moreheadbrewingco
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We have all heard the story of Sam Calagione brewing on his 10g system 2-3 times a day. I was wondering what he was using for fermentors, and how many fermenting buckets/conical tanks he had?
I wouldn't have the energy to brew 3 times in a single day, let alone every day.
If he was using Sanke kegs, I assume they were converted and from Sabco. You can see how they work there I guess.Thanks for the thoughts, if Sam (DogFishHead) was using sanke kegs, he must of been pressure fermenting them. If you pressure ferment, how do you get rid of the spent yeast?
Also, trying to do the quick math, if Sam brewed 2 times a day * 5 days a week, and it takes * 2 weeks to ferment, he would need 20 kegs just for one weeks worth of brewing, not to mention a second weeks brew & the kegs needed to be used to be dispensed.
How did he ferment these beers?
Yeah, I heard this was after he went pro, but before he (obviously) got big. He might have been brewing 2-3 times a day and putting those 2-3 batches in one fermentor? The brewery near me has to brew twice to fill their bigger fermentors and I don't think this is uncommon for small brewery's.
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