Bottled the Red Rye yesterday.
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Transferred IPA from fermenter to keg so now cold crashing and carbonating.
Completely out of room with 5 corny kegs: 1 lager primary fermenting, Porter, lager and cream ale on tap and the aforementioned IPA. Looks like I need to have a party or “free beer” sign in the front yard
What broke on your Colonna, and how do you like the Agata?My Colonna capper/corker broke can’t get parts (after a short search) so I ordered the super Agata from AIH which was 15% off and I’m hoping to find a used floor corker... should be set for life after that.
The nylon “threaded bolt” on the handle broke off and a few teeth on the nylon part that the bell slides onto. I have also noticed the unevenness of the crips, but never had anything leak or not carb up because of it. I liked that it did double duty. I plan to attach the super agata to a board. The crimping on the cap is more uniform, and it is easy to use.What broke on your Colonna, and how do you like the Agata?
I have a Colonna and it seem like it does not always crimp the caps evenly, some ridges are proud and I need to turn the bottle and recrimp. I recently sent some bottle of beers and a couple leaked, so I am wondering if even when the bottle looked crimped correctly that maybe they are not. Have also had comments on competition beers of low carbonation. Long store short think I am in the market for a new capper or new bell.
True. And yeah I'm feeling the pain on the 5 pounder!read through the last two pages....saw that and thought, you could fit another keg in there if you keep the co2 tank outside. and by god's sake you need a 20#'er....lol
Made my first batch of invert syrup, which I will use in an English pub ale I plan to brew in a few weeks.
Making acidulated malt in the instant pot. It's got something like 20 hours left in the cycle.View attachment 633953
I too am intrigued, but not from a gose standpoint. What did you use to acidify (took me three tries to type that, it's late and I'm tired) it? I still haven't tried your method for caramelizing malt in the IP but intend to one of these days.Have you done this before? How does it work? It seems like an easy way to get a gose going.
No it's a first try for acidulated malt. I wetted the grains overnight with distilled water. The amount of water is equal to it's weight less 5%. Allowing it soak in the fridge in a water tight Tupperware tub. Same as I would with Crystal Malt.Have you done this before? How does it work? It seems like an easy way to get a gose going.
I too am intrigued, but not from a gose standpoint. What did you use to acidify (took me three tries to type that, it's late and I'm tired) it? I still haven't tried your method for caramelizing malt in the IP but intend to one of these days.
Truth be told I read about this in my "Malting At Home" book. I'm just not doing it from a green malt state. I'm rewetting to mimic a green moisture content.Have you done this before? How does it work? It seems like an easy way to get a gose going.
If you do Suis Vide you can basically make an acidulated and a crystal malt. You just need to know the set temp for your Suis Vide. It should be the same as mashing. Then bag your grain accordingly. I think the acidulated process requires venting your grain every 12 hours. Per the book I mention above. Therefore you'd want to use a Ziploc bag or a Stasher Suis Vide Bag. I didn't want to vent mine every 12 hours and the Ziploc bags I have tend to leak.I too am intrigued, but not from a gose standpoint. What did you use to acidify (took me three tries to type that, it's late and I'm tired) it? I still haven't tried your method for caramelizing malt in the IP but intend to one of these days.
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