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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

I will load them from my phone as soon as i get a chance, thanks.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

I will load them from my phone as soon as i get a chance, thanks.

This was my first "real" brew. Did a mr. Beer before that was pretty lame. This is a coopers IPA that I started on sept18. Then I added 2 oz. of centennial hops and 2 oz. of northern brew hops. And dry hopped it 7 days prior to transferring it to a large carboy with the spigot. I cold crashed for 3 days, added 5+ ounces of light dry malt into the large carboy and then bottled it yesterday. I can't wait for it to be done. My final hydrometer reading was 1.004 and I hope it's okay. It was supposed to be 1.006. Close enough? We will see!

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

This was my first "real" brew. Did a mr. Beer before that was pretty lame. This is a coopers IPA that I started on sept18. Then I added 2 oz. of centennial hops and 2 oz. of northern brew hops. And dry hopped it 7 days prior to transferring it to a large carboy with the spigot. I cold crashed for 3 days, added 5+ ounces of light dry malt into the large carboy and then bottled it yesterday. I can't wait for it to be done. My final hydrometer reading was 1.004 and I hope it's okay. It was supposed to be 1.006. Close enough? We will see!

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[runningweird]

a final gravity reading isn't really scripture. and two tiny gravity points aren't going to make much noticeable difference in the end.

Glad to see you have somewhere to coldcrash, does that also mean you are fermenting in a temperature controlled chamber/fridge to keep ferm temps steady?

my biggest question is, what are those jugs you are fermenting in and where can I get some?

Cheers and welcome.

 

[DGibb]

my biggest question is,what are those jugs you are fermenting in and where can I get some?

Seconded!

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

I work for a biotech firm and they throw stuff out like this pretty often. They are Nalgene brand. They usually hold sodium hypochlorite (bleach and acetic acid) so they are totally sterile. I triple rinse them regardless. I was kinda worried though about not having a airlock and just slightly cracked the lids during fermentation, plus they were in a fridge(off of course) so hopefully nothing got to my brew. I'm going to modify the lids for future use and add the airlocks.

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[runningweird]

suggestion: drill a hole in the lid and add a grommet and an airlock.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

suggestion: drill a hole in the lid and add a grommet and an airlock.

Will do, thanks

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

a final gravity reading isn't really scripture. and two tiny gravity points aren't going to make much noticeable difference in the end.

Glad to see you have somewhere to coldcrash, does that also mean you are fermenting in a temperature controlled chamber/fridge to keep ferm temps steady?

my biggest question is, what are those jugs you are fermenting in and where can I get some?

Cheers and welcome.

the ferm temps stayed at 72-76 pretty much

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

I found those jugs online and they are pretty pricey, $61-75 for a 2.5 gallon, i didn't even look at the 5 gallon ones.:cross:

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

a 5 gallon clear jug from Nalgene is $214. Damn, and they toss these pretty often where i work.

 

[emjay]

the ferm temps stayed at 72-76 pretty much

That the actual ferm temps, or the temperature of the ambient air during fermentation? It's a very important distinction...

Depending on the answer, those temps are either very high or just a little high.

 

[SteveBrewSD]

I have yet to figure out how to qoute stuff.. But I noticed you said you work for a BioTech firm - so do I! I live in SD and work for a BioTech company called Brooks Life Sciences (formerly Nexus Biosystems). Its great how knowledge of biotech lends itself to brewing isnt it?

Cheers,
SteveBrewSD

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

I have yet to figure out how to qoute stuff.. But I noticed you said you work for a BioTech firm - so do I! I live in SD and work for a BioTech company called Brooks Life Sciences (formerly Nexus Biosystems). Its great how knowledge of biotech lends itself to brewing isnt it?

Cheers,
SteveBrewSD

It is. I work for Baxter in 1000 oaks.

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

That the actual ferm temps, or the temperature of the ambient air during fermentation? It's a very important distinction...

Depending on the answer, those temps are either very high or just a little high.

I'm just going by the temps on the outside of the bottles. I'm a newbie and never knew that the internal temps mattered. I got some fish tank stick on temp strips.

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[emjay]

I'm just going by the temps on the outside of the bottles. I'm a newbie and never knew that the internal temps mattered.

I'm not sure what you mean by the outside of the bottles. You're not fermenting in the bottles, are you? What are you using to check the temperature.

The reason the internal temperature matters - and it's the ONLY one that really matters - is because that temperature can increase by up to 10° (or even more) when the yeast is really active.

I noticed at least one of your pictures is in a fridge. Is there anything else in that fridge, or is it currently dedicated to homebrewing?

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Dedicated. The fridge was off during fermentation for a month. The temps on the outside of the jugs remained around 72-76. I then dry hopped for several days then cold crashed for a few days until it cleared up. I then added 5+ ounces of light dry malt boiled with water to brew before bottling.

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[emjay]

Oh okay, awesome. Look into getting a temp controller for that fridge. Then you'll be totally set.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Oh okay, awesome. Look into getting a temp controller for that fridge. Then you'll be totally set.

Will do. Thanks

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[passedpawn]

It is. I work for Baxter in 1000 oaks.

Welcome to HBTWorld. The Entire Brewing Universe Condensed into 600x800 Pixels!

Baxter here in Florida (Largo) just outsourced all their dialysis development to India. Argh.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Welcome to HBTWorld. The Entire Brewing Universe Condensed into 600x800 Pixels!

Baxter here in Florida (Largo) just outsourced all their dialysis development to India. Argh.

Bastards! I was working for Amgen and they had a RIF in 07. Thought I was set for life. Oh well this brewing is fun.

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