porschemad911 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, grogdog said: @Norris! thats awesome cheers for that mate. So those 2 odd liter blocks melt fully in 10L 80C wort and bring you down to around 24C? one could just replicate this every time Works great for me, I use a single 4l brick for my 11l batches. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Well it gets me close. Last brew I did add some chilled water and ice cubes for about 4 liters than it was just normal temp tap water. I love it, I stole the idea from King Ruddager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos_1984 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I always have some sanitised plastic bottles filled with water and chilled at least a day prior to doing any brew. If the wort gets too cold it's a lot easier to heat up with the kettle, than it is to cool it in a hurry without having sanitised cold water or ice at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I just let it warm up by itself if it's a bit cool. Last batch of ale I pitched about 12 degrees because I left the cube in the fridge too long but it warmed up and fermentation kicked off as normal. Obviously a bit of a difference to mixing extract and water but either way it works, in summer at least. I wouldn't do that in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogdog Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 No action in the FV, took a sample and nothing so added the kit yeasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogdog Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 is it bad to use star san on a container that id be making a yeast starter in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, grogdog said: is it bad to use star san on a container that id be making a yeast starter in? No. You need to be very sanitary with yeast starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogdog Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Cheers Hairy. So ive got 9L of chilled water and eight 1L containers to freeze, filled with sodium metabi treated water, my tap water is like pool water. Thanks muchly for the tips fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogdog Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 I want to keg hop this but i dont want the hops loose in the keg, would i just wrap them in a chux and drop it into the keg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Yup. Or get a $2 stainless steel tea ball that is big and it will hold 25g to 30g max. A chux is just as good and no cleaning afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 After doing a few toucans it's got me considering doing a 3 can Cerveza and throwing a few hundred grams of hops at it maybe 2morrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekymetal13 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Smashed Crabs said: After doing a few toucans it's got me considering doing a 3 can Cerveza and throwing a few hundred grams of hops at it maybe 2morrow. Sounds wicked What hops you gonna put in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Gotta decide .. got Galaxy, mosaic, citra, continual, Saaz, ella, magnum, Amarillo and cascade. Might steep some crystal and do a flame out addition of 50-100g and dry of 100-150g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Smashed Crabs said: Gotta decide .. got Galaxy, mosaic, citra, continual, Saaz, ella, magnum, Amarillo and cascade. Might steep some crystal and do a flame out addition of 50-100g and dry of 100-150g Do you have a vacuum sealer for your hops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekymetal13 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Smashed Crabs said: Gotta decide .. got Galaxy, mosaic, citra, continual, Saaz, ella, magnum, Amarillo and cascade. Might steep some crystal and do a flame out addition of 50-100g and dry of 100-150g Be real keen to see how it turns out mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogdog Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, Smashed Crabs said: After doing a few toucans it's got me considering doing a 3 can Cerveza and throwing a few hundred grams of hops at it maybe 2morrow. Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Bloody auto correct centenial lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Silmaril said: Do you have a vacuum sealer for your hops? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 You can get things that attach to the underside of the keg lid to hold keg hops, so they release their goodness and then effectively get removed from the beer as the keg empties. Either that or tie the chux to the lid somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbrew Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Woah! A 3 can? The bitterness will surely blow your head off, won't it? Good luck with the brew, and if you survive i would love to hear how it tastes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Iv read the Cerveza is around 14.67 IBU per a tin. Even with 3 tins it's not terribly high .. just need to watch the hop additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Just read that calculation is off lol gotta find the real IBU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergy1987 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 4:12 PM, Smashed Crabs said: Nope This is genius! - Where do these bottles come from. Do you work in a lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I think they sell them like that. Vacuum sealed is still the best storage method though. Preferably in the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Yeah sold like that. They are handy but since they are 100g packs they don't last that long so work fine in the ol fridge door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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