Dad/Mom Homebrewers - Time Savings and Shifting Tips

[NewJersey]

No way a 3500 watt induction setup beats a good propane burner time-wise!!

 

[_HH_]

Please elaborate on these "cubes"
-how do you store them? In a frdige or room temp?
-how long have you left them?
-any infection/mold issues?
Thanks

Hey Nate,
The cubes I use are made from HDPE, and can be bought either online or at most hardware stores. I like the 10L ones as they cool faster, but most brewers in NZ and Aus use 20L cubes.
I store them at room temperature, sometimes for months without issue.
Many breweries and home brew stores in NZ will sell a cube full or wort that you can ferment at home, it’s pretty common practice and I’m not aware of any people that have had any problems. I understand the theoretical risk of botulism, but can’t see any data that supports this ever having happened.

 

[Nate R]

Hey Nate,
The cubes I use are made from HDPE, and can be bought either online or at most hardware stores. I like the 10L ones as they cool faster, but most brewers in NZ and Aus use 20L cubes.
I store them at room temperature, sometimes for months without issue.
Many breweries and home brew stores in NZ will sell a cube full or wort that you can ferment at home, it’s pretty common practice and I’m not aware of any people that have had any problems. I understand the theoretical risk of botulism, but can’t see any data that supports this ever having happened.

Wow... never heard of this. Thanks for elaborating. Isn't one of the reasons hops are added to the boil is as a preservative? I wonder if that helps prevent issues (assuming your cube is cleaned & sanitized).

 

[_HH_]

There’s definitely a benefit from hopping the wort to reduce infection. The cube is cleaned and sanitised, and filled with near-boiling wort, so very little is likely to survive in the cube. It works really well for me and means I have a wort library on hand to chose from if I fancy fermenting up a new batch! Have a look on some of the Aussie forums, due to water restrictions it is a very common practice over there to conserve water.

 

[jrgtr42]

No way a 3500 watt induction setup beats a good propane burner time-wise!!

Depends on the burner involved. Mine's a 60K BTU unit. It takes a while to get up to temps. The bigger ones, 100K or 200 K, obviously will be much faster. I was balancing BTUs with the authorized funding disbursement from SWMBO when I got it.
I do like the induction also because I can brew inside (I have a window fan over my brew area to help with vapor exhaust) versus outside, with no lighting, so I can brew in evenings if I want.

 

[NewJersey]

Depends on the burner involved. Mine's a 60K BTU unit. It takes a while to get up to temps. The bigger ones, 100K or 200 K, obviously will be much faster. I was balancing BTUs with the authorized funding disbursement from SWMBO when I got it.
I do like the induction also because I can brew inside (I have a window fan over my brew area to help with vapor exhaust) versus outside, with no lighting, so I can brew in evenings if I want.

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