Recent content by ssashton

Thanks, I think I will start dry hopping in the keg. I had avoided it because I don't want to open the keg after purging it, but I can of course open it while keeping the CO2 going and vent a couple times. Did you get the Verdant yeast from one of their cans?

Pellets in the fermenter. I thought 200g was a lot for 20L... but then again 40g went in the boil. How much dry hop do you expect to need for a nice hazy similar to Hazy Jane or Verdant / Deya / Floc if you know those breweries? I know trub in the FV is said to absorb hop oils. Can it also...

So I've brewed a few 'hazy IPAs', most have wheat and oats in the grain bill. Still, after a cold crash in the FV and then a couple weeks in the bottle or keg they are looking pretty clear. One I did a while back was 'Conflux' which was kinda hazy in the keg on week 3 after transfer when I...

You mean in the glass after drinking? Not that I noticed, but there was a small layer of trub in the bottle.

I actually enjoy adding a small dab (end of a chopstick) to cheap lagers. Recommended just for that! I'm unsure how much difference there is between 'Spectrum' hop extract and more pure hop aroma oils.

Thanks for your considered reply! I had actually thought pellets would soak more beer because surface area, so that's a useful bit of information for me. I wondered about adding some fining agent like gelatin. I'll see if I can 'Inject' it to the keg. (The bottle was overflow). Another option...

I brewed 'Conflux' and just opened a bottle after 2 weeks conditioning (a little short, I know). https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/unity-brewing-co-conflux-pale-ale-includes-2-cans-of-beer/ It tastes and smells great :) This beer has about 200g of dry hop pellets in a 20L batch which I...

After thinking about this I'm wondering if Sodium Percarbonate is a really bad idea for purging a keg. It's often sold as 'oxygen bleach' for laundry so it makes me wonder if it would be releasing oxygen in to the keg as it dissolves in the water? Anyway I think the idea of using sodium...

How do you measure efficiency? I use BIAB. I hang it from hooks above the kettle. The bag with a metal top ring helps a lot. Mash is 15L then I spare with 5L fresh water. I just slowly sprinkle from the electric kettle at about 70-80c. Typical ~5kg of grain absorbs about 3.5l of water. OG is...

Ahh okay. I feel the other way, I trust completely replacing the air with water (then CO2) because I can physically see the water replacing the air, lol. Not sure I have the ability to test the absorption of oxygen by bisulphate? As I said above I used to use a flame in the top of the keg and...

Sodium percarbonate and some water is so cheap it's not worth saving a little to not fill the keg. Beer is expensive in materials and time, just don't risk it.

FWIW I used to use a flame above the keg and when it wouldn't stay alight I figured that was purged. However I was getting oxidation. So I now fill the keg fully with warm water and 2 tablespoons of sodium percarbonate (AKA powered brewery cleaner). This gives it a PH of about 11 which will...

That's perfect information, thank you! Yes I had a feeling it was only bad after the dishwasher. As I had no alternative I have it in a mash right now and I did indeed remove any loose stuff from the surface and star-san it.

That's not a bad idea.

So I do my beers with a mesh bag that sits inside an electric tea urn. To ensure the bag does not sit directly on top of the heating element I use a foldable colander / steamer thing. I got a new one and I've just noticed that after brewing and going through the washing machine the legs do not...