South Carolina SC midlands area brewers

[SHAIV]

Well i did actually use the co2 tank pressure and used the spunding valve on the recieving keg to try to maintain some pressure on the liquid so it wouldnt foam but it ended up foaming anyway

I guess one problem was the spunding valve sounded like it kept blowing its seal then resealing. I think it was due to the flow restriction. I guess it can only let so much cfm out at a time and if it exceeds a certain amount then it would like break its seal or something.

 

[williepete]

Hi guys new to brewing and to this site. I live in Gaston. I just started an IPA from a kit a week ago just dry hopped today we will see how it comes out

 

[SHAIV]

Hey there. Thats cool man my mom lives in gaston

 

[TravelingLight]

Whew. Helluva weekend moving. The boss is letting me use one of our new guest rooms for the keezer, barrel, ferm chamber, etc until the new shed is built. Man, it sure is nice working with kegs and doing beer stuff indoors without the bugs, spider webs, and dirt I dealt with in my old shed.

But, the movers had a helluva time getting the keezer through the bedroom door. Thankfully I never glued/attached my collar to my keezer, so I could take that off. But I still had to take the door off the hinges to get it through. I got my brother to help me move my solera barrel which was a huge bitch. I still can't feel my forearms today.

 

[SHAIV]

Yep. Indoors is where its at! I like being closer to all my equipment too. The garage isnt far but my brew closet shares a wall with the kitchen so i love brewing on the stove

 

[TravelingLight]

Trying a different fermenter with a modded lid (for closed transfers) for a NEIPA I've got going now. Thought I had plenty of head space. Looks like I thought like nelly...

 

[Fatcatthegreat]

Whoaaaaa...nothing like an enthusiastic brew! How did you mount the keg connecter? How big is the "fermenter"? Just tried a corny for a fermenter. Nice. No *#&^%!(* siphon.

 

[TravelingLight]

Whoaaaaa...nothing like an enthusiastic brew! How did you mount the keg connecter? How big is the "fermenter"? Just tried a corny for a fermenter. Nice. No *#&^%!(* siphon.

It's just a gas ball lock post with a bulkhead I picked up from Brewhardware. I got a solid lid for the Fermonster and drilled the lid for it. So I can bubble in co2 as I'm racking out via the spigot on the bottom. It's a 7 gallon Fermonster (with a little more than 7 capacity), with just under 6.5 gal in the fermenter. I was fermenting all my hazies in a sanke, but with that capacity, plus loss due to dry hops and fermentation, I never got more than 4-4.25 gal in the serving keg which was a real pain in my ass. So I'm trying this out so I can get more in the fermenter but still maintain a closed system.

Yeah, I haven't used my siphon in probably a year lol. I either ferment in one of my Fermonsters which has a spigot, or a sanke keg with a racking cane/gas post setup, or a corny keg. But I usually use cornies just for dry hopping. Like this current beer, once it finishes out, I'll do a soft cold crash, then rack it to a sanitized/purged corny keg with my second dry hops already in the keg. Then ultimately push that over to the serving keg.

 

[SHAIV]

Trying a different fermenter with a modded lid (for closed transfers) for a NEIPA I've got going now. Thought I had plenty of head space. Looks like I thought like nelly...

You needed some foam control man! Lol i didnt like adding it straight to the fermenter(maybe just me idk) but i love it when it works from the boil if you transfer all the liquid over.

Its been a while guys. Im drinking some of the apfelwein i made that was dry hopped with vic secret. I cant taste any hop flavor at all... so weird i even let it dry hop for like 10 days at room temp

 

[TravelingLight]

Great showing at PSBO, everyone. Quite a few ribbon winners in this thread.

 

[catdaddy66]

Great showing at PSBO, everyone. Quite a few ribbon winners in this thread.

Was that the one in November? I thought hard about entering it as I had a couple that I was very proud of but was not ready to pull the trigger. Talked with Kevin Saturday and I think I will definitely enter the next one on the calender.

Congrats to all of the winners!

 

[TravelingLight]

Was that the one in November? I thought hard about entering it as I had a couple that I was very proud of but was not ready to pull the trigger. Talked with Kevin Saturday and I think I will definitely enter the next one on the calender.

Congrats to all of the winners!

It was December 3, but I think drop off deadline was in November. I had a 1st place American Stout, and a 3rd place Specialty IPA (NEIPA). I was worried about the NEIPA because it was super green and honestly not even fully carbed/conditioned in the keg. But I had to get it in.

 

[HotLava]

Chiming in. I live downtown Columbia, and have been brewing since July 2016. I do all grain mostly on a propane and cooler setup. I have a keezer with 6 taps. Great to know there are some fellas nearby.

 

[catdaddy66]

Chiming in. I live downtown Columbia, and have been brewing since July 2016. I do all grain mostly on a propane and cooler setup. I have a keezer with 6 taps. Great to know there are some fellas nearby.

Welcome! There are a number of great brewers locally. You should be able to meet several and expand your knowledge and experience x 10 fold. Ask for Kevin at DIY Brewhouse in the northeast near Sandhills. He is president of the Palmetto State Brewers Association and a great person to assist you with anything.

 

[TravelingLight]

Chiming in. I live downtown Columbia, and have been brewing since July 2016. I do all grain mostly on a propane and cooler setup. I have a keezer with 6 taps. Great to know there are some fellas nearby.

Welcome! I'm downtown as well, Rosewood area. I've got essentially the same setup as you. I brew mostly hops and mixed ferm sours, with some stouts sprinkled in as well.

Welcome! There are a number of great brewers locally. You should be able to meet several and expand your knowledge and experience x 10 fold. Ask for Kevin at DIY Brewhouse in the northeast near Sandhills. He is president of the Palmetto State Brewers Association and a great person to assist you with anything.

Kevin's reign is over! LOL. We had elections last month. Kevin is the new VP of Education. His wife, Wendy, is the new president.

 

[catdaddy66]

Welcome! I'm downtown as well, Rosewood area. I've got essentially the same setup as you. I brew mostly hops and mixed ferm sours, with some stouts sprinkled in as well.


Kevin's reign is over! LOL. We had elections last month. Kevin is the new VP of Education. His wife, Wendy, is the new president.

Wow! She had the better campaign. Hope he conceded with class!!

 

[catdaddy66]

Just picked up a bag of 2-row and some hops from DIY. Kevin told me that the PHBA meeting this month is on 1-14-19, Monday. I am working on St Andrews Rd now and can probably get to the meetings more frequently, which means this will be my first. Hope to meet some of you guys there!

 

[RevFrank]

Wow! She had the better campaign. Hope he conceded with class!!

Got an address and time? Im in Aiken and interested in attending.

 

[catdaddy66]

Got an address and time? Im in Aiken and interested in attending.

Meeting at Zorba's on St Andrews Rd. Social time from 6-7pm, @ 7pm the meeting will begin. For me this is perfect as I work on St Andrews Rd that date (1-14-19, monday).

https://www.google.com/search?q=zor...id-att-aio-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[TravelingLight]

Just picked up a bag of 2-row and some hops from DIY. Kevin told me that the PHBA meeting this month is on 1-14-19, Monday. I am working on St Andrews Rd now and can probably get to the meetings more frequently, which means this will be my first. Hope to meet some of you guys there!

Nice! I feel like we already know each other, but it will be good to put a face with the name.

 

[TravelingLight]

ROLL TIDE.

 

[catdaddy66]

ROLL TIDE.

Sonuva...

 

[TravelingLight]

Sonuva...

That was a straight up Old Testament ass whoopin.

 

[RevFrank]

That was a straight up Old Testament ass whoopin.

Must have been played at low tide!

 

[TravelingLight]

Hey @SHAIV I got a big box coming from Brew Hardware via UPS and the tracking says signature required! What the hell Bobby I didn't select that. But they won't let me change delivery (like, to hold at a location) before delivery is attempted? Does the old note on the door telling them to leave it work anymore?

 

[SHAIV]

Hey man. Um it depends on what it is. Obviously if its alcohol or a gun or anything over 5 grand that wont work but you can go online track it on the website and you should be able to do an electronic signature so they can leave it and you could even designate back door delivery if you so desired and dont have a large dog out back. Sometimes shippers do that for certain stuff. One time I delivered a mash tun to a guy who works on my route. He told me about it in advance i went in a few minutes early found it and stuck it on my truck and took it to his job and had him sign for it there

 

[SHAIV]

If that doesnt work today it may take a day to get it to work idk. But if they leave an info notice yes generally you can sign the back and they can leave it the next day. Make sure you read what the notice says it may be redirected to the nearest access point for the next day. Like possibly a Ups store thats nearby

 

[TravelingLight]

Hey man. Um it depends on what it is. Obviously if its alcohol or a gun or anything over 5 grand that wont work but you can go online track it on the website and you should be able to do an electronic signature so they can leave it and you could even designate back door delivery if you so desired and dont have a large dog out back. Sometimes shippers do that for certain stuff. One time I delivered a mash tun to a guy who works on my route. He told me about it in advance i went in a few minutes early found it and stuck it on my truck and took it to his job and had him sign for it there

If that doesnt work today it may take a day to get it to work idk. But if they leave an info notice yes generally you can sign the back and they can leave it the next day

Thanks dude. I forgot I was a UPS My Choice member. I was able to go online and authorize release of the shipment.

 

[SHAIV]

Hey guys. I finally got around to brewing again yesterday after a while and i tried out the microwave grate to drain the hop spider. It worked like a charm. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[carpathia]

As I continue to draw down my stash in prep for moving in 3 or 4 months, I figured I need to start planning for my future acquisitions (thinking a Coffin Keezer, made up halfway nice so that I can keep it in a public area instead of the garage...) and maybe a fruit press rigged up to act as a grain press. Apparently this is really big for Belgian brewers to ensure they're extracting all possible liquid from their spent grain.

Any thoughts on either?