captaineriv
Well-Known Member
Wanted to throw an aeration technique I use out there and see what everyone thinks. I've been trying to avoid spending money on an aeration system if other, more manual, measures work (as long as they don't require shaking 5 gallons of wort). Here's the one I used last time:
After cooling the wort, I poured it into my bottling bucket, opened the spigot, and let all of the wort freefall about 3 feet into the primary. It splashes like crazy the whole time. It seems like this would be a pretty effective technique but I can't say for sure. Last time, I had an 8-hour lagtime, but I blame this on bad timing by letting my yeast starter almost completely ferment out (for about 24 hours) before pitching, when I had planned to pitch at peak fermentation. I was hoping for a lagtime closer to 4 hours. If that had been the case, I wouldn't be posting this thread. Let me know if this seems like a pretty good technique or a waste of effort. It is definitely easy.
captaineriv
After cooling the wort, I poured it into my bottling bucket, opened the spigot, and let all of the wort freefall about 3 feet into the primary. It splashes like crazy the whole time. It seems like this would be a pretty effective technique but I can't say for sure. Last time, I had an 8-hour lagtime, but I blame this on bad timing by letting my yeast starter almost completely ferment out (for about 24 hours) before pitching, when I had planned to pitch at peak fermentation. I was hoping for a lagtime closer to 4 hours. If that had been the case, I wouldn't be posting this thread. Let me know if this seems like a pretty good technique or a waste of effort. It is definitely easy.
captaineriv