Hello,
I brewed AG for the first time last week with great success on my newly built RIMS. I have incorrect information that needs to be rectified by those that know.
After reading for a while, I realized that I am on a path that I do not want to continue so I need help. For the last month I was under the impression that during the fermentation process the beer (I ferment in a sanke with stuff from brewershardware.com) SHOULD NOT be exposed to open ambient air (ie dry hopping, sampling for gravity by sticking a sanitized pipette in etc).
Now I come to the realization that I am incorrect and it is relatively hard to contaminate and ruin beer during the fermentation primary. I am a sanitation freak and use StarSan for everything so I think I have that part under control....but.....
The following will be my new method for brewing my next batch...please let me know if I am incorrect or any advice would be welcomed.
So let me see if I have this correct (feel free to correct me please)
Brew beer
Chill beer to pitching temps with plate chiller
Empty finished beer into sanitized keg fermenter
Add yeast
Seal fermenter, attach blow off tube into my gallon container filled with water/starsan
Ferment beer in primary for XXX number of days
Use a pipette (sanitized) throughout primary duration and take samples for gravity readings
Once gravity is constant, fermentation is done
Sanitize cornies
Rack beer into cornies
Finish aging process at appropriate temperatures and time frame
Carbonate beer
Drink beer
Does this sound correct or is there something I am missing...feel free to correct me I am still learning.
Thanks for all the help.
Joe
I brewed AG for the first time last week with great success on my newly built RIMS. I have incorrect information that needs to be rectified by those that know.
After reading for a while, I realized that I am on a path that I do not want to continue so I need help. For the last month I was under the impression that during the fermentation process the beer (I ferment in a sanke with stuff from brewershardware.com) SHOULD NOT be exposed to open ambient air (ie dry hopping, sampling for gravity by sticking a sanitized pipette in etc).
Now I come to the realization that I am incorrect and it is relatively hard to contaminate and ruin beer during the fermentation primary. I am a sanitation freak and use StarSan for everything so I think I have that part under control....but.....
The following will be my new method for brewing my next batch...please let me know if I am incorrect or any advice would be welcomed.
So let me see if I have this correct (feel free to correct me please)
Brew beer
Chill beer to pitching temps with plate chiller
Empty finished beer into sanitized keg fermenter
Add yeast
Seal fermenter, attach blow off tube into my gallon container filled with water/starsan
Ferment beer in primary for XXX number of days
Use a pipette (sanitized) throughout primary duration and take samples for gravity readings
Once gravity is constant, fermentation is done
Sanitize cornies
Rack beer into cornies
Finish aging process at appropriate temperatures and time frame
Carbonate beer
Drink beer
Does this sound correct or is there something I am missing...feel free to correct me I am still learning.
Thanks for all the help.
Joe