Recent content by Darth_Morris

Hey guys, Well I ended up ditching the enolmatic and moving over to bottling using a bottling wand. It’s not the best solution but it seems to be working better, fingers crossed. I am using that until an order I placed for a proper CO2 4 head bottle filler arrives

Ah, a fellow Darth! I am actually going to be running some tests this week on the water supply using a kit I have from LaMotte. I have a hunch this might not be the issue though. What I am wondering is if hot side aeration might have anything to do. Since I didn't have a stone I could use to...

Hey everyone, I've been using Safale BE-256 to brew a belgian blond and have been running into an issue with haze. Normally I wouldn't mind, but at times the amount of yeast present in the bottom of the bottle just seems absurd (I've measured around 0.5cm in height from the bottom in standard...

right! I am sure oxidation occurs in my beer. I don't use CO2 at any point in my tubing or bottling system. The beer is racked onto a large pot and then immediately is bottled. Therefore there IS contact with oxygen, which I thought might definitely cause oxidation. Then, I thought that perhaps...

Hi J! I can’t say I can rule it out completely but I think it is an unlikely culprit. The batches that came out first were all completely fine and were much more agitated by the pump since I was still getting the hang of our brewing process. Something tjat came to mind though is that we...

Hey everyone, So, going back to the oxidation issue, I was hoping I could get some more help. I am having lots of trouble pinpointing the source of oxidation. Any ideas might help. Here's a quick run down of how I bottle and a few points that I think are the interesting ones to figuring out the...

Right, the 3 week old bottle is definitely clearer because of the yeast and other stuff dropping out. However I have observed good batches after 3 -5 weeks in a bottle and they drop clear AND appear golden in color. So I rule out its any kind of suspended sediment. The recipe is mostly pilsner...

Hi Pliny, I’ve heard that IPAs are particulrly suceptible to oxidation issues and that if you plan to dry hop then you better brace yourself because its very easy to oxidate beer in this way. I currently have an IPA finishing fermentation in a galon container so I hope all is well with that...

*** UPDATE: I checked the FG of both beers and they are both about the same. This leads me to believe that there is no infection. Could improperly sealed bottle caps cause oxidation while keeping gas in? Seems like it wouldn't make any sense but it is the one thing I have found to be...

Holy fast response! Haha thanks Smellyglove. I had never had any problems with oxidation before so I wasn't sure it was the culprit. You are correct though. Through a ton of reading I have found out that oxidation has multiple stages. However it has struck me as odd that I haven't detected any...

Hey everyone! I've been brewing beer for some time now and have come across a very strange issue. At first I thought it was an oxidation problem, but after being incredibly careful with my racking and bottling, I am starting to think it may be something else. Now, I am not saying my bottling is...