horseinmay
Well-Known Member
I've developed a new method to my fermentations lately that I wanted to share. I've been linking up my corny kegs and using the pressure of the fermentation to transfer the beer from one keg to another, and also to even out the volume of the batch between the kegs.
I brew 5 or 10 gallon batches, but rarely get exactly that amount. What I've been doing is filling each keg with about 4 gallons, and then linking them together during fermentation. Keg 1 will have a jumper from the beer post to the beer post of keg 2. Then keg 2 will have a jumper from the gas post to the beer post of keg 3. Each subsequent keg is linked to the next the same as #2 is to #3. At the end of the line, I open the pressure relief valve where all the gases of fermentation can escape.
I pitch the yeast into keg 1, and overnight, the keg will push itself into the next vessels, each one evening out at the full level. The last keg in the chain will receive the blowoff, and any excess beer that won't fit into the other kegs. This way, I don't have to manage each fermenting keg, with it's own blowoff, or deal with measuring headspace. It's self adjusting.
Is anyone else doing something similar? I like the way it turns out and wanted to know if anyone doing similar experiments is having good results or has any ideas to add.
I brew 5 or 10 gallon batches, but rarely get exactly that amount. What I've been doing is filling each keg with about 4 gallons, and then linking them together during fermentation. Keg 1 will have a jumper from the beer post to the beer post of keg 2. Then keg 2 will have a jumper from the gas post to the beer post of keg 3. Each subsequent keg is linked to the next the same as #2 is to #3. At the end of the line, I open the pressure relief valve where all the gases of fermentation can escape.
I pitch the yeast into keg 1, and overnight, the keg will push itself into the next vessels, each one evening out at the full level. The last keg in the chain will receive the blowoff, and any excess beer that won't fit into the other kegs. This way, I don't have to manage each fermenting keg, with it's own blowoff, or deal with measuring headspace. It's self adjusting.
Is anyone else doing something similar? I like the way it turns out and wanted to know if anyone doing similar experiments is having good results or has any ideas to add.