banks741938
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For which one the sassion?
@tbred
Short answer, no. I have a one gallon keg and your beer will be thoroughly oaked in 3-4 weeks. Long term storage is not an option because most will evaporate and what's left will be over oaked. If you want long term oaked experience, use glass and cubes or keg and cubes. Use the barrel for either short term secondary to oak a beer and you can season the barrel with wine or whiskey, or as an inoculation vessel for bacteria and wild yeast where you maintain a culture in the barrel.
TBH, I'd recommend not buying one.
Belgian witbier
1 lb 2 row
1 lb flaked wheat
6 g hallertaur 4% aa 60 min for 14 ibu
6 grams coriander 5 min
6 g dried orange peel 5 min
6 g fresh orange zest 5 min
2 g t-58 yeast
@Weezy
Thanks for the advice. I think the first couple I will just use a carboy and oak cubes. Any advice on the amount of oak cubes to use?
I'm new to all grain, so how much water are you using?
Agree that it depends. I find the fermentation is less or more exciting to watch based on the fermentables (e.g. wheat) and yeast. When I was new I would check gravity (refractometer) every 3 days. Once it stops moving, it's done. Now I usually allow for 7-10 days for primary unless it's a big beer then I'll give it 2 weeks.How long are you guys noticing fermentation takes? I brewed a batch this past Sunday and it's already starting to settle.
Makes sense. I'm sure I will have the same questions as a scale up, which I do on occasion.I figured it was about the same times as bigger batches. Just wanted to check and make sure.
Thanks!
I sanitize my hydrometer in starsan and put it right into the fermenter to do a reading. A guy at a LHBS suggested doing it that way.
I sanitize my hydrometer in starsan and put it right into the fermenter to do a reading. A guy at a LHBS suggested doing it that way.
For experimentation or lack of space to brew 1 gallon kits are great, But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal. BTW making 1 gal batches by cutting grain bill 1/5 doesn't always work.I've been looking everywhere for 1 gallon kits to "cut my teeth" on and found it really hard to justify buying a kit for $14-$15 bucks and turn around and pay $7-10 to ship. I have found a couple of recipes online and ordered the ingredients for them though more beer and found out I can get enough for 2 gallons for about the same price... (On simple dme kits). Check out perrys brewer they specialize in 1 gallon all grain with everything (grains, grain bag, hops, dry yeast sanitizer, priming sugar and even caps) for 14.99 and offer free shipping on their kits. I think they have about 6 different ones. No minimum.... I just ordered a summer sassion spice that will be here tomorrow http://perrysbrewer.com
Also if you have Amazon prime you can get a few of the different Brooklyn brew shops kits for $15ish
For experimentation or lack of space to brew 1 gallon kits are great, But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal. BTW making 1 gal batches by cutting grain bill 1/5 doesn't always work.
I pitch half a dry yeast pack when I am starting a yeast cake, then I reuse it 3 or so times. So I can easily get 6 batches out of 1 packet. I don't rehydrate. I have before, doesn't seem to make a difference.I am currently doing a gallon hefeweizen kit. The kit says to add HALF the yeast packet that came with it. I am wondering if I should make a starter with the whole packet and add just half?
...But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal.
....BTW making 1 gal batches by cutting grain bill 1/5 doesn't always work.
For experimentation or lack of space to brew 1 gallon kits are great, But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal. BTW making 1 gal batches by cutting grain bill 1/5 doesn't always work.
But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal.
For experimentation or lack of space to brew 1 gallon kits are great, But you are not really "cutting your teeth" doing 1 Gal batches because there are great differences between brewing 1 gal and 5 gal. BTW making 1 gal batches by cutting grain bill 1/5 doesn't always work.
Here's my Hop Gravy barleywine in primary, cold-crashed and ready to rack.
UPDATE: When I finally bottled this, I got five whole bottles of beer.
I opened the first one on Thursday, which was a little early but I was dying to try it... two thumbs up. Now all I gotta do is figure out how to make five gallons of the stuff.
Any other 1-Gallon Brewers experiencing extremely high evaporation rates? I have been a 5 gallon brewer for 8 or so years and recently put together a 2 Gallon Mash Tun
Pre-Boil Volume: 1.64 Gallons
Batch Volume: 1.00 Gallons
36.6% Evaportation Rate
Now that i have it dialed in it's not really an issue, it just adds a small amount of extra sparge time. I assume the main reason is the low volume of liquid in a largeish kettle, I will have to try a taller narrower kettle some time.
Any other 1-Gallon Brewers experiencing extremely high evaporation rates? I have been a 5 gallon brewer for 8 or so years and recently put together a 2 Gallon Mash Tun
Pre-Boil Volume: 1.64 Gallons
Batch Volume: 1.00 Gallons
36.6% Evaportation Rate
Now that i have it dialed in it's not really an issue, it just adds a small amount of extra sparge time. I assume the main reason is the low volume of liquid in a largeish kettle, I will have to try a taller narrower kettle some time.
Unfortunately yes any evaporation rate of 1/2 to 1 gallon seems to be normal. I loose between 3/4 to 7/8 of a gallon to evaporation on 2.5 to 3 gallon batches.
I found a brand new 3 gallon cooler in my garage and used it recently for a mash tun, I am trying to find a ball valve for it but could not find it at Home Depot, what size threads are on your ball valve?
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