I have noticed that since the advent of cheap GrainFather type systems the number of build posts and probably the number of new builds has dropped right off. I have a GF and haven't cut a hole in a pot for years.
However I finding 23litre of beer to a batch to be a bit boring, other than some I give away I drink what I brew. I have the small batch pipework I can brew small easily enough but it's still a 4 - 5 hr time commitment from mash in to clean up.
As a result I thinking of a small highly automated 3V systen , probably gravity draining and using pinched silicon tubing as hygienic valves. I have a lot to think about before I decide to build, if I decide to build, but I have a question about cooling.
I have No Chilled a number of batches and it works But beers with a high hop load change and I'd like to avoid that.
Am I right in the belief that I just need to get the wort under the isomerisation temperature of hop acids to stop further changes to the flavour profile?
For example quickly get it down to 60°C (140°F) then let it cool slowly to pitching temperature.
Thanks All.
Aamcle
However I finding 23litre of beer to a batch to be a bit boring, other than some I give away I drink what I brew. I have the small batch pipework I can brew small easily enough but it's still a 4 - 5 hr time commitment from mash in to clean up.
As a result I thinking of a small highly automated 3V systen , probably gravity draining and using pinched silicon tubing as hygienic valves. I have a lot to think about before I decide to build, if I decide to build, but I have a question about cooling.
I have No Chilled a number of batches and it works But beers with a high hop load change and I'd like to avoid that.
Am I right in the belief that I just need to get the wort under the isomerisation temperature of hop acids to stop further changes to the flavour profile?
For example quickly get it down to 60°C (140°F) then let it cool slowly to pitching temperature.
Thanks All.
Aamcle