Staticsouls
When will the beer be free?
Kegging today using the norcal keg fermenter t set up. Closed transfers are so easy this way. Dont lift a 10 gallon batch by your self, its heavy.
Last edited:
What is the ball valve on the cross for?^Here is the picView attachment 587108
I made 6 beers for my wedding:
An 11.8% imperial pumpkin ale
A 10.58% toasted coconut s’mores stout
A ginger rye Irish red
A traditional Scottish 80
A grapefruit IPA
and A pear Irish blonde
What is the ball valve on the cross for?
I`ve not brewed anything for nearly a year and so all my brewing equipment has sat idle for months on end. Some time ago I figured to get back on the wagon and put all my bottles, about 200 of them, to soak... and forgot about them for a few more months. I promised a brew batch to my neighbor for the kid`s ATV he gave me so I went to the wash room and opened the lid of a few brew buckets where the bottles have been soaking and the smell that greeted me... It can only be described as rotting onions soaking in raw sewage! Literally made my eyes water! Valiantly I still tried washing them as I need the buckets they`ve been soaking in, I got the big boiling kettle scrubbed squeaky clean but even after two rounds with a bottle brush and a rinse with a bottle washer I`m still finding black spots inside the bottles so I`m not gonna risk a batch to go bad in the bottles cause it`s a funkload of work and worst case scenario I could end up with a battery of glass grenades in the shelf... Thing is it`s gonna set me back over a hundred to replace em all, luckily I don`t have to do it all at once but still... Lesson learnt, always always rinse immediately after pouring...
Also received a shipment the other day, munich, floor malted bohemian dark, tettnanger and hallertau mittelfruch, add few kilos of viking pale ale from the sack in the garage and I should be getting two batches of dunkel-ish ale.
I've been in the habit of rinse after empty for many years. Even store bought bottles and cans that go to the recycle. Even since I hardly bottle anymore. I use the bottom rack of the dish washer to clean, before sanitize and they come out great. Pots and pans, air dry for the washer setting I use. I've had a few bottles get spots in them from not rinsing very well.
A hot water soak for 15 minutes will loosen up those flies. Then clean as normal.Stupid part is I HAVE a faucet mounted bottle washer and a drying tree right next to it in the utility room but I guess I'm just too damn lazy to use them. That will have to change now. I looked around the local homebrew shops and everyone's out of the bottles I want and the rest cost too much so currently looking into soaking them in bleach for a while. Anyone done that? I have a 45Liter stainless steel sink in the garage I'm not afraid to get markings on but still wondering if it can take a bleach solution and what kind of strength should I be using? From what I've read the water should be cold to avoid gasses emitting from the sink. There also seems to be fruit flies inside several bottles, those darned little flying f***s glue themselves into the inside wall and will not budge, I've chucked dozens of bottles because of them. Hoping the clorine would get tuose out too.
Any tips greatly appreciated! I got sth like 200 stinky bottles to get sparkly clean.
Made Three Floyds Dreadnaught American IPA clone.
Missed my O.G. though First big grain bill, worst efficiency ever.
I recently got a submersible pump for my wort chiller and am thinking about dual using it for cleaning: are you worried about the pH of your sanitizer affecting the pump? I use starsan, fyi.View attachment 588003
Finally assembled my keg line recirculating cleaning pump. Connected an old picnic tap to it and tested it out in the sink. It will be nice to save on co2 when cleaning my keg lines.
This reminds me that I have two kegs and lines to clean this weekend.
I recently got a submersible pump for my wort chiller and am thinking about dual using it for cleaning: are you worried about the pH of your sanitizer affecting the pump? I use starsan, fyi.
I joined my first in January, 6 years into the hobby. Really should have done it sooner too.Yesterday attended my first meeting for a local homebrew club. Should have done this sooner, lots of fun.
I actually was in an unofficial one years ago, but stopped going once I started bowling, since they were on the same night. This one is official and AFAIK the biggest one in my area.I joined my first in January, 6 years into the hobby. Really should have done it sooner too.
You’re still going to make beer, so I’ll chalk that up as a win any day. Cheers!
Enter your email address to join: