Recent content by adamtroxel

A question I forgot to ask - If you were given the task of setting up a corny as a fermenter - how would you do it? Id like to learn from others' experience and do the correct job the first time -adam

Heya all I am looking to move to the corny keg method for primary fermentation. If I boil 6.0 gallon batches (7 gallon boil) - and split this between two 5 gallon corny kegs - and add 2 drops of fermcap per corny - I think Ill be in good shape for head room etc. Can I just take a...

so - what I do is probably just fine? I cold crash - them move the beer and let it warm back up and then dry hop. oild get oily due to temp and yeast stays away.

When is the "best" time to dry hop? I generally do it about 7-10 days before I bottle or keg. Most of the time I cool the carboy to get my yeast to drop out as much as possible. Take it out - let it warm up to 65 or so again and then insert hops. (i prefer to do everything in one carboy...

I have an 8 gallon pot. At this point I'm just doing full boils and doing a single carboy. If I wanted to boil 7 gallons or so and split into two carboys (adding water), should I just double up the recipe? I do both extract and partial at this point, but for the first try would prefer to...

Recipe My Rye IPA (light) 7.00# LME 1.00# Crystal 40 0.50# Caramunich I 1.00# Crystal Rye 0.25 Flaked Rye 1tsp Gypsum Pre LME Boil Schedule Boil 5.5 Gallons 1 oz Chinook @60 min .5 Chinook @40 .5 Willamette @40 .5 Chinook @20 .5 Willamette @20 1.0 Centennial @5 Whirlfloc @ 15 Yeast...

I can split a 5 gallon boil into two separate carboys and not have issues? Other than foaming if not done correctly. I have two 5 gallon glass carboys, 1 6.5 better bottle, and 2 3 gallon better bottles. So brew up the 5 gallons. Split into the 5 gallons for Primary (2.5 each). Dry hop in...

Im sorry - I dont understand the moving the bucket?

Just to check my sanity. I have a 5 gallon Pale in my primary right now. I plan on dry hopping. Can I split that into two 2.5 gallon batches (in 3 gallon carboys) to experiment with two different types of hops? -- also -- I do a full boil when I brew. Can I split the...

I want to give up the glass carboys and move use my corny kegs to be my "secondary" vessels. I primary for a month or more generally. my secondary process is generally for clearing the beer and aging. plan: cold crash the primary. Transfer the beer. Once I transfer the beer from my...

i do the same thing. I do have one of these though. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/bleeder-valve-assembly.html piece of mind...

anybody have a link to this chart? the only one I found was the psi temp chart. and thanks for all the replies!

Jokes aside, how long should a hose be? I was going to order some today as well as a rip tray and faucet. should I get a few different lengths?

I just kegged my first batch last night. I cooled the secondary and the keg itself to 40 before I transfered. Set my PSI to 30 and put it all in the fridge. Was planning on doing this for 48 hours. I want the beer to be around 2.5 (Kolsch). So I know my pressure should be 12 PSI or...

how do you do your carbing?