well...i did something pretty stupid. i dry hopped (pellet hops) my beer in the keg per the recipe. i did not have a herb ball or any hop bags, so i fashioned a stainless steel hop "vesicle" from a spare 1/2" OD faucet line i had. the recipe called for a 1 oz dry hop...thinking the 1/2" OD ss...
probably not a big deal, but i believe the primary intention with this experiment is to calibrate your new refractometer response to your hydrometer (calibration errors with your hydrometer, calibration errors with refractometer, systematic error in the manner in which you interpret hydrometer...
Absolutely outstanding work Ed! The notch around the tree is well done. Do you need to do anything to make sure there's not too much water collecting around the foundation at that point, or is it not worth worrying about?
on YouTube...saw all of Bobby_M's videos wherein he name-drops homebrewtalk.com several times.
I think his YouTube handle is BobbyfromNJ - or something to that effect...
Thanks Soulive...I went ahead and strained them out prior to transferring to the primary, but it was just a coin-flip decision. Glad to know I didn't screw anything up.
-ssb
Newb question alert!!
I brewed a batch last night which called for orange peel (bitter and sweet) and coriander seed.
I threw all three ingredients into the last 10 minutes of the boil per the instructions. What I wasn't sure of was whether or not to strain out the "stuff" prior to...
Quick update...
I increased the pressure to 12-15 psi and increased my 3/16 tubing length to about 10 feet. Result: no degassing in beer lines and better foam control coming out of the tap. Thanks for the advice!
Physics...it works every time!
:mug:
-ssb