| Reducing Oxidation while Bottling Posted: 05 Jun 2021 04:45 AM PDT Anyone have any good tips, methods or equipment for reducing oxidation from bottling process. I currently use the PET bottles and have been using the carb drops coz I had some left over still. I then squeeze the air our of the headspace and put in the fermenter fridge with the inkbird probe on the side of one bottle to carb up at around 19-20c. I currently bottle straight from primary after cold crashing for a few days using one of those bottle wands with the blue tip. This issue I have is... Reducing Oxidation while Bottling |
| No chill bladder (cube alternative) Posted: 05 Jun 2021 02:33 AM PDT Has anyone got much experience with these? Stop wasting time chilling home brew wort. These bladders/bags are ideally suited to brewers who want to save time and avoid chilling wort on your brew day. Simply fill with hot wort and screw on the cap.  www.kegland.com.au I used them for the first time for a double batch and they worked well. I often knockout 15L increments on my large system then dilute when I pitch. They are probably not suitable for that as it's a bit hard to weigh as you fill. has anyone rigged something up to make it easy to fill them? I sat them in a Cooper's fermenter... No chill bladder (cube alternative) |
| Pluto gun fittings Posted: 05 Jun 2021 02:01 AM PDT I have acquired a second hand Pluto gun and am new to kegging. I have set up my kegs and lines (4 kegs). I'm not sure if I have all the parts for the gun? Does this look right? Also, if I want to do a force carbination, do I just disconnect the other kegs, turn up the regulator, do my stuff, turn it down and reconnect? Sorry for the stupid questions, but I don't really want stuff anything up. |
| PET bottles, fermenters, chiller and more! Posted: 05 Jun 2021 01:44 AM PDT lots of great gear, all in good clean working condition. $100 for the lot. Pick up Melton, Victoria. 90 x coopers brown PET bottles 19L stainless stell pot wort chiller (from 35l brewzilla/robrobrew) whirlpool arm for brewzilla 15L Fermenting Vessel with tap and lid (coopers) FermZilla Flat Bottom 30L bottling wand/ siphon 2 x 20L Cubes for Hot Cubing spanner for cube lids Erlenmeyer Conical Flask 5000ml (Borosilicate) (5L) long stirring spoon |
| Blonde Ale Posted: 05 Jun 2021 01:41 AM PDT Looking at doing a 11l blonde ale. 1.042 OG 15ibu. It will be 98% pale ale malt and 2% light crystal. Wanting to add Raspberries at about day 3 or 4 to primary fermenter. Would 1kg be okay or should I add more. It will be fermented at 20 degrees using Kolsch dry yeast. Not sure whether to pressure or normal ferment. Would it be better to secondary ferment. |
| 50L SS mash tun & HLT for sale Posted: 05 Jun 2021 12:53 AM PDT Stainless steel 50L mash tun and 30L Fowlers HLT for sale.
Mash tun with false bottom, drainage arm and tap. $80
Electric HLT $30
in Ormond, Melbourne |
| Central Coast Homebrew Club - June meeting Posted: 05 Jun 2021 12:15 AM PDT This month we meet on 20th June at Glenning Valley and it'll be hosted by Chris. It's from 2:30-5:00pm and you can PM me for the address. There will be the usual beer, food etc. Anyone in?  |
| NEW 60 LITRE PET TANKS FROM KEG KING Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:36 PM PDT KEG KING are pleased to announce that the new 60 litre PET tanks are now in production and that so far they have exceeded our expectations in terms of clarity and burst pressure. The patented CYPET process continues to deliver high quality PET vessels to add to our line of fermenters and Kegs. These vessels do not fall apart or blow up. Home Brewers now have the chance to do proper double batches in these 60 litre units at a very affordable price. Stay tuned for all the variants and... NEW 60 LITRE PET TANKS FROM KEG KING |
| Ginger beer using beer as a base ? Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:32 PM PDT I brewed a pale ale a few months back and i used the spent grain for a parti-gyle, so i have 20ltrs of wort that is like a very light beer with an SG of about 1.018.
Thinking of using it as a base for ginger beer with maybe a small chilli infusion ? |
| Dry hopping techniques Posted: 04 Jun 2021 04:19 PM PDT I have tried various methods of dry hopping including during the time the yeast is working, after the yeast has finished etc. I recently came across an article written by Drew Beechum in Craft Beer and Brewing. He has changed the way he previously dry hopped. He suggests bringing the temperatures down to lager type temperature 3 to 4c after the yeast has finished working. Then dry hop for 2 days at those temperatures. He suggests by doing it this way it maximises the sought after fragrances... Dry hopping techniques |
