Great suggestions on the dry hopping vessel. One question, once the dry hopped vessel is filled, can I cold crash the fermonster without venting, or will this cause the vessel to contract and possibly crack? I guess I could always use the mylar balloon method to prevent O2 ingress.
Filled with starsan and drained into the 7 gallon fermonster. Tipped upside down, placed starsan treated hopsack with hops in 6 gallon, sealed up with sanitized lid, gasket and floating dip tube. Purged several times with CO2 at 12 psi. In theory, should work I hope. Just finished brewing about...
Gas line in 7 gallon to liquid line of 6 gallon. Gas line from 6 gallon to gas post keg. Liquid line from starsan filled keg to bucket of starsan. 6 gallon fermenter was purged and filled with CO2
I just purchased a 7 gallon fermonster setup and was gifted a 6 gallon setup from my Mrs. I plan on using the smaller fermonster as a dry hop/secondary daisy chained to my primary and my keg. I sanitized everything thoroughly and placed my hops in a hop sack in the 6 gallon. Hopefully I can get...
I’ve been keeping our local deer herd happy and healthy here in Michigan. Those critters dig through 2 foot of snow just to get at all that spent grain. Kinda funny though, the resident ducks and geese kind of shun the piles. Oh well, always fun to watch the local fauna.
Welcome aboard. I’m from Grand Rapids area myself. There is plenty of good people and advice to learn from on this board. I am thrilled to see your enthusiasm about all grain right out of the chute.
I have had success using sweetened coconut, toasted, and doing a double dry hop (dry nut) for about 6 days each. It imparts a very nutty flavor, increased ABV, and I get good enough head retention if I age the beer properly.