Pinck
Active Member
So..... yeah.
A few evenings ago I was doing some quality control on my taps, you know, making sure that each of them work consistently pint after pint. Then I got the idea that I should get a stirplate. As far as drunken ideas go, this one certainly wasn't the worst I ever had.
So I went looking around online, and then saw a video of this badass Black Maxx stirplate: http://towercooler.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=97
So needless to say, I was sober enough to type in my credit card info and it's arriving later today...
So at this point, I'm now just thinking how I'm going to use it. I've got a 1 gallon glass jug that should work well for doing starters (flat bottom). In fact, I think that I'm going to be making a starter for every brew for the rest of my life to try to justify the purpose.
The main thing I'm trying to figure out, is how best to use it for primary fermentation. I'm thinking for the first 24 hours I'll want to have it running fairly vigorously to help aerate and propagate, but after that I'm not sure about. I want to make sure that I'm not ending up with oxidized beer, but I think a slow gentle stir throughout the primary process might be beneficial for encouraging fermentation.
What do you guys think? I don't doubt that I've got a lot of trial and error ahead of me, but am certainly looking forward to playing with this beast
A few evenings ago I was doing some quality control on my taps, you know, making sure that each of them work consistently pint after pint. Then I got the idea that I should get a stirplate. As far as drunken ideas go, this one certainly wasn't the worst I ever had.
So I went looking around online, and then saw a video of this badass Black Maxx stirplate: http://towercooler.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=97
So needless to say, I was sober enough to type in my credit card info and it's arriving later today...
So at this point, I'm now just thinking how I'm going to use it. I've got a 1 gallon glass jug that should work well for doing starters (flat bottom). In fact, I think that I'm going to be making a starter for every brew for the rest of my life to try to justify the purpose.
The main thing I'm trying to figure out, is how best to use it for primary fermentation. I'm thinking for the first 24 hours I'll want to have it running fairly vigorously to help aerate and propagate, but after that I'm not sure about. I want to make sure that I'm not ending up with oxidized beer, but I think a slow gentle stir throughout the primary process might be beneficial for encouraging fermentation.
What do you guys think? I don't doubt that I've got a lot of trial and error ahead of me, but am certainly looking forward to playing with this beast