ohiobeer29
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Finally bottled my dogfish head world wide stout clone got 10 bottles out of it finished out at 16% now the long long wait begins
finished out at 16%
Getting my buckets tonight, I thought they were 2.5 gal so I made my profile for a 2 gallon batch and 1.75 bottled to get me 10 - 22oz bottles.
Looks like I need to scale this down a bit more. What is the max I should ferment in 2 gallons? 1.5? 1.75?
I am not spending $20 on a glass jar for 0.5 gallons more This is for experimenting, not volume. I changed my profile to 1.7 batch and 1.55 bottling volume (9 bombers)
Home depot are a hole and a grommet away from being a fermenter for $6
If I can get my BIAB bag made I have a couple simple pale ale recipes to brew up this weekend to try and dial in the equipment profile in beersmith.
Getting my buckets tonight, I thought they were 2.5 gal so I made my profile for a 2 gallon batch and 1.75 bottled to get me 10 - 22oz bottles.
Looks like I need to scale this down a bit more. What is the max I should ferment in 2 gallons? 1.5? 1.75?
Thanks, going to give a batch or two a try this weekend.1.9 just go easy on the yeast and have a blow off tube ready. I do 1.9 and wind up with about 1.8 to bottle and get 18.
I am not spending $20 on a glass jar for 0.5 gallons more This is for experimenting, not volume. I changed my profile to 1.7 batch and 1.55 bottling volume (9 bombers)
Home depot are a hole and a grommet away from being a fermenter for $6
If I can get my BIAB bag made I have a couple simple pale ale recipes to brew up this weekend to try and dial in the equipment profile in beersmith.
2 gallon buckets in the paint section. #2 plastic. I have several of the 5 gallons I have only used for grain storage and they work great. $6 for the bucket/lid. I have not looked at what a typical beer bucket is as far as plastics rating. I am not too worried. 1 gallon was just too small for me personally. I can't justify only 10 - 12oz bottles.Which buckets did you buy? I was looking online and did not see any food grade. I know some people say you have to have food grade and some do not bother.
I have some 1 gallon glass jugs that I acquired, but they are becoming a pain to clean out, they had wine in them and sat in a garage for years. I may just go the same route as you and make some buckets.
Thanks, I will up my profile to that and see if it works. I have my boil off rate at only .15/hr and that seems low, but we are only talking 2.2 gallon boil. I guess I could do a test tonight with water and see what it is for my pot.1.9 just go easy on the yeast and have a blow off tube ready. I do 1.9 and wind up with about 1.8 to bottle and get 18.
2 gallon buckets in the paint section. #2 plastic. I have several of the 5 gallons I have only used for grain storage and they work great. $6 for the bucket/lid. I have not looked at what a typical beer bucket is as far as plastics rating. I am not too worried. 1 gallon was just too small for me personally. I can't justify only 10 - 12oz bottles.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leaktite-2-gal-Bucket-2GL-WHITE-PAIL/202264039
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leaktite-2-gal-Bucket-Lid-210655/202264036
Plans were to half the 05 with this recipe I plan to also brew this weekend. View attachment 235648
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Need some advice about next step with an experimental brew....
So after having a Dunkel a few weeks ago I decided I really wanted to brew something similar. I used munich malt, carafa, hallertau hops, and san Fran lager yeast. The grains and hops were all to the specs of a Dunkel. Now thing is, I have been fermenting at 70-72F for 2 weeks and I know it's not the right yeast or the correct temp for that yeast to come through correctly...but it is an experiment I want something similar to a Dunkel , ball park similar. After fermenting for 2 weeks it's really slowed down, what would you do next? Lager it in fridge for a few weeks ( and I do t have any temp control in fridge so it's just normal fridge temp)? Go right to bottle? Any tips or advice is appreciated thanks guys and gals.
Once fermentation is done, most will do a D-rest for lagers - Cali lager (steam beer) is different, though, as it ferments hotter than usual lagers. Then bottle up, stick 'em in the fridge for a month or more. Longer the better. You can "lager" in fridge all bottled up with no problems.
Hard part will be waiting.
This one looks good. I might try it tomorrow, although i m personally going to be aggressive with citra.
I pilot my cockamamy ideas in 1 gallon batches.
Like the pros only smaller. This way I don't end up with 3 cases of imperial spinach extra special vanilla stout eisbock!
My oven only goes down to 170* I was hoping to do my mash the "set it and forget it" way.
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what would you do next?
Would it be crazy dumb to do a 1 gal batch in a 7.5 gal pot BIAB?
My oven only goes down to 170*
So does mine, so what? I preheat my oven to 170° F while I'm doughing in and stirring the mash. Once I've hit my target mash temperature, I put the cover on my pot, turn off the oven, and put the pot in.
The oven loses a little heat when I open the door, so it's not fully at 170°. And since it's off, it's never going to get any hotter. If my mash, the pot, is 150°, and the rest of the oven is 160-165°, the mash is not going to warm up appreciably. Certainly not before the enzymes finish doing their work converting the short-chain sugars and giving me a highly fermentable wort.
It takes time to get it up to the same temp as the oven. Think about roasting a piece of meat. I did a roast last night for 1.5 hours at 350, and the meat was at 165 when it finished. (I wish it had been a little lower, but I brined it, so it still stayed juicy!)
I am using a 4 gallon for a 1.75-2 gallon batch if that helps. Should be plenty big for a 3 gallon boil. I would think something 3 gallons or so would be ideal.I was curious about what size kettle you guys use for one gallon. I have a 6 gallon stainless steel but am wondering if something smaller might work a bit better.
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