Recent content by Alf34

Hello brewers I'm about to dry hop post fermentation for the first time, now that I got a pressure fermenter that I can purge after dry hopping. I was wondering how many times should I purge the headspace, and at what psi. I am aware that it takes many cycles at 30 psi to completly purge the...

Hello brewers I am going to pressure ferment for the first time and I was wondering what is the best way to dry hop this batch. Mi initial thought was to apply very little pressure ( around 2 psi, just enough the seal the lead and not use a blow off) for the first few days, wait until the tail...

Hello I have been brewing small batches ( 1-1.5 gallons) for a few years now and I could not be happier. This past year I have been brewing tones of American IPAS. My usual process is to dry hop after 3 days, when I am around 5 points away from the expected final gravity. I use a bag and...

Do you think there is risk of oxidation considering the method I used?

Hello I was wondering if you need to purge your picnic tap line. My usual process after transfering the beer using a semi closed transfer, is setting the regulator to 12 psi, putting the keg in the fridge, and finally connecting the picnic tap that has been previously sanitized with star san...

Good morning brewers I plan on brewing an American IPA with Idaho 7 and Amarillo. So far I have used Idaho 7 a couples of times, always in single hop IPAs, and I have been extremely pleased with the results. Very strong and intense aroma and flavour. Blood orange and tangerine, papaya, very...

But I could always open the fermenter, quickly add the dry hops, close it, and then apply CO2 and purge a few times right?

Hello I have been thinking about purchasing the fermenter King Junior 10 liters PET Pressure Fermenter from Keg King. I always brew small batches, around 4-5 liters in the fermenter. I plan to ferment under pressure my next hoppy beers. I was wondering if this fermenter would suit my needs...

Hello brewers It's pretty obvious that the best IPAS in the market tend to have a rather high ABV, usually 6.5% or more. Any idea why is that? Are they just more complex and more flavourful? I'm planning my next brew, a west coast IPA with Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial, and I was wondering...

Hi! I want to dry hop in the keg for the first time. With my current setup, I only have 3 options: - sanitise the keg, dump sanitiser, drop the hop bag, close the lid, purge keg with C02 and then transfer the beer. I'm not sure I want to do this since I would need a lot of purging cycles to...

Hello brewers I have been trying to get more hop aroma in my recent IPAS. Low oxygen transfers, ascorbic acid in the mash and increase in hop amounts have definetly helped, but I feel like I am nowhere near what I'd expect compared to other homebrewers and of course commercial examples of the...

Hello As many, I currently do a low oxygen transfer where I purge my keg pushing out all the star san, I then connect the tap of the fermenter to the liquid disconnect, slighly open the airlock to allow air flow, open the tap and let gravity do the rest of the work. Once I have finished...

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Exactly, I have that same disconnect with the check valve from morebeer. And then that is connected to my mini regulator with the sodastream bottle attached. I actually sent a message to ikegger about this issue and they replied that the regulator reads the pressure inside the keg, the valve...

Good morning and happy new year! I recently bought a check valve disconnect from ikegger since my kegs are lying down in my fridge ( space issues) and I do not want to risk the regulator getting damaged by liquid. I read on on ikegger website that the check valve only reads the pressure...