, Tyler Keith, and Charlie Papazian. I think Tyler approves of Gary's superb goatee.<br />
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Yours truly, Gary Glass, Tyler, and my better half. I think Tyler is thirsty! Hurry get him a sample!<br />
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Tyler and Dad having a blast! <em>(BTW, see the guy behind me on the left side of the photo, he was security, and was talking to some chick who was freaking the 'F' out because she was seperated from her boyfriend, and had severe anxiety issues...can you say freak? Better yet can you say make a plan before coming to an event like this so if you do get seperated you can meet somewhere, maybe bring cell phones? Even better, maybe don't put yourself in situations where you are bound to have a problem with you anxiety issues!)</em><br />
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<em>(Notice the guy over my shoulder still there, yeah it was a long ordeal...)</em><br />
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Happy mother and son, especially son after a diaper change!<br />
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Some of the people at the show are hardcore with their pretzel bandoliers. <em>(Dude nice shirt, and skirt, real kilts are plaid, poser!)</em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stopped at Rock Bottom Brewery to have some lunch and a couple of beverages, Tyler was not impressed with the beer selection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEQxRouyF8No_v76My6G4f24kKEswYUXey4HpyHvlnkwMc96FE-mqMf36DtTCZGoIUgOMjcdpV6yLtArfsCOLUUs7er74j9MtPREvyDuhoJLvwcGcCznbjOdwBl6iFQQJ5_44ceQ0qnI/s1600/IMG_1592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEQxRouyF8No_v76My6G4f24kKEswYUXey4HpyHvlnkwMc96FE-mqMf36DtTCZGoIUgOMjcdpV6yLtArfsCOLUUs7er74j9MtPREvyDuhoJLvwcGcCznbjOdwBl6iFQQJ5_44ceQ0qnI/s640/IMG_1592.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the last day we were there, we went to the Glass house and Tyler got to meet his cousin Mya, to the left is Erin Glass, Gary's wife, and the Brewer's Association coordinator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctHRn1Q8bSO-5CKou5daQ_zmB-9Y7SvvlGn3MfqgQZg6Bj00TWBD9Y7YKoZlgqGOZRZLqydQHUhkN2ruFDolMgACU1GjfgORgWPO7sI74lyIzE9Y8dQkIYd_v3I5xYqhsTi1fnsVRnrc/s1600/IMG_1680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctHRn1Q8bSO-5CKou5daQ_zmB-9Y7SvvlGn3MfqgQZg6Bj00TWBD9Y7YKoZlgqGOZRZLqydQHUhkN2ruFDolMgACU1GjfgORgWPO7sI74lyIzE9Y8dQkIYd_v3I5xYqhsTi1fnsVRnrc/s640/IMG_1680.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
There is a couple of other photos I want to upload, but they are not on my computer yet, so I'll add them to this post later.<br />
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Otherwise, go to GABF when you get the chanceit is a blast, there is a lt to learn, alot to taste, and some beers you may not be able to find in your local area.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-1696110939388567112010-08-18T13:27:00.000-07:002010-08-18T13:27:19.726-07:00Great American Beer Festival Tickets Arrived!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I received my GABF tickets in the mail yesterday!!! I am very excited!<br />
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Lets take a look shall we?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The envelope is open, the suspense is killing me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Members get their own entrance to the event, makes me feel like a VIP! ;P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday afternoon is just for AHA members. Ah, privileges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ouch! That stings...I guess being in a drunken stupor for 4 days wills help ease the pain!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">FWIW, I plan on taking a shit-load of photos during the festival, so I will post those near the end of September...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next time Sour Project update, stay tuned.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-29620100411259126632010-08-18T12:33:00.000-07:002010-08-18T16:24:50.542-07:00Love Temperature Controller (TS-2) Install...Finally!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So I <em>finally</em> found the time to install my temperature controller, and boy was it a journey. <br />
I apologize for not being more detailed with this install. I am usually fairly detail oriented when doing a write-up, however I failed to snap as many photos as I would have liked to, so I will provide more detailed explanations along with the photographs I have.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">It begins...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>First, the obvious, find the best place to install the controller. Since the original analog thermostat is located on the right side of the fridge that seemed like the logical place to install the controller.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The right side top corner of the controller cut-out was measured 2.5" down from the top of the door, and 3.5" inward from the right side of the door. (I used a tape measure, but a speed square can be used if available.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyWAhwC9Y7rPzNXLm232BgLOXYQD2PsJJsKJXxi3zyeLf5jbCxGnW4-nAky-F-gnrIXLB-JlpKF5_2ekeE4m-EzobhOGdzKGCjpeT7IeKrNaL3eMVxm_8mwL0epDKfOwjXsC3QnI8kyI/s1600/controller_install_3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyWAhwC9Y7rPzNXLm232BgLOXYQD2PsJJsKJXxi3zyeLf5jbCxGnW4-nAky-F-gnrIXLB-JlpKF5_2ekeE4m-EzobhOGdzKGCjpeT7IeKrNaL3eMVxm_8mwL0epDKfOwjXsC3QnI8kyI/s640/controller_install_3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">After measuring for placement, I followed the instructions provided and used a millimeter ruler to measure the dimensions to exactly 71 x 29 mm. It was time to cut out the panel.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When removing the cut panel, I found the same spray-foam insulation was in the door as was under the top of the refrigerator. This stuff gets everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I drilled a hole in each corner of the cut-out with a 1/16" drill bit to show where I needed to cut the panel on the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a utility knife to remove the inner panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the hole was finished it was a matter of mock fitting the controller, it took a little trimming of the interior panel. The key was to make a nice tight fit so there was no need for any sealant. The controller comes with a rubber gasket, and that is all I intended to use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A snug fit was achieved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The easy part was finished. On to the wiring. (this is where I didn't snap photos, I apologize.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A fellow brewer who goes by the name of ClaudiusB on the<a href="http://www.homebrewtalk.com/"> Home Brew Talk Forum</a>, was integral to the success of my installation. He created a wiring diagram for me, which was exact. I can't thank you enough</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Claudius!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="494" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ueE-wDvGJxOoIIh6C-JziAL8jr_EL6TshfMGUA6Rt_GpAJrPHKjk3d4Yo49gSmMqyv5I3x9Igr0KVm8fJCz_dSqDLlYcbm11tbBvVXheWTHkcRdp4_pHY9KUFalSDJ8WqxIqd-YtVSA/s640/Schnitzengiggle_TS_2_wiring+_diagram.jpeg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think the schematic above is more useful than my photo of the wiring, but here you can see it put together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry about the quality of this photo. I used male/female crimp connectors to connect all of the wiring from the controller to the fridge. I have all of the female connectors on the fridge side, and all of the male connectors on the controller side. If you look closely you can find them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of the wires are just shoved in the nook where the OE analog thermo was. I plan to get a piece of Plexiglas, or some PVC to fabricate a cover and screw it down keeping all the wires out of the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmKtQZfrSWQfc4nGPG3RayjKAIGXl0G825jAdZ7AK0YWamvRKLmiWthYhU5pcJR8LlBhB1pu3CrM5pR8rRhKmgKTAwNfnwb4ua0zUm3-0qpfm3dYVMs9nawi8Dr1TnuvSguhmcqx0Q8Y/s1600/IMG_1501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmKtQZfrSWQfc4nGPG3RayjKAIGXl0G825jAdZ7AK0YWamvRKLmiWthYhU5pcJR8LlBhB1pu3CrM5pR8rRhKmgKTAwNfnwb4ua0zUm3-0qpfm3dYVMs9nawi8Dr1TnuvSguhmcqx0Q8Y/s640/IMG_1501.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>I also needed a way to install the temperature probe. I fabricated a housing out of a White Labs vial. It was extremely simple. I used a 5/16" drill bit to make a hole in the center of the cap. I was able to find a rubber grommet at ACE for $0.25 that fit perfectly. I shoved the temp probe in, and that was it. I filled the vial with Star-San sanitizer to keep mold and bacteria from growing in the vial.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I mounted the probe in the back of the kegerator, I am thinking of moving over to the side near where the original analog probe was, but for now it will stay where it is.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have the fan wired to the compressor so it only runs when the compressor is on. I found that having it run all the time caused it to cycle more often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned earlier, I am working on a way to cover the wires, after that is finished this kegerator will be completed. For now it is done and fully operational.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An anecdote...and I'll try to keep it short.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have had this controller for a couple of months now, and I was struggling to find the time to do the install. A fellow brewer from HBT hooked me up with an awesome wiring diagram which I've detailed. However, another fellow brewer who lives nearby stopped by to help me out with the wiring and soldering. Nonetheless, we managed to cause a short and pop a breaker. Thank goodness the kegerator wasn't damaged! All of the initial wiring was only for mock-up to ensure everything worked before I made things "permanent". When I went to rewire everything, I moved my fuse wire which caused the display to go blank for a couple of seconds, and when power returned it failed to switch the compressor on. I was sure I killed the relay in the controller. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">After some cursing, swearing and some physical interaction with the fridge, I took a well needed break. By this time my help was long gone. During my break I left everything plugged in hoping it would switch back on. After about a half an hour...still no dice. I was extremely angry, and it is my nature to jump to conclusions, so I was certain I had a $180 paper weight on my hands. I was so angry I left the kegerator alone for 4 days before I started to tinker with it again. Long story short I had changed one of the parameters (which was minimum stopping time, to 50 minutes). When the power failed while moving the fuse wire I realized the controller needed 50 minutes before it would resume its function. When I reset the controller's parameters to default it started cycling again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course I reordered another controller in fear of having fried the relay. Of course I wanted the blue LED, so it is made to order, and of course they do not accept returns on custom orders.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yeah, I'm a dumbass...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm telling you this so you can avoid the same mistake I made, and save yourself some energy cursing, swearing and kicking random inanimate objects!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a chest freezer I plan on installing the other controller in, so it worked out in the end.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Please comment or feel free to ask questions!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-54814677232051854742010-08-16T15:10:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:23:06.228-07:00Quick & Easy Corny Keg Modification.When I first began kegging, I knew nothing about the process let alone the kegs themselves.<br />
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By far the most common system used by home brewers for draft beer is the 5-gallon soda canister, originally manufactured by the IMI Cornelius Company (Annoka, Minnesota). Though other companies also make similar models, notably the Firestone brand (Spartanburg Steel Products, Spartanburg, South Carolina), whose kegs are virtually identical to Cornelius's, although all parts are not necessarily interchangeable. The style is usually referred to as a Cornelius or "Corny" keg. These stainless steel canisters were developed and used to distribute premixed soda for common restaurant dispensers. The keg shape, capacity, and fittings are standardized, and over the years millions have been manufactured.<br />
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Kegs are available with two types of valves, ball-lock and pin-lock, which refer to the method used to couple the hose fittings to the valves. The fittings are threaded slightly differently and are not interchangeable, so it's a good idea to pick one keg type and stick with it to avoid confusion. Ball-locks are a bit easier to disassemble with your average socket set.<br />
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For what it's worth, Pepsi exclusively used ball-locks, and Coca-Cola used pin-locks. Ball-locks are a bit more narrow, Pin-locks are a bit wider, and the pin-lock valves, when attached, are taller.<br />
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Enough about all that.<br />
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When I received my kegging equipment I became the proud owner of two Firestone Challenger VI kegs. When I disassembled the kegs for cleaning I noticed that the gas-in dip-tubes were these little red plastic things. I was under the impression that all of the dip-tubes in these kegs were stainless steel. A little research revealed that some of the later model Firestone Challenger kegs used these plastic style dip-tubes. For what it's worth Cornelius brand kegs have all stainless dip-tubes as original equipment.<br />
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A closer inspection of the plastic dip-tubes revealed that they were in less than optimum shape. They were both warped around the flared end, one much worse than the other.<br />
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During reassembly of my kegs after their initial cleaning, one of the plastic dip-tubes split around the flared end and broke. Actually, it became jammed up in the post and poppet valve, it had split when I tightened the post down. The first thing that came to mind was I'll need to replace the dip-tube. Well it was much harder to source the plastic dip-tubes than I thought, the one company I found that sells them wanted $2.00 a piece and had a minimum order amount of $10 (<a href="http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_3_79&products_id=1070&zenid=e88bbd711ef6f50db84327af20e9bd9f">Chi Company</a>). My second thought was I'll just buy some stainless steel dip-tubes, this way I wouldn't need to deal with the plastic dip-tubes breaking. I bought two stainless dip-tubes for $0.99 and found that they didn't fit! The stainless tubes are wider in diameter, and the gas in post is reduced (wider at the top, then narrows half way in).<br />
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Regardless, this is what led me to modify my kegs to use the stainless dip-tubes, and that's what this post is all about.<br />
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Here are my original guts:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Here is a picture of the original plastic gas-in dip-tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRifuWVWgYWv9s1lBboXJv2gAMnjPwnJCC3pree5bABfIjHZaoDHVV6G18s162SF4TNuB8KKCilaGSSGePkJEK-P0vUJuSm1Ut9ZU0FETSSt9ptmSqGfrlk7L-fVysHVLH0v3kDfkPNa0/s1600/IMG_1462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRifuWVWgYWv9s1lBboXJv2gAMnjPwnJCC3pree5bABfIjHZaoDHVV6G18s162SF4TNuB8KKCilaGSSGePkJEK-P0vUJuSm1Ut9ZU0FETSSt9ptmSqGfrlk7L-fVysHVLH0v3kDfkPNa0/s640/IMG_1462.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The flare on this dip tube was not as badly warped as the first. I needed to modify the first keg right away, and I wanted to make sure this modification would work. I forgot to snap a photo of the other plastic tube, but it was in bad shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the OE dip-tube, the replacement Stainless Steel dip-tube, o-ring, and the 5/16" carbide drill bit needed to drill out the post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The plastic dip-tube fits right in:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_6SUfx64tkITUdVCCPvFSCD5VR1-Jl4pAtS_vMnnQvFBVWa2F1iH2yvPWpnhk1f32VMICFFljY2urGQF3kF3rWhU0YWblGvArEeovwZxcuuvosOXp9nefY6Ktqj7kfCUOZe1QY2nmhs/s1600/IMG_1468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_6SUfx64tkITUdVCCPvFSCD5VR1-Jl4pAtS_vMnnQvFBVWa2F1iH2yvPWpnhk1f32VMICFFljY2urGQF3kF3rWhU0YWblGvArEeovwZxcuuvosOXp9nefY6Ktqj7kfCUOZe1QY2nmhs/s640/IMG_1468.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjj0L1G2LoU6pgEA27wtCQNVUnxwC0njklg_sygWkIkafowokF3Y0J41526uDIAPf7dewSMs_GnkzDBeVX9jPq_GN9Srrgq9hc-CjYn7b5MB1V0O0HOzpSC-RaPXdhBvH0rCOHSFIHCQ/s1600/IMG_1469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjj0L1G2LoU6pgEA27wtCQNVUnxwC0njklg_sygWkIkafowokF3Y0J41526uDIAPf7dewSMs_GnkzDBeVX9jPq_GN9Srrgq9hc-CjYn7b5MB1V0O0HOzpSC-RaPXdhBvH0rCOHSFIHCQ/s640/IMG_1469.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The stainless dip-tube does not fit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjHnu0TYUTBZgoJYDZo4Hznh1zaiUdjOtGe-oonR_XhRcZAHqwXoY0wcppazL5-spJuu6vKK-pAclGCGZyyMEEP8mSfO0iNCVeoBUMiQzjIx9GcslQ6Jf_T9XbjAPfwXav6qf3BZUCJM/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjHnu0TYUTBZgoJYDZo4Hznh1zaiUdjOtGe-oonR_XhRcZAHqwXoY0wcppazL5-spJuu6vKK-pAclGCGZyyMEEP8mSfO0iNCVeoBUMiQzjIx9GcslQ6Jf_T9XbjAPfwXav6qf3BZUCJM/s640/IMG_1470.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbwDWIOnr61q7e46StkOnx4K5TktyR6kklGTen-8t9G8qLbvbEeZsZMIP6nutS3sqrDiG6stEldkro8l2XG1u1ss3yfaKdtOPhdKC7iax-J7HtFAae4s6nJMMBthytdQXk_Gv-Tkb6kM/s1600/IMG_1471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbwDWIOnr61q7e46StkOnx4K5TktyR6kklGTen-8t9G8qLbvbEeZsZMIP6nutS3sqrDiG6stEldkro8l2XG1u1ss3yfaKdtOPhdKC7iax-J7HtFAae4s6nJMMBthytdQXk_Gv-Tkb6kM/s640/IMG_1471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hence the need for the drill bit...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiO1sDUPIyF2ClQ8vxSUucgkidNxT0QtQCs2ACqgDR4sc-JvWBUcA_PY0f20Pj7nkb7dFTS2aW2ws9FBC4LLEkrn-AP2uA-Hv2MS24jS7wK91Z8sA_4A19Kbn98qbgJy0TZk5PzEKf-s/s1600/IMG_1472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiO1sDUPIyF2ClQ8vxSUucgkidNxT0QtQCs2ACqgDR4sc-JvWBUcA_PY0f20Pj7nkb7dFTS2aW2ws9FBC4LLEkrn-AP2uA-Hv2MS24jS7wK91Z8sA_4A19Kbn98qbgJy0TZk5PzEKf-s/s640/IMG_1472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and the drill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(I stuffed some paper towels in the keg to catch the oil and some of the metal flash.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTLWufrUWyn0VjuHEGCteXdvMhuMarYHd6ycCDBXNE9oVEdUfAu8Aszs6cl6F6fw6oaSkfTpL0xpRsErZtCBE3bz-ERn2x9by6U7tZsmEtEjYUbg9OCZ6XlxqHrJzBZNofFPd1ecQpoU/s1600/IMG_1476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTLWufrUWyn0VjuHEGCteXdvMhuMarYHd6ycCDBXNE9oVEdUfAu8Aszs6cl6F6fw6oaSkfTpL0xpRsErZtCBE3bz-ERn2x9by6U7tZsmEtEjYUbg9OCZ6XlxqHrJzBZNofFPd1ecQpoU/s640/IMG_1476.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Make sure to use some lubricant. I prefer vegetable oil over cutting oil, it is easier to clean up).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtojcXiSAapunr4-ZgR2ZZ5zFqQi4I98Ie4q3TULvWTqOSCb-K2DKyGWvMwePDmsBRmymRLHJ-__1SIjCx6pqhtSyIRuposkIdyqepKGKDHu-nOw59EB-E69axAQ9rUZ93jWspzpKMnk/s1600/IMG_1477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtojcXiSAapunr4-ZgR2ZZ5zFqQi4I98Ie4q3TULvWTqOSCb-K2DKyGWvMwePDmsBRmymRLHJ-__1SIjCx6pqhtSyIRuposkIdyqepKGKDHu-nOw59EB-E69axAQ9rUZ93jWspzpKMnk/s640/IMG_1477.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Almost finished...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXPGBPChjx3uWWYcMiwIXxjzjDS6xUxkEfYwT9wTRgzGXJ1zAPDfSPUNTsfgTBuiQCAXlsSda6AWVY_o2dYEMuAN5s1GHOYGmMvvm2zdLIyT160Tfr8bHlwtemZUnmVlkJ5X9Rem0MhU/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXPGBPChjx3uWWYcMiwIXxjzjDS6xUxkEfYwT9wTRgzGXJ1zAPDfSPUNTsfgTBuiQCAXlsSda6AWVY_o2dYEMuAN5s1GHOYGmMvvm2zdLIyT160Tfr8bHlwtemZUnmVlkJ5X9Rem0MhU/s640/IMG_1478.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't have a round file or better tool to deburr the edges, so I reamed the post out with the drill bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXuHT64nwxA2Q3UsXwOjy33mwUAOupXIDbRJRHipuR40MPzG2KI-oMBygtCnr6c0jMsal2cjIwRA3b_pHvm_xbYz54MAlJtVGM_1bbg5Tp6KRFm3bLy9ptGKoPX7oBR94SX1fvqJGLCA/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXuHT64nwxA2Q3UsXwOjy33mwUAOupXIDbRJRHipuR40MPzG2KI-oMBygtCnr6c0jMsal2cjIwRA3b_pHvm_xbYz54MAlJtVGM_1bbg5Tp6KRFm3bLy9ptGKoPX7oBR94SX1fvqJGLCA/s640/IMG_1479.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A quick clean up and check for fit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8wTgwIz_G4SY6YEIy4zgajaViRa7WgbRK4qp1naUx5Y0Hua_0N7sVSA20sViinmNBI_Z1vvc8ankiH8LAieZf5vkYloRUukaqAW3Vs5ePiEhjDNyYvh6gjv-XY2b8KlkzzbNLMDzfQA/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8wTgwIz_G4SY6YEIy4zgajaViRa7WgbRK4qp1naUx5Y0Hua_0N7sVSA20sViinmNBI_Z1vvc8ankiH8LAieZf5vkYloRUukaqAW3Vs5ePiEhjDNyYvh6gjv-XY2b8KlkzzbNLMDzfQA/s640/IMG_1481.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81oiILF7U1LaD9mFy3LxK8u9U-BsEC06L-HpV2ZRkMLkVGL8r-w32X8oawC5b79oVw1_GwFrEQzHlmgPEZxxy9-jAqgWmsGXHd-bmaCL6o113sXb5Ynfb67YK4S0IDbq5cjYVxE3txAI/s1600/IMG_1482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81oiILF7U1LaD9mFy3LxK8u9U-BsEC06L-HpV2ZRkMLkVGL8r-w32X8oawC5b79oVw1_GwFrEQzHlmgPEZxxy9-jAqgWmsGXHd-bmaCL6o113sXb5Ynfb67YK4S0IDbq5cjYVxE3txAI/s640/IMG_1482.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a very simple modification. It takes about 5 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some things to remember:</div><ol><li><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Use a carbide drill bit (it will make your life much easier when drilling stainless steel.)</div></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have a round file, or a deburring tool use it, it will make the SS tube slide right in.</div></li>
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It has only been 4 days since my last SG check, but airlock activity has really slowed so I thought it would be a good idea to take another reading.<br />
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As you can see the SG reads about 1.0105-1.011, I'll call it 1.011 @ 76.8°F which adjusts to 1.013. A drop of 19 points in 4 days...it still amazes me.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did stir the must gently to degass it. Elevated co2 levels can become toxic to the yeast. Agitating by stirring or using a degassing wand, while not aerating releases a good deal of the co2 which can help the yeast fully attenuate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted to brew an American Strawberry Wheat this weekend, but work foiled my plans...again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><em>On a side note:</em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For those of you who know me well, you know that I will be attending the University of Arizona starting this fall. I don't know exactly what will be happening at my current job. It was explained to me that my schedule would be worked with, however, I have a feeling that is going to change. Regardless, I am giving up a great salary, though my work schedule sucks and work always seems to find away to ruin my personal schedule. Maybe I'm whining like a little girl, but for being a 14 year veteran I was under the impression that I would have to work harder yet have to be there less. It turns out I have to work harder and be there more, and after having my first born this past March, the prospect of me staying with this company is becoming less appealing. For the most part I enjoy my skill, but I detest the retail environment and being in upper management, I have the great opportunity of taking shit from both ends of the dookie spectrum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My point being, maybe I will have more time to spend with my son:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and more time to brew:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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As you can see the gravity reads 1.030, however this measurement was at 76.8°F which adjusts to 1.032.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I need to rack the must off the lees once it reaches the SG of 1.000, therefore I am going to keep a close eye on the gravity over the next couple of weeks.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-17813569311949119012010-07-12T22:00:00.000-07:002010-07-13T00:33:38.461-07:00prickly pear mead update.This morning my home smelled of sulfur...bad! My first question to my wife this morning was "honey, did you fart?!" Her reply was less than enthusiastic. However, the mead is fermenting away very vigorously.<br />
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Mashing grain to produce wort for beer includes most of the nutrients that the yeast requires to produce a healthy fementation, usually the addition of supplementary nutrients isn't required, yet many beer brewers, myself included, add nutrients to ensure a healthy, vigorous fermentation that will finish and reach terminal/target gravity. Having said that, honey lacks the nutrients required for the yeast to produce a dynamic fermentation, therefore, extra nutrients must be added. According to the NAS (Nutrient Addition Schedule) 4.5g of DAP, and 4.5g of yeast energizer should be added at inoculation, and 2.8g of DAP, and 2.8g of yeast energizer should be added at active fermentation which is defined as a drop in Brix of 2-3°.<br />
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My OG was1.130, and my gravity this morning was SG - 1.114 @ 81°F = 1.117 corrected. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brix">Brix</a> equivalent is 7.55° (1.130), to 4.33° (1.117), roughly a 3.22° drop in Brix, therefore "active fermentation" defined by the literature I have read had been achieved.<br />
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I used a Pyrex measuring cup to remove my gravity sample (approximately 1 cup of must), and I used this sample to add the additional 2.8g of both DAP, and yeast energizer. I boiled the cup of must, added the NAS, and placed it back into the sanitized Pyrex measuring cup with cellophane stretched tightly over the top, and into the freezer it went until it chilled below 70°F. After the cup of must chilled sufficiently I added it back to the fermenter, and gave it a gentle stir with a sanitized spoon to mix the solution well.<br />
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Needless to say, the mead is still fermenting away steadily. This is the loudest fermentation I have ever experienced thus far. The airlock bubbles steadily and is quite noisy. I hope the warmer fermentation temps do not cause detectable off flavors, but only time will tell.<br />
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I'm certain ther will be some undesireavle flavors, but age does wonderous things for all things fermented, just like the Apfelwein I'm sampling now...mmmmmmmmm.<br />
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Cheers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-14305962651463146622010-07-11T22:14:00.000-07:002010-07-13T00:27:04.775-07:00Prickly Pear cactus fruit mead brew day.Unfortunately, I was unable to snap photos of this brewday like I wanted to, I was in somewhat of a time crunch, and I was already making a mess.<br />
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Despite the lack of photos, I can detail my first mead in script. <br />
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First and foremost, A quick lesson about prickly pear cactus fruit. The fuit is commonly referred to as Nopales (which I believe is incorrect as it is more accurate to call the actual prickly pear pads nopales). The fruits are also labeled as Indian Figs, cactus figs, or what I think most natives mexicans would refer to as <strong><em>tunas.</em></strong> The fruits are normally a deep maroon/burgundy color, and covered in glochids (a hairlike spine or needle that easily penetrates the skin, mouth and lips - care must be taken to remove them from the fruits) the cacti are native only to the western hemisphere, but have been introduced to other parts of the globe.<br />
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<em>(<strong>Hint:</strong> a good sign that the fruits are ripe and ready to harvest is when you see the birds eating them, or signs of birds feeding on them.)</em><br />
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Second, the recipe. I basically took Charlie Papazian's Prickly Pear mead Recipe from his book The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 3rd Edition, and put my own spin on it.<br />
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20lbs - light honey (mesquite preferred)<br />
5-6lbs - red ripe prickly pear fruits, <strong><em>tunas</em></strong>.<br />
1/4 tsp - yeast nutrient <br />
1 tbsp - pectin enzyme<br />
1 oz - dried, rehydrated, sherry, wine or champagne yeast.<br />
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He details an elaborate method of harvesting and cooking the fruit in preparation it for the mead, but what I did is much simpler, and probably a more effective use of the fruit. For what it's worth, boiling the fruit or honey will drive off much of the aromatic qualities; avoid boiling if possible. Last year sometime, I'd guess around August 2009, I harvested some tunas from the cacti behind my home, I don't know exactly how many pounds of fruit I took off the cacti, but it amounted to 64 oz of pure tuna juice.<br />
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I picked the fruit from the caci with a pair of tongs, and handled them with leather gloves. I removed all of the glochids by rubbing the fruits vigorously with my gloves. Afterward, I rinsed them under cool water using the tongs. I proceeded to peel them, halved them, and scooped out the seeds with a spoon, and tossed them into the Cuisinart. I pureed the tunas, and strained as much pulp out as I could manage with a funnel and strainer. I fiiled two 32 oz canning jars, and into the freezer they went, and stayed until this July.<br />
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<em>(<strong>Hint:</strong> an excellent strainer media is a paint strianer bag, or even a reusable coffee filter, be warned though the pulp will clog filters quickly, so make certain to stir while straining, and have more than "filter" available in casr of a clog. Also, <strong>be aware these fruits will stain almost anything!</strong>)</em><br />
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I filled a pot with 2.5 gallonsof water, added the fruit juice, and pasteurized at ~165°F for about 30 minutes. When the 30 minutes expired, I added the 20 lbs of Mesquite honey to the fruit juice/water mixture, and pastuerized for an additonal 30 minutes. While everything was simmering, I skimmed any scum, and pulp from the surface. In the last 10 minutes of the boil I added my yeast nutrient (DAP/diammonium phosphate, and yeast energizer, which I do not know exactly what the contents are since it is generic from my home brew shop.)<br />
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After the time was up, I tried chilling the must as best I could, but I was ill prepared. I didn't have anough ice or chilled water, so I did the best I could with what I had (RDWHAHB, right?). While everything was cooling, I rehydrated 25g of Champagne Yeast in 2.5 cups of 100°F water and let it stand for about 15-20 minutes.<br />
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Ironically, after I inoculated the must with the Champagne yeast, I found that it is not the best choice for mead...whatever, it's my first attempt, and I'm sure it will still be good, wait ...no...great!<br />
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I poured the contents of the kettle (fruit juice, honey and water mix) into my 6.5 gallon fermenter, and topped up with enough cooled water to make 6.25 gallons. I took a gravity reading:<br />
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1.130 @ 64°F = OG 1.130<br />
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It's hard to tell in the photos, but the must is the color of pink lemonade.<br />
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I checked the temperature of the must and it was still 92°F! I had no choice but to pitch my yeast since it was ready.<br />
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Stay tuned...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-72921475701445827052010-07-10T21:34:00.000-07:002010-07-13T00:16:50.720-07:00BDSA update #4...racked to keg.This weekend is the keg tapping party for a fellow brewer, and <a href="http://tucsonbrewclub.com/">Tucson Homebrew Club</a> member, who won the National Homebrew Competition's Pro-Am for our area. The event was held at <a href="http://thundercanyonbrewery.com/">Thunder Canyon Brewery</a>, one of three local brewpubs in our area. It is a Belgian Dark Strong Ale/Belgian Quadruple. The Pro-Am is a category that will be judged at the <a href="http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/">Great American Beer Festival</a>. I felt that it was a perfect day to make some progress with my BDSA. Therefore, I finally racked my BDSA to the keg after a 5 week primary! It was finished at 4 weeks, but I could not find the time to rack this beer sooner. <br />
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While on the topic of racking, I had to purchase a new auto-siphon due to the fact my original siphon finally broke. It had a small crack forming near the plunger end of the racking cane that spanned the circumference of the cane itself, and it finally came apart. <br />
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Having said that, the new auto-siphon cane is a bit smaller than the first, and the tubing I was using no longer fit snug. While racking the siphon continued to break, as well as sucking air in-around the cane through the tubing. I'll assume that some aeration was occuring. This can be problematic with long term beer storage, apparently it can cause a wet cardboard flavor from oxidation.<br />
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Once I had the beer in the keg I charged the keg to 30 psi to seal the lid, and I rolled it on the floor back and forth for a couple of minutes in an attempt to counteract any oxidation from the aeration that may have occured during racking. I purged most of the co2, leaving approximatley 2-3 psi in the keg.<br />
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Regardless, I took a fFG (final, Final Gravity), it hadn't changed from wek 4 to 5. I will state that the pronounced banana note has subsided and mellowed into the background. From week 4 to week 5 there is a considerable change to the flavor of the beer, the warm alcohol in the back of the throat has also smoothed out considerably.<br />
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The FG(note where the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus">meniscus</a> meets the hydrometer, this is the proper place to record the measurement).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next update will be when I tap the keg, maybe around October. It will be a very good fall/winter warmer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-27711761025641377522010-07-05T00:21:00.000-07:002010-07-05T00:23:53.395-07:00BDSA update #3, the numbers are in...The check of my BDSA this evening yielded a SG of 1.018 @ 74°F, which corrected comes in at 1.020. The estimated FG was 1.023, so I pretty much hit my mark after the 2.5 lb turbinado sugar addition. Ironically enough, I used a calculator for the adding the sugar which stated the sugar addition needed to be 2.5lbs, and in a previous post I did the math by "hand" and it showed I only needed 2.25lbs, I wonder if the .25lb is the difference between my estimated FG of 1.023, and my actual FG of 1.020. There is only a 0.5% differnece in the ABV, but I'd rather make my clacs by hand if they are more accurate than the calculator. I used the calculator because it takes into account the volume the sugar adds. Regardless, the numbers are close enough, however I'm still curious.<br />
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The numbers:<br />
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OG - 1.087<br />
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SG - (after 2.5 lb sugar addition) 1.103<br />
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FG - 1.020<br />
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That's an ABV of 10.91% and 79% Apparent Attennuation!<br />
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The sample had the warmth of alcohol in the throat, a nice maltiness and some clove flavor, with a pronounced banana note. It was quite tasty for being as young as the beer is. I'm certain that after a few months of aging this beer will be exceptional, and with its 11% ABV, drinking only one will put you in your place.<br />
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I plan to bulk age this beer in a keg for 3 months, then I will use additional yeast and prime a portion of it for bottle conditioning, while leaving the reamider on tap. The advantage of bottle conditioning is that the yeast helps to allow the beer to stay "fresh" longer during the aging/conditoning process, and it isn't uncommon to age a beer this "big" for over a year. <br />
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I hope to rack this beer to the keg tomorrow, and I will take a final SG sample to be thorough and make certain the FG hasn't changed. I'm also going to rinse ( I prefer the term "rinse" opposed to "wash", because I'm not actually acid washing the yeast) the yeast, which I may chronicle in my next post if I can remember to snap photos. If not, I will be sure to detail the process in a later post.<br />
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I am almost out of the North English Brown that I brewed May 8th, 2010; a nice sessionable beer at 4% ABV. The keg will be kicked any pour now, and I would like to have <em>something </em>on tap, so as usual my plans may change, so stay tuned for update #4.<br />
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Cheers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-17713142597687445152010-06-28T12:10:00.000-07:002010-06-28T12:12:21.770-07:00Sour Project.A fellow brewer otherwise known as <a href="http://www.thesanch.com/bubbajuice/about-2/">TheSanch</a>, had brewed a batch of ESB that turned out less than ideal. The beer finished with a high SG (FG 1.024, estimated FG 1.014), and has a soapy taste to it, it was <em>almost</em> drinkable with a higher carbonation level, but after about 3 months of conditioning the ESB wasn't showing any sign of improvement. The original recipe can be found <a href="http://www.thesanch.com/bubbajuice/recipes/scrap-esb-recipe/">here</a>.<br />
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I had mentioned adding some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brettanomyces">Brettanomyces Claussenii</a> to it to drop the gravity and maybe even turn it into a sour beer, after all ESB, Browns, and Milds make great base beers for sours.<br />
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Fast forward a month or so, and TheSanch and I had discussed trying an experiment with Brett C., which quickly turned into an experiment involving <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brettanomyces">Brett C</a>., <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactobacillus_delbrueckii_subsp._bulgaricus">Lactobacillus delbrueckii bacteria</a>, and <a href="http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp655.html">Belgian Sour Mix I</a> (Includes Brettanomyces, Saccharomyces, and the bacterial strains Lactobacillus and Pediococcus.) <br />
The ESB had been kegged and fully carbed before the experiment began, luckily Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus do not require oxygen, however Brett C. does, although at a much lower level than Saccharomyces C.<br />
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The kegged ESB had been brought up to room temperature and the co2 bled off daily until very litte was still coming out of solution.<br />
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Yesterday I managed to finally start the experiment. I ended up purchasing <a href="http://www.whitelabs.com/">White Labs</a> Brett C., Lactobacillus delbrueckii, and Belgian Sour Mix I. I was hoping to also use some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediococcus">Pediococcus bacteria</a> alone, but our local homebrew store was out at the time.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The experiment was originally going to be conducted in three 1 gallon growlers and the remaining beer was going to be placed into a 5 gallon <a href="http://www.better-bottle.com/">Better Bottle</a>. Each of the three 1 gallon containers were to be inoculated with the bacteria and yeast, and the fourth would have a portion of all three added. It seemed redundant to have the fourth container since the Belgian Sour Mix had both Brett and Lacto included already, the only difference was the Pedio. After putting some thought into it, I wasn't ready to designate one of my plastic carboys to solely making sour beers anyhow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First was to get the beer out of the keg and into the growlers. This was achieved with a picnic faucet and a section of broken racking cane that came in handy for the transfer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see there is no foam, the beer was realatively flat. I used about 3psi to force it out of the keg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAO8NERu5RJG1OlnD8LdNd6uuYshDrSd2zlw6FR9PVe1pWqSr1cK-nFld4uS0L5rhXKK6eWp8LdVYZWT5XvfRUmjhnVxJO7r6wppHFQvHAAZ0P379pQga9iA5K2_3vUbZJuboKLXj0QvA/s1600/IMG_1204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAO8NERu5RJG1OlnD8LdNd6uuYshDrSd2zlw6FR9PVe1pWqSr1cK-nFld4uS0L5rhXKK6eWp8LdVYZWT5XvfRUmjhnVxJO7r6wppHFQvHAAZ0P379pQga9iA5K2_3vUbZJuboKLXj0QvA/s640/IMG_1204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the ESB had been carbed and some co2 is still slowly escaping from solution, I went with foil caps rather than airlocks. Although the Lacto only growler doesn't require any oxygen, the Brett C., and Belgian Sour Mix I growlers do have yeasts that require oxygen, albeit lower levels than Saccharomyces C. I think the foil caps will aid in gas exchange, hence the reason I used the foil opposed to airlocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking back I used an entire White Labs vial per gallon, so there should definitely be enough bacteria and yeast in each fermenter to ensure fermentation, the only concern I have is the Brett C. and the lack of oxygen dissolved in the beer, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the foil cap will allow the gas exchange necessary for the Brett C. to get a foot hold and work it's magic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sour fermentations are generally slow, and depending on how sour you want the beer can have a large impact on how long the beer will be allowed ferment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm looking forward to seeing my first pellicle form. I also wonder what each will taste like, and once they are soured if blending them will achieve a better result, only time will tell. Either way I will update on this experimental project when there is something to update, which might take some time. Until then, Cheers!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-24694125373902449662010-06-20T09:03:00.000-07:002010-06-28T09:18:14.102-07:00belgian dark strong ale update #2There isn't anything too exciting to report this update. <br />
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I have been extremely busy with my 3 month old son, and the fact that I will be attending the University of Arizona this fall has left me with little time to brew and update the blog. <br />
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However, a check of the specific gravity yielded 1.036 @ 70°F which is 1.037 adjusted for temperature, and the beer is continuing to ferment. The sample tasted very sweet which was a given considereing the SG, but it was very warm with alcohol along with some nice belgian esters in the flavor. I hope to take another gravity sample next week and see how the flavors have progressed. Stay tuned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-92001986199276056542010-06-08T13:29:00.000-07:002010-06-08T13:45:43.351-07:00Brewing math, a Belgian dark strong ale update:Calculations are in! <br />
Corn Sugar (Dextrose)<br />
Yield: 100.0 % <br />
Potential: 1.046 <br />
Color: 0.0 SRM <br />
Max in Batch: 5.0 %<br />
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The estimated OG (Original Gravity) of my BDS Ale was 1.103. After having forgotton to add 1lb of Sucrose (table sugar) to the boil on brew day the actual OG rang in at 1.087.<br />
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A little brewing math is in order to figure out how much sugar to add in order to raise the SG (Specific Gravity) of the beer from 1.087 to 1.103.<br />
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Dextrose has a Yield of 100% meaning it is 100% fermentable, yeast will completely consume simple sugars such as dextrose, and sucrose.<br />
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Dextrose has the Potential of 1.046 p/p/g (points/pound/gallon), this means that for every pound of dextrose added to 1 gallon of water the specific gravity is raised by 46 points. the Specific Gravity of pure water is 1.000. Therefore:<br />
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(gravity points)(lbs of sugar)+(sg of water)=<br />
(.046)(1)+1.000= .046+1.000= 1.046.<br />
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Now that we know what dextrose will contribute to our SG we need to figure out how much dextrose to add to reach our desired OG.<br />
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OG=1.087<br />
Target OG (tOG)=1.103<br />
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First let's find out how many points we need to add, some simple subtraction will give us our points needed.<br />
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tOG-OG=Points needed or, <br />
1.103-1.087=.016 or to simplify it further, <br />
103-87=16<br />
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We need to add 16 points to achieve our target.<br />
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(GP)(lbs)/(gw)+OG=tOG<br />
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where: GP=Gravity Points, lbs=pounds of sugar, gw=gallons of wort, OG=Original Gravity, and tOG=target Orginal Gravity.<br />
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(.046)(2.125)/(6)+1.087=.009775/6+1.087=0.0162916+1.087=1.1032916 or 1.103<br />
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The total GP must be divided by the gw since the gravity contribution is points/pound/gallon.<br />
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According to the math 2.125 lbs of dextrose is needed to raise the SG to 1.103.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494352023370057681.post-75683259941933200632010-06-08T08:06:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:06:43.303-07:00Belgian Dark Strong Ale and Blow-OffI brewed a Belgian Dark Strong Ale this past Sunday (June 6th). Brew Day went over fairly well despite the 106°F heat. Fermentation began about 3-4 hours after I pitched the yeast and for the most part was steady and normal. Last night the yeast decided to have a little fiesta and the party got out of and hand:<br />
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I am normally an advocate of using a blow-off hose for this exact reason, however, my last 2-3 batches did not have any blowoff whatsoever, I'm beginning to think it has to do with the combination of a less flocculent yeast and higher gravity. Having said that, I have had a blow-off with all my belgian beers with the exception of Witbiers.<br />
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Problem solved:<br />
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On a side note, the recipe called for 1 lb of Sucrose (table sugar) to be added to the boil. Of course I forgot to add it, along with forgetting to take a pre-boil gravity (I have some weird mental block against preboil gravities), and I don't have table sugar, but I do have Dextrose, so I will be adding that soon.. A little research has confirmed that it is better to add simple sugars after the brunt of fermentation is finished. Apparently yeast are lazy, they take the path of least resistence and gobble up simple sugars first, so adding the table sugar to the boil would have made the yeast attack those simple sugars instead of attacking the maltose first which in turn can lead to a stalled and/or incomplete fermentation.<br />
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Regardless, I just need to figure out the additional gravity points the sugar will add so I can calculate my ABV% properly.<br />
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<strong>The Recipe if you are interested:</strong><br />
Belgian Dark Strong Ale <br />
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Type: All Grain<br />
Date: 6/5/2010 <br />
Batch Size: 6.00 gal<br />
Brewer: Broken Glass Brewery <br />
Boil Size: 9.35 gal <br />
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment - Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Coleman Xtreme Cooler (52 qt) <br />
Brewhouse Efficiency: 79.00 <br />
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Ingredients<br />
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Amount Item Type % or IBU <br />
13 lbs 2.1 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 62.20 % <br />
2 lbs 4.5 oz Munich (Dingemans) (5.5 SRM) Grain 10.80 % <br />
1 lbs 2.2 oz Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 5.40 % <br />
1 lbs 2.2 oz Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 5.40 % <br />
1 lbs 2.2 oz Special B (Dingemans) (147.5 SRM) Grain 5.40 % <br />
9.1 oz Melanoidin (Weyermann) (30.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 % <br />
9.1 oz Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 % <br />
2.00 oz Hallertauer [4.70 %] (60 min) Hops 30.9 IBU <br />
1 lbs 2.2 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5.40 % <br />
1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530) [Starter 2000 ml] Yeast-Ale <br />
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Beer Profile<br />
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Est Original Gravity: 1.103 SG<br />
Measured Original Gravity: 1.087 SG <br />
Est Final Gravity: 1.023 SG Measured Final Gravity: ?<br />
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.46 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: ? <br />
Bitterness: 30.9 IBU Calories: 404 cal/pint <br />
Est Color: 22.8 SRM<br />
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Mash Profile<br />
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Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 19.97 lb <br />
Sparge Water: 5.54 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F <br />
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F <br />
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH <br />
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp <br />
60 min Mash In Add 24.96 qt of water at 170.7 F 154.0 F <br />
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Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time). <br />
Carbonation and Storage<br />
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Notes:<br />
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1st running - 1.096 @ 62.5°=1.096<br />
2nd running - 1.062 @ 65.0°=1.062<br />
3rd running - 1.030 @ 70.0°=1.031<br />
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96(4.25)+62(2.25)+31(2.25)=408+139.5+69.75=617.25/8.5=1.073<br />
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Pre-Boil Gravity=1.073<br />
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I forgot to add the 1lb of Sucrose to the boil per the recipe. I will substiture .8 lb of dextrose dissolved in a small amount of water after fermentation begins to slow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0