colhep67
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So I have brewed again for the first time in about 3 years. I have brewed an Alaskan Amber clone and it seems to have come out well. I have finally bottled and it tastes well in the flat/green form (24 days in fermenter). My OG was 1.062 and my FG was 1.018 (seems high to me but I tested days apart and still the same FG)
Well I decided to do a test with my bottling equipment and possible oxidation and temperature varience.
Some of the bottles were bottled with an air gap in the siphon line (possible oxidation) most were bottled with a CO2 prime from a 16 gram CO2 keg primer (pictured) in the bottle before filling and after to top off the bottle before capping, except 2 bottles. Most were bottled with a full siphon line but with the same CO2 prime as most others. 2 different bottles are filled with no CO2 prime.
I have set 46 bottles in a water bath with a towel over the top to maintain a 70 to 75 temp range. I have set 2 bottles (both filled with full siphon line with CO2 prime) in open air.
I am going to test to see what CO2 priming, temperature range, and oxidation will cause on this beer.
Btw I live in Tucson Az so temps here are 105 plus during the day. I keep my home anywhere from 71 to 79 during the day (71 to 76 from 12 am to 10 am and 76 to 79 from 10am to 7 pm) my water bath is holding around 70 to 71 consistantly throughout the day.
If there is intrest on this post I will keep you all posted on the results. Keep in mind I am no beer pro and my pallet +1 other will give the details on the results.
Well I decided to do a test with my bottling equipment and possible oxidation and temperature varience.
Some of the bottles were bottled with an air gap in the siphon line (possible oxidation) most were bottled with a CO2 prime from a 16 gram CO2 keg primer (pictured) in the bottle before filling and after to top off the bottle before capping, except 2 bottles. Most were bottled with a full siphon line but with the same CO2 prime as most others. 2 different bottles are filled with no CO2 prime.
I have set 46 bottles in a water bath with a towel over the top to maintain a 70 to 75 temp range. I have set 2 bottles (both filled with full siphon line with CO2 prime) in open air.
I am going to test to see what CO2 priming, temperature range, and oxidation will cause on this beer.
Btw I live in Tucson Az so temps here are 105 plus during the day. I keep my home anywhere from 71 to 79 during the day (71 to 76 from 12 am to 10 am and 76 to 79 from 10am to 7 pm) my water bath is holding around 70 to 71 consistantly throughout the day.
If there is intrest on this post I will keep you all posted on the results. Keep in mind I am no beer pro and my pallet +1 other will give the details on the results.