What are you doing with homebrew today?

[Sunfire96]

Watching fermentation. This is surprising…. I did pitch on top of an entire cake from a 5 gallon stout. Being a low gravity 3 gallon batch of ale I’m still surprised View attachment 24475

69 is just a number Josh, it's no big deal

 

[Brewdomestix]

My 1 gallon demijohn of Reserve Apple Cider has stuck at 1.004 for four days but it remains very lively since I bottled the main 3.5 gallon batch from the fermenting bin which stopped at 1.002 over three days. I syphoned it into another demijohn to take it off the sediment as I noticed some floaters on the surface, thinking something might possibly be going wrong but it does look okay.

The Pear from the same range also finished at 1.004. I used liquid dextrose on both of these kits. Previously my cider FG is 1.000 or lower using brewing dextrose and before that cane sugar. So the liquid dextrose clearly affects the gravity. Anybody else? [Edit: Good decision to rack the reserve batch as it had already calmed down significantly by this morning. Thank goodness as this is day 19! Going to give it another 24 hours before bottling and do a precautionary S.G. reading prior to that to be on the safe side - better be good stuff after all that LOL]

Meanwhile I cleaned up some empty port bottles, removed the labels but decided to leave the crests on and transfer the last gallon container of Malbec. I aren't going to label these as they are going in a 12 box with another 6 off the same batch. I think it will be a while before I pluck up the courage to make some port of my own so may as well make use of good bottles:

 

[GFHomebrew]

Transfered my Wet hop beer.

 

[Craigerrr]

Transfered my Wet hop beer.View attachment 24489

Thanks for showing us the bar again! Haven't seen it for a while! We should probably see some pool background beverage shots too buddy!

 

[Megary]

Old school transfer of my Stout. Judge not, that ye be not judged!
Will let this chill out until St. Patty’s Day.

 

[Herm brews]

My stout just keeps the airlock bubbling. I’ll check gravity again either Friday or Saturday, and hopefully it will be ready to bottle. It would be nice to pour a HB Smooth Stout on the 17th.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

I just put my Oatmeal Stout in the fridge to cold crash. Also closed down the spunding valve on the Retirement Ale.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Old school transfer of my Stout. Judge not, that ye be not judged!
Will let this chill out until St. Patty’s Day.

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Hang on I see the co2 connected bubbling co2 up through the keg by any chance?

 

[west1m]

Old school transfer of my Stout. Judge not, that ye be not judged!
Will let this chill out until St. Patty’s Day.

And what is the fitting between the hose and ball lock?

 

[GFHomebrew]

And what is the fitting between the hose and ball lock?

I bet it's a check valve...?

 

[Zambi]

And that looks very much like something I read yesterday
https://brulosophy.com/2020/04/13/c...eg-with-co2-at-packaging-exbeeriment-results/

 

[Craigerrr]

Old school transfer of my Stout. Judge not, that ye be not judged!
Will let this chill out until St. Patty’s Day.

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I filled many a keg in the same manner, a perfectly acceptable practice, and quite effective.

 

[RoadRoach]

Old school transfer of my Stout. Judge not, that ye be not judged!
Will let this chill out until St. Patty’s Day.

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I still bottle, so get a lot more exposure than that. I'm just careful not to agitate or aerate before I put it in the bottles. Not much to be done for the minor splashing as the filler wand opens in each bottle.

 

[Megary]

Hang on I see the co2 connected bubbling co2 up through the keg by any chance?

Yeah, a little blanket of CO2 as the beer fills. Not sure that does anything other than waste CO2.

 

[Megary]

And what is the fitting between the hose and ball lock?

@Trialben is correct. That's a check valve. Just a bit of protection.

CM Becker Inline Disconnect Check Valve | MoreBeer

 

[Megary]

I filled many a keg in the same manner, a perfectly acceptable practice, and quite effective.

+1
And mindless too, which plays to my strengths.

 

[west1m]

@Trialben is correct. That's a check valve. Just a bit of protection.

CM Becker Inline Disconnect Check Valve | MoreBeer

Fancy check valves , mine are not that nice, plain old barbed ends with no view. I may have to update.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Fancy check valves , mine are not that nice, plain old barbed ends with no view. I may have to update.

Same sometimes it's all for looks !

Hollywood hombrew hour

 

[west1m]

Gotta keep up with the Jones ya know.

 

[GFHomebrew]

I filled many a keg in the same manner, a perfectly acceptable practice, and quite effective.

Same I rekon over my brewing time it's half open transfer now all closed due to process changes.

Old school is alot quicker.