Recent content by Tony B

I was thinking about priming with sugar, but this keg is a sanke style keg. I use the sanke tap with ball lock adapters, so I could still do that I guess if I boiled a sugar solution and then transferred from a bottle with a carbonation cap to the keg. Maybe I’ll try that. Thanks.

Great. Thank you.

I have a 3 tap kegerator that is currently full. I am planning to keg a batch this weekend that will not fit. I have read a little bit about storing kegs at room temp. My thought is that after racking to the keg to purge the head space a few times and then leave it on about 30psi overnight. Then...

I build me recipes on Brewers Friend. Not sure to what degree their software accounts for mash temp, but I was able to hold a batch yesterday between 153F and 156F. I was shooting for 154.

Yep. I’m trying to rule things out that could be misleading. I’m using three different thermometers and for. Batch I brewed yesterday I used a different hydrometer. I hit my OG dead on, so we’ll see how it finishes. Using WLP-521 Hornindal for this one. Expected FG is 1.009. 🤞🏻

I have used several strains. WLP 001, WLP 029, Omega lutra and imperial global. Both liquid, dry with and without a starter.

I have not been checking preboil gravity but have consistently been hitting within a couple points of expected OG. I generally cool my wort and rack to FV, then take a sample from the spout on the FV prior to pitching yeast.

I’ve only brewed 8 batches of beer. The first 2 with extract and the rest have been BIAB. The extract batches hit pretty close to expected FG. All of my BIAB batches have been lower than expected. They have all finished at about 1.007 when I’ve expected 1.010-1.012. The beers taste ok. They...

I’ve heard a lot about under pitching with kveik strains and it working very well. I haven’t tried it, but I started with a single packet of dry Lutra, built a 1.5L, 1.040 starter and pitched 2.5g yeast from the packet. From that I was able to cold crash, decant excess liquid and make 10x 6ml...

I have made several 1.5L starters with Lutra in a 2.5L flask with no issues. It does push towards the top, but stir plate keeps it in check. I made one recently from a frozen vial of 6ml of slurry from a previous starter and it turned into more than plenty. I think next time I’ll make a 1L...

I sterilized the air hose and just pushed it into the hole in the lid of the bucket. Was a tight enough fit that when I pulled it out midway though the transfer, I heard a little whoosh of co2 coming out. I may eventually buy a bulkhead type gas post and install it in the lid, but for now, this...

Filled my never used bottling bucket with RO water on my lunch break for a Sunday morning brew. And got approval to buy new filters and membranes for the 2 RO systems at work. 😁

I feel like I’m losing some hop potential by using mesh bags. I was considering going freestyle and just chucking them in both the kettle and the FV when dry hopping to see if it helps. My only worry is clogging the posts on the keg when racking into the OUT side of the keg. Any tips or tricks...

I kegged a light WCIPA brewed with lutra a few weeks ago and it’s been in the keg for about a week and a half. I have a blonde ale also brewed with Lutra that has been in the keg since Saturday. I just tasted both and the IPA is definitely getting better and losing some of that Lutra flavor...

I have only pitched from starters I’ve made from both dry and my frozen vials which were also made from dry. I usually dump whatever is left in the FV after packaging. If that’s what you’re asking about, I’ve been pitching at 80-85F and having airlock activity in about 2 hours and it’s chugging...