2/18/2017 11:27 PM over 7 years ago
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Brew Day Complete |
1.068
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8 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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2/20/2017 3:11 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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After measuring the actual volume in my Speidel 30L fermenter, I found that it is quite a bit larger than advertised. The 8 gallon mark still leaves a few inches of head space. This is awesome since I routinely make 8 gallon batches. |
2/20/2017 3:16 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I re-hydrated and pitched 2 packs of Safale-05 into this 8 gallon batch on 2/18/17 at 6:37pm.
I found that fermentation was active this morning and decided to swap out the large Speidel airlock for a blowoff tube, the Speidel airlock is so big that this is likely unnecessary. |
2/20/2017 3:20 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Fermentation extremely active this morning but the krausen has not risen to a level that would cause it to get into the blow-off line.
Very happy that my 30L Speidel fermenter is actually large enough to ferment an 8 gallon batch while still being small enough to fit into my fermentation chamber. |
2/20/2017 3:22 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I found that my large SS hops strainer was insufficient to allow all the hops for this 8 gallon IPA to make it down into the wort.
I had to do quite a bit of stirring within the hops strainer to get the hops mixed with the wort thoroughly.
On my next batch I may forgo the strainer and just pitch the hops directly into the wort. |
2/24/2017 2:44 PM over 7 years ago
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+6 |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Fermentation of this batch has gone very smoothly. Even with very little room for Krausening, a blow-off tube setup and very active fermentation, no krausen entered the blow-off tube.
Today, fermentation has finally slowed to the point that I am comfortable replacing the blow-off tube with a small airlock (so that I can continue to accurately monitor continued fermentation). |
2/27/2017 2:50 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Added biofine clear and 2.5oz each of Citra and Mosaic as dry hops. |
3/7/2017 9:05 PM over 7 years ago
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+17 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.014
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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3/7/2017 9:08 PM over 7 years ago
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+17 |
Packaged |
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8 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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5 Gallons into keg #11
3 Gallons into keg #5
keg #2 has 1 gallon Fresh Squeezed & 1 Gallon Bell's 2 Hearted mixed together |