It's Kegging time 2022

[Classic Brewing Co]

51 minutes ago, Pale Man said:

When you nail an all grain, its so satisfying that you actually made that beer. I'm not one to go into extract v all grain.  Extract beers are delicious too. 

The satisfying thing is you see the process from go to whoa. You feel like a mini brewhaus.

Totally agree.

[Shamus O'Sean]

22 hours ago, kmar92 said:

Was the failed transfer done via a siphon method?

If by siphon you mean closed transfer, then yes.  I ended up using CO2 to push the beer out of the FV

[Shamus O'Sean]

4 hours ago, Pale Man said:

Just on this again fella ( sorry to be a PITA )

I'm gathering this wont work with the little filter supplied with the Fermzilla?

No worries PM.  I reckon it will still work.  As long as the end of the tube inside the filter is submerged, the syphon effect will work.

[stquinto]

My neighbour just gave me this.

He got it in a car boot sale in the UK years ago and used it as a decoration. Obviously I’ll put it to better use more in line with Arthur Guinness’s wishes 

Have to think where I can use it. My Man Cave/ nuclear bunker makes the most sense, I could transfer some stout to the 5 litre insulated keg  I have, but would have to lug the big bottle of stout gas nearby. Or leave it on the kitchen counter as it is now. (SWMBO is currently away, it’ll be shifted before she gets back. No names, no pack drill…)

 

Edited June 11 by stquinto
Typo

[ozdevil]

12 hours ago, Pale Man said:

Just on this again fella ( sorry to be a PITA )

I'm gathering this wont work with the little filter supplied with the Fermzilla?

mate  the  little filter certainly  works  i use the little filter on both my fermzilla 27  and all rounder with no issues

one thing you could do is get a s/s weight of sort  and place it  in the filter  the weight only needs to weigh it down enough so liquid flows through the dip tube 

having said that i dont use a weight at all  as they work fine   for  me

 

 

[Classic Brewing Co]

3 hours ago, stquinto said:

My neighbour just gave me this.

He got it in a car boot sale in the UK years ago and used it as a decoration. Obviously I’ll put it to better use more in line with Arthur Guinness’s wishes 

Have to think where I can use it. My Man Cave/ nuclear bunker makes the most sense, I could transfer some stout to the 5 litre insulated keg  I have, but would have to lug the big bottle of stout gas nearby. Or leave it on the kitchen counter as it is now. (SWMBO is currently away, it’ll be shifted before she gets back. No names, no pack drill…)

 

So is that a working unit mate ? If you have any problems trying to find a place for it I can offer you some help & pass on my address 

[Popo]

5 hours ago, stquinto said:

My neighbour just gave me this.

I feel a bit simple... But, what is it?

[Popo]

15 hours ago, Pale Man said:

Always mellows after a couple of weeks my man. You know that more than me. Will be a different and matured beer in two weeks.

The first one was amazing straight from the fermenter. I've got my fingers crossed.

[Itinerant Peasant]

21 hours ago, Pale Man said:

And yes my ultimate is a pressure stainless steel fermenter.

@kmar92 Kmar seems to be having a good run with the SS FV Vessel... but in the meantime the single-plugga will be miles better than my double-bunger - and @Pale Man Paleo it does sound like you are making the single work.  My old mate @PaddyBrew2 Paddy also seemed quite happy with that bit of kit as well 

Edited June 12 by Itinerant Peasant

[stquinto]

18 hours ago, Popo said:

I feel a bit simple... But, what is it?

A Guinness tap mate. The pint of Guinness lights up too

I’ll post a pic in working order at some point 

[PintsMeLocal]

19 hours ago, Popo said:

I feel a bit simple... But, what is it?

Was also wondering

[Shamus O'Sean]

Kegged my Aussie Lager last night.

I did not end up adding Gelatine for fining in the keg.  I thought the beer was clear enough looking in the FV, plus I was short on time.

[Classic Brewing Co]

Here goes my 2nd Kegging experience, I now have 2 working kegs, 4 taps fitted, an extra CO2 bottle (6kg) so there are 2 more kegs to buy   with all of the beer line tidy's, SS stepless clamps, beer lines, duo tights etc I have enough stuff to open a LHBS !!

Once again I have @Hoppy81 to thank for all of his help & support to get this project underway.  Cheers Mate. 

AG brew #3 to start shortly.

[interceptor]

4 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Once again I have @Hoppy81

For passing out and forgetting to charge you?

[Classic Brewing Co]

3 minutes ago, interceptor said:

For passing out and forgetting to charge you?

Well it's a fairly mutual agreement, I support his business, he offers to set-up the equipment, I offer him accommodation, I enjoy his company, we get to have a few beers & a meal so it's good all round.

Just between you & me, he drinks too much 

[interceptor]

16 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Just between you & me, he drinks too much 

Needs some training

[ozdevil]

55 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Well it's a fairly mutual agreement, I support his business, he offers to set-up the equipment, I offer him accommodation, I enjoy his company, we get to have a few beers & a meal so it's good all round.

Just between you & me, he drinks too much 

you dont want to dehydrate hoppy after the hours he has put into your kegerator mate.

beer isnt meant to be looked at it is meant to be drunk and you 2 are doing your fairshare for the good of beer
 

[Classic Brewing Co]

Just now, ozdevil said:

you dont want to dehydrate hoppy after the hours he has put into your kegerator mate.

beer isnt meant to be looked at it is meant to be drunk and you 2 are doing your fairshare for the good of beer
 

Indeed, I feel responsible to keep my guests hydrated & as you say, it's meant to be drunk.

Life is too short to drink Light Beer & VB.

[Shamus O'Sean]

10 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

At first glance, I thought the splashing from the end of the bottling ward into the keg would introduce oxygen and oxidise your brew.  However, on closer inspection, I can see a sneaky silicon tube at the end of the bottling wand.  I hope it goes all the way to the bottom of the keg to avoid as much splashing as possible.

What's the brew by the way?  It looks nice and clear with a great colour.

[Classic Brewing Co]

9 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

At first glance, I thought the splashing from the end of the bottling ward into the keg would introduce oxygen and oxidise your brew.  However, on closer inspection, I can see a sneaky silicon tube at the end of the bottling wand.  I hope it goes all the way to the bottom of the keg to avoid as much splashing as possible.

What's the brew by the way?  It looks nice and clear with a great colour.

Hi Shamus, that's Hoppy's sneaky idea & you are right it goes all the way to the bottom with only enough room open at the top for the tube & as you know before you connect the keg you burp it anyway.

The brew is a Coopers Real Ale with BE3 & 600gm LDME - purely for beer stock.

I now have 2 kegs so when I am organised there will be more AG brews & of course followed by 2 additional kegs.

[Classic Brewing Co]

10 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

At first glance, I thought the splashing from the end of the bottling ward into the keg would introduce oxygen and oxidise your brew.  However, on closer inspection, I can see a sneaky silicon tube at the end of the bottling wand.  I hope it goes all the way to the bottom of the keg to avoid as much splashing as possible.

What's the brew by the way?  It looks nice and clear with a great colour.

I forgot to add;

I also filled the 2l Growler & 4 x Grolsch which are great to have for side by side comparisons as I did the first time I kegged, the keg beer won hands down to the bottled as far as carbonation & body,/head retention.

[Itinerant Peasant]

Kegging the chilled hoppy  IPA - now on fast carb at 55PSI hopefully will be ok to drink tomorrow evening ; )

[MUZZY]

My foray into kegging hasn't been the utopia I wanted it to be but we'll get there eventually.
Although already purchased I still haven't claimed my bargain priced, modern keg fridge yet so that is one hurdle to jump before utopia arrives.
One thing I've been frustrated with is I find bottling a smooth, simple process because I've been doing it for a few years but once I added kegs to the mix bottling day became a fuddled and untidy chore. Switching from kegs to then adding the bottle wand to do bottles and priming after was becoming a nuisance.
To get the simplicity and streamlined functions back, in future I'm only going to make brews for a single vessel type at a time. I will solely keg a brew or solely bottle it. This could create some issues with having sufficient stock levels but with a little planning I hope all will be OK.

[Mickep]

10 minutes ago, MUZZY said:

To get the simplicity and streamlined functions back, in future I'm only going to make brews for a single vessel type at a time.

I've cheated a bit Muzzy, and I do feel the same way. I'm only considering 20 liter batches these days - gives me 19lts in the keg.

I've been doing FWK's and most of them are in that range so that works for me....I do feel like it's cheating I just add filtered potable water and yeast and bung 'em in the brew fridge.

I guess AG is calling 

[MUZZY]

7 minutes ago, Mickep said:

I guess AG is calling 

I won't say never but AG is a no go zone for this lazy brewer.....at this point in time at least.

Edited June 25 by MUZZY