BrewerBrad82
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Brewed a 10 gallon batch of a Belgian Dubbel, dry hopped 20 gallons of IPA, and made a yeast starter for a 10 gallon batch of black IPA which I hope to brew Friday.
I've already pulled the tap on my keezer a few times. Does that count?
I made my own brady bunch of starters
Took a hydro sample of my BPA fermented with the antwerp strain and added gelatin. Finally was able to pick up some founders. After seeing so many posts featuring founders beers im glad it made it to san diego.
Edit: added stuff i did for beer
Tried to use my old plate filter again for the first time in probably 7 years. Well it worked in theory per the picture. It seemed to not be moving at all, so I stopped after about 5 minutes.
Now the filtered one tastes extremely oxidized. I will try again in a few weeks using a coarse pad. But next time I am going to first purge the filter housing and then fill it with clean water. I will also make sure the beer is 100% non carbonated.
I was just thinking about this myself. I used to have the Mr Gasket velocity stacks on my 4bbl carb'd small blocks that had a thin foam filter in the top. I had to put in some cleaner & squish it to get the air bubbles out, then the same thing in the thin oil used on it to help trap dirt, yet let plenty of " clean" air through.
So in this case, purging those air bubbles with water first seems like it would cut out the oxidizing factor?
Founders is a godsend. Their porter is my absolute favorite. I actually have a clone brewing now. If you like their stuff, their lead brewer is very willing to help with recipes!
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