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My apologies. I did forget to post a followup. I stole a little from the main batch before I bottled it and noticed the banana/clove flavor characteristic of a Hefeweizen. This made me very excited. When I finally got to compare the two side-by side fully carbonated I did notice a significant...

Just bottled it all yesterday. I wish I could've done it earlier but I was waiting on a shipment from Northern Brewer. I bought the dark star burner 2.0, a case of 22oz bottles, and caps. Lo and behold only the burner arrived with the shipment (was not notified of this). I said screw it and took...

There was still some airlock activity and a 1 inch Krausen layer after I put it on. I have a feeling it's gonna be fine. I'll follow up with tasting notes in a couple weeks and note if I detect any oxidation.

Update: I put the airlock on the open fermentation vessel on Friday after observing consistent gravities over 2 days in the main bucket. I've been monitoring the gravity of the main (I tasted those samples and they are incredibly delicious. Banana, clove, and no off flavors. Exactly what I would...

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Oh I see. That’s for sure another reason why industry open fermentors are so short and wide. I thought you meant the pressure created by fermentation. The head brewer where I worked mentioned the affect of the gaseous pressure being lowered but he had been wrong about things before.

Good call. I will when I get back from class in an hour. Hopefully none already got in there.

When you say this do you mean much larger tanks will build a significant amount of pressure (enough to affect the yeast) even with an open spunding valve?

Thanks for the replies. I woke up this morning to what I believe is high krausen so I decided to go with the advice of removing the lid. I will keep the lid off until I notice a significant drop. After that I will put the airlock on. Hopefully I won’t get any foam over but if I do it shouldn’t...

I would like to know what you all think about a small open fermentation I am attempting with this Hefeweizen I brewed yesterday. I ended up with around 4 gallons and put the bulk of it in my plastic 5 gallon bucket fermentor with an airlock. This jar has no airlock and a ziplock bag over the...

That’s a great idea! The wort chiller I was gifted has a hole in it anyway, plus my apartment sink can’t have any attachments. I’ll be sure to grab some jugs before my next brew

Thank you for all the advice! I understand the 1.2 gallons was a combination of things and yes I did use a calculator but not according to my equipment. I detailed some of my equipment in my introductory post if you are curious. I suppose you are right about unnecessary oxygen exposure. I used...

I recently brewed an Oktoberfest German lager. Now, criticize me all you want but I used liquid California ale yeast to ferment it. It was the only yeast I had on hand and I fermented it at around 70F (ambient temperature) so I know technically it is not a lager. I am a beginner homebrewer and I...

Hello! I am a current student studying food science and I recently wrapped up an internship at a regional brewery in my area. There I was able to experience brewing firsthand on an industrial level. I spent most of my time working and learning in their quality assurance lab but also spent...