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02-08-2012, 04:52 PM
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I use a large balloon whisk and beat the $%@! out of it. I also use a wire strainer when I am moving from bucket to fermenter. Everything is sanitized of course.
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02-08-2012, 05:57 PM
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If you use an aquarium pump you can sanitize the stone and the tubing but, how do you sanitize the inside of the pump?
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02-08-2012, 06:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TBaGZ
If you use an aquarium pump you can sanitize the stone and the tubing but, how do you sanitize the inside of the pump?
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i spray my pump with star san, spray a pot with star san and cover the pump with the pot. after i'm done, i spray the pump again and put it in a ziplock bag that i sprayed with star san, then back in it's box and into the fridge. next time i use it, i repeat the process. if you're wondering if i've ever infected a batch, nope, not yet, not ever in fact.  i s'pose if you were really concerned, you could spray through the little filter hole to get inside the pump, the liquid shouldn't hurt it, but i've never done that, i just make sure to get that little filter wet with some star san.
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02-08-2012, 06:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TBaGZ
If you use an aquarium pump you can sanitize the stone and the tubing but, how do you sanitize the inside of the pump?
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You should use an in-line hepa filter - like this - http://www.williamsbrewing.com/IN-LINE-2-MICRON-FILTER-P440C106.aspx
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02-08-2012, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JLem
You should use an in-line hepa filter.
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Yup, a hepa filter is necessary to aerate.
Having judged many a flight at homebrew competitions, homebrewers regularly submit infected beer. Pumping non-sanitary air into your wort is an excellent way to introduce a mild-to-moderate infection.
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02-10-2012, 01:58 AM
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Makes perfect sense... Thanks!
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02-10-2012, 02:19 AM
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A wine degasser on a drill works well. Run the degasser just fast enough to get a small vortex for 5 minutes. I've heard that too much foaming during aeration could harm your head. Can't quote that as a fact. Involving a power tool in brewing is always a good thing.
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02-10-2012, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DSmith
A wine degasser on a drill works well. Run the degasser just fast enough to get a small vortex for 5 minutes. I've heard that too much foaming during aeration could harm your head. Can't quote that as a fact. Involving a power tool in brewing is always a good thing.
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02-10-2012, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DSmith
A wine degasser on a drill works well. Run the degasser just fast enough to get a small vortex for 5 minutes. I've heard that too much foaming during aeration could harm your head. Can't quote that as a fact. Involving a power tool in brewing is always a good thing.
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yeah, a wine whip works great. and i totally agree, the more ways you can involve power tools in your brew day, the better your beer will turn out.
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02-10-2012, 02:22 PM
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ordered and aeration system the pump style.. Does it damage the stainless steel fuse at all if you sterilize it with star san?
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