I got a new tri clover sanitary valve for one of my fermenters. I also got a flare barb to attach Eva Barrier tubing from the valve to my kegs when filling with beer.
Silicone is the absolute worst tubing material for preventing oxygen diffusion from the air into the beer/wort inside.After oxidizing a batch of competition beer due to splash caused by stiff tubing
10 feet of 3/8 silicone.View attachment 765318
Why is silicone so bad for preventing oxygenation?
Yes, silicon is the worst. It's diffusion coefficient for O2 is 10 - 100 X higher than other common polymers.Thank you for that info.
If ALL rubberized tubing allows gas to pass (lol... sorry...) is silicon worse than other materials? I'm asking because I have always liked silicone and used it for not shedding plasticisers, and it's ability to last and last.
Well damn! The tubing I had used had gotten out of position then basically made a fountain in the bottling bucket. Running some beer through silicon, but without splashing shouldn’t be nearly as bad. (I hope) I do thank you for sharing the information.Silicone is the absolute worst tubing material for preventing oxygen diffusion from the air into the beer/wort inside.
Brew on
Yes, even the worst tubing is better than a fountain.Well damn! The tubing I had used had gotten out of position then basically made a fountain in the bottling bucket. Running some beer through silicon, but without splashing shouldn’t be nearly as bad. (I hope) I do thank you for sharing the information.
If ALL rubberized tubing allows gas to pass (lol... sorry...) is silicon worse than other materials? I'm asking because I have always liked silicone and used it for not shedding plasticisers, and it's ability to last and last.
View attachment 766024Well it’s not for me, unless I can win a particular category in my club’s competition in May.
It is a great prize! No rules about what to age in it!looks like something more for a moonshine competition? who's ever white lightin' is best gets implanted in it?
that's one good looking barrel!
It is a great prize! No rules about what to age in it!
I'm waiting on rhizomes from Adventures In Homebrewing. I called them today and was told they will ship directly from the grower when harvested. We'll it's mid April, they should have been harvested in March. AIH has been taken over by Northern Brewer. So I'm guessing we are waiting for the same reason. What ever that is.I am still waiting for my hop rhizomes from northern brewer to show up.
I'm waiting on rhizomes from Adventures In Homebrewing. I called them today and was told they will ship directly from the grower when harvested. We'll it's mid April, they should have been harvested in March. AIH has been taken over by Northern Brewer. So I'm guessing we are waiting for the same reason. What ever that is.
I received a rhizome from a non-beer-related nursery two weeks ago. Still waiting for the one from GLH. The hops I have in the ground are already looking at 12" of growth or a dense cluster on the crown. The rhizome I received two weeks ago is almost a foot long. The weather this year has been good for hops and grapes so far in SoCal. The three older Muscats I have in the ground have about two dozen bunches between them so far.Northern brewer does not have a voice phone number listed on website so I texted them to ask when I could expect my order is hop rhizomes to ship. This is the response.
Hi - The hop farm has begun mailing out the rhizomes! They begin with the warmest USDA growing zones, and work their way up to the cooler zones last. I would think yours will be mailed soon! They are sending out an email with the USPS tracking as they mail them out, so watch for that, and you'll be aware of when they are on the way. Thanks again for the orders, have a good day!
I live in the California. I would have expected this to be one of the warmest growing zones... I guess not.
An extra-big thumbs up for this. Cribbage is the single best two-player card game. I don't get to play it nearly enough.Or maybe I'm in the wrong message board
Maybe they are southern hemisphere hops and you'll get the rhizomes in the fall?@JeffersonStateBrewing and @JAReeves I'm in Central Alabama and my established hops are already a foot tall and ready to be cut back. I guess they think we are stupid. I won't be ordering anything else from either of them going forward and I've purchased items from both AIH and Northern Brewer fairly recently. The only reason I ordered new hop rhizomes from AIH is due to replacement of dead rhizomes they sent last year and add one. No Mo.
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