WissahickonBrew
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Just looking for opinions and/or pros & cons. Should I buy an O2 tank or would an aquarium air pump deliver all the Oxygen yeast needs?
Just looking for opinions and/or pros & cons. Should I buy an O2 tank or would an aquarium air pump deliver all the Oxygen yeast needs?
Just looking for opinions and/or pros & cons. Should I buy an O2 tank or would an aquarium air pump deliver all the Oxygen yeast needs?
Minjin said:I just purchased one from williams brewing. I used it over the weekend. How long do you all recommend that you leave the oxygen on in the wort? I read somewhere that 30 to 50 seconds was sufficient? From the post above they state 2 minutes. Whats the consensus?
Get the O2 tank at your local hardware store and the regulator Morebeer sells. Add a length of vinyl tubing to match and you'll get the best bang for your buck.
Make sure you remove the regulator from the disposable O2 tank after every oxygenation as these regulators have been known to leak even in the full off position.
Eugenio said:Ive read on one of the famous books (forgot which one now) that using an oxygen tank rather than shaking/pump actually created some problems, and resulted in beers with less character as proved in a few competitions. Is this true? has anyone had any experience with this?
Get the O2 tank at your local hardware store and the regulator Morebeer sells. Add a length of vinyl tubing to match and you'll get the best bang for your buck.
Make sure you remove the regulator from the disposable O2 tank after every oxygenation as these regulators have been known to leak even in the full off position.
if you have to worry about the regulator leaking in the full off position then that does not qualify, in my book, as the best bang for the buck.
Great video from Wyeast on Northern Brewer's YouTube account. They discuss aeration and the different methods. It's 2:04 of time very well spent. They break it down, but basically, with any air method, you can only get 8ppm of oxygen in the beer, max. With the O2 tank, you can get the ideal 12-15ppm with 1 minute of use.
http://youtu.be/75gpehf_6Gk
This may be a silly question but how the heck do you get these regulators off a full cylinder. Just used it for the first time and that puppy will not come off by hand. Had to use a small pipe wrench to get it loose do to the pressure in the cylinder. Am I mussing a secret trick?
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