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[Sum1Stu]

LOL I still cant beleive you guys actually thought I put that much into it, a beer that most expenses come from HOPS ?

Thanks for explanation on the lovibond.

 

[mthompson]

LOL I still cant believe you guys actually thought I put that much into it, a beer that most expenses come from HOPS ?

I figured it was another unit you switched ounces for, 14 oz. of hops would soak up most of a gallon. But at least you could still salvage the beer...

With a one gallon, 1.030 boil and 14g (0.5oz) for 45 min....Rager says ~60.9 IBU. It's my opinion that it's just as much work to make 5gal as it is 1gal, so don't short yourself on the next batch. Get Charlie's book, or read John Palmer's online version, and don't forget everything on here.

Later,

 

[Sum1Stu]

Well with the right size pots I would be able to do a full scale batch, but with a 3gal and 1gal its impossible

 

[mthompson]

Oh yeah, forgot that was why you did the small batch. Well, luckily turkey is around the corner and most box stores will have the 30qt (eghemmm...28.3L) setups on hand. Although, I don't know how big frying a turkey is up there.

 

[Sum1Stu]

Oh ? What is it show pictures ?

I recently just found a 3-4gal pot in my balcony, Ive cleaned it now I just migth rinse it with some 10% bleach solution and rinse it really reallly well, perhaps mayb even doing a boil to make sure all bleach is gone

I rinse my bottles like 5-6 times with hot hot water after I I use bleach on them. I scatter them in a bathtub and add some bleach in and let them sit for a day, its funny how some people put ciggarettes and beer caps in their bottles, ive even found gum in one

 

[mthompson]

Here's a fryer sorta like mine....

Mine has a square base and didn't come with all that extra stuff. Just the burner, pot lid, and a thing to put the turkey on. I wish I splurged for the basketed combo, cause I have all the free crawdads I want down here.

My pot is 7gal to the rim...I just boiled 6.5gal yesterday with 15 drops of fermcap-s and not a drop of wort spilled out.

I'd also suggest dropping the bleach routine. Get a tub of oxi-clean free to soak bottles and non-metallic accessories, it rinses of easier. Then get a thing of star-san sanitizer....dunk or spray for ~1min, no rinsing required.

Later,

 

[Sum1Stu]

Hmmm looks nice, hope I can find one thats not so expensive. MMmMM fried things

Hmm so oxi-clean and star-san ? Ill see if I run into it, so far I have lots of bottles that are cleaned. I usually only rinse them with water after I use them since no ones mouths are actually touching the bottle.

 

[mthompson]

I think I got mine on sale at the wal-marts for ~$30.

I pour all my bottle into frozen mugs or room temp pilsner glasses, then fill and shake out the water 3 times, then upside down to dry in the dish drying rack. This usually sufficient to rinse the yeast off the bottom. If There are a few that need more cleaning, such as those new additions with labels, they get an overnight oxi-clean bath...the labels fall off, and the glue scrubs off easily.

When bottling I make a batch of star-san in a bucket or cooler, submerge bottles until the container is full, then start an assembly line...shake two out and put on dishwasher rack, put two in...shake next two out, repeat to 54 bottles. Takes about 10 mins. pre-bottling.

Later,

 

[mthompson]

oh, and a lot of people use and debate the fryer set-ups.....Just put on a good oxide layer on your aluminum pot by boiling a full pot for a while. You'll notice a darker section that had the boiling water...then it will be unaffected by your wort, if it was ever in any danger.

You can decide for yourself here and here.

go and learn away!!! Lot's of great info to be had!!!

Later,

 

[Sum1Stu]

Found a great deal on 20qt stockpots, they have a variety of smaller ones, gonna grab one of those.

It is most likely aluminum for that price, but will do as you said BTW am I supposto wipe that white stuff off the inside of the pot ? Seems quite wierd, to just leave it in there....

UPDATE on the beer = It seems this yeast doesnt flocculate well, there is barely a sediment pile on the bottom, ontop of the fact I didnt use carageenan(moss), im dealin with a cloudy beer here that might not ever clear Compared to making coopers extract kits, this seriously has flaws, especially me not being able to select a yeast with desired specifics...

 

[Sum1Stu]

Also after searching the web, im now paranoid of aluminum! thx alot

First of plastic, now aluminum!! It seems small amounts of aluminum is leeched into our food/beer. Ive done some reading on the subject, and im just going for SS from now on.

It may not kill you, but metals in the body arent going anywhere, and we ingest enough toxins through fish/meat even fruits and vegetables have trace amounts of metals, if I can do something about it I will. In this case I wont make beer with aluminum anymore

 

[Sum1Stu]

I see a turkey fryer, aluminum, but im still unsure on this subject.

I wish there was some info on how much ppm aluminum oxide gets leeched into the wort with that oxide layer built up. I would feel much comfortable with some numbers, anyone have this type of intel ?

 

[Gremlyn]

Also after searching the web, im now paranoid of aluminum! thx alot

First of plastic, now aluminum!! It seems small amounts of aluminum is leeched into our food/beer. Ive done some reading on the subject, and im just going for SS from now on.

It may not kill you, but metals in the body arent going anywhere, and we ingest enough toxins through fish/meat even fruits and vegetables have trace amounts of metals, if I can do something about it I will. In this case I wont make beer with aluminum anymore

Found this article talking about tomatoes in aluminium, and it does cite a test done to determine the level of Al in tomatoes after being cooked in a pot. It said that tomatoes, which are much more acidic than wort, leached about a tenth of a person's average daily intake from the pan per 100 g serving (which is just under a 1/4 lbs).

Obviously I haven't done the testing myself and I didn't look hard enough to actually find test data, but that makes me feel fairly confident you're not going to die from drinking your beer made in an Al pot.

 

[mthompson]

I see a turkey fryer, aluminum, but im still unsure on this subject.

I wish there was some info on how much ppm aluminum oxide gets leeched into the wort with that oxide layer built up. I would feel much comfortable with some numbers, anyone have this type of intel ?

John Palmer talks about this in his book...page 300. You can get that page on the google books preview; How To Brew

Later,