I've ran into a problem when cold crashing and am looking into how to resolve it.
The problem: As I crash my batch, the vacuum created by the temp change sucks the Star San through my blow off tube and into the fermenter, watering down the batch, and possibly ruining it.
The equipment...
Just saw this post... Check out the Fayetteville Home Brewers on FB. It's been a little dormant from people moving and such but I bet new blood would spark it back up!
Hey guys check out the Fayetteville Home Brewers page on FB. It has been kinda dormant for a little bit but probably would spark back up if someone started posting on there again.
here's the breakdown (Current as of today)
Primary (21 days @ 48F)
Diacetyl Rest (7 Days @65F)
Secondary (28 days @ 52F)
Lagering (160 days @ 34F)
All in the same vessel
Hey all, I have 10 gallons of Oktoberfest Marzen lagering right now that I brewed on St. Paddy's Day and have a question of you all. I had to leave on business shortly thereafter and couldn't transfer it to a secondary before I left. My main concerns are:
1) soapy taste from fatty acid...