Primary, Secondary, Dry Hop, Fine, rack - all from one keg?

[user 246304]

We're moving soon so I'm trying to get a few in before we leave.

I have one sanke, and one converted sanke with ball-locks serving as a brite tank/serving vessel.

Previously, I'd pitch into my "Sanke 1" to about 1.0P above termnal, then I'd rack over to "Sanke 2," which was the dry hopping tank. The beer from 1 was racked on top of a dry hop slurry that got 3 days warm, then a crash cool, finings, settling about a day, then clear beer was sent over to the bright tank. Usually a 10 gal. corny.

Now, just the two sankes. First would be everything - pitching/primary, secondary through a D-rest and at 1.0P above terminal, add dry hop slurry x 3 days, crash, fine, settle, and (hopefully) send over clear beer to the brite tank for carbonation and serving.

Not how I'm going to be doing it - plan to cask up "real ale," this is just to satisfy some neighborhood thirsts.

Anyway, thought on basically on doing everything in the initial vessel, even with all its trub, dead yeast, and assorted gunk - trying to dry hop with this, then fine in the same environment? Never done it and I suspect I'm looking at a bunch of nastiness. But don't know. Thoughts?

 

[Hop Widget]

I used an SS Brewbucket for a while. Granted, it’s not a sanke keg, but, like a keg, it has no way of dumping the trub off the bottom. Anyway - I would primary, dry hop, crash cool, and fine, all in that one vessel, then rack to a serving keg for carbonation. Never had any issues with off flavors and would end up with crystal clear beer. My feeling is, with such a short contact time as you described, there is very little chance of developing any trub/dead yeast/gunk issues. Also, keeping it all in that one vessel, will help to reduce possible O2 exposure - which is a much bigger threat in my book.

 

[user 246304]

Late, sorry! And great and helpful post, Hop Widget. I'll give it a go - strong bitter in the tank tomorrow.

Thanks again.

 

[Hop Widget]

Awesome! Let us know how it turns out.