Barrel'O'Rebel II - Herd'O'Rebels

[LordEoin]

my wlp007 behaved perfectly with about 4inches of foam reducing slowly after about 4 days

[johnrm]

This was the first discovery...


WLP007 with 3l starter.

20l beer, 13l foam

[Cambrinus]

Same here. Seems to be happily fermenting at 18C with a few inches of krausen.
Over the next few days I'll let the temperature rise slowly to 20C to finish.

[Dr Horrible]

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 23l, 1098, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 20l
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 20L 1092
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22l 1094
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 162liters

[dcalnan]

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 23l, 1098, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 21L 1097
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 20L 1092
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22l 1094
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 183liters

[johnrm]

This wa s a b*tch if a brewday for me.

2 days in, I had something that smelled awesone as if spilled out of my fermenter all over my fridge!

I am planning a repeat of this beer for topup, unfortunately holidays and 'doing the garden' are getting in the way.
I will hopefully have an additional 20l.

[Dr Horrible]

A bitch for me as well, eager to get back home to check my temp control is working. Talked to Alan (who is due to brew 10l) and he won't be able to brew for another two weeks which could delay our filling date. If you could brew again John that would be the business.

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[Cambrinus]

Adding yeast used to the list.

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 23l, 1098, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 21L 1097
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 20L 1092
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22l 1094, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 183liters

[BrewDorg]

Would it be OK to transport mine in a corny keg to the barrel? Would make the drive easier from the marble city, but understand if that makes it more difficult to transfer.

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 23l, 1098, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 21L 1097
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 20L 1092, WLP007
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22l 1094, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 183liters

[dcalnan]

I think it was the plan to transport in corny kegs, can pressure transfer them to the barrel, plus easier to manage. It will be an issue for those who brewed over 19l but with trub and wanting clean beer going into the barrel leaving some behind in the fermenter might be good.

[LordEoin]

checked mine tonight. It's finished out at 1.014, putting it at 10.4%
Everything about it is excessive and balanced. super hoppy, super strong.
An explosion of flavor. It'll be fantastic after a few months.

[Cambrinus]

I think it was the plan to transport in corny kegs, can pressure transfer them to the barrel, plus easier to manage. It will be an issue for those who brewed over 19l but with trub and wanting clean beer going into the barrel leaving some behind in the fermenter might be good.

Assuming one has a corny keg.....
Once dry hopping is complete I was going to transfer to a carboy and hold until 'filling ' day.

[BrewDorg]

Perfect, corny keg suits me. Must update my volume to 19L.  Mine is the same LE, extreme flavour in all aspects. Very boozy but I think it's going to age lovely.

[Dr Horrible]

I can see where transporting in a corny keg makes sense, but  it will leave us a bit short volume wise.  9 x 19 gives us 171L, so if John brews again (no pressure John!) and I can get Alan moving to brew his 10L then that leaves us with just the bare 200L which, depending on the exact volume of the barrel may leave us 2 or 3L short.  We'll probably be ok because  we won't all have to use cornies (after all I only need to transfer my batch about 10ft) but could I suggest that anyone transferring to a corny transfer the last bits of their batch into bottles? (not carbonated, just flat)  That would give me beer to top up the barrel with over the aging period, and would also let everyone sample the different batches when we fill which would be interesting.

[dcalnan]

I was thinking about the bottles, I've a few 750ml plastic ones I've never used so anything over the keg I'll put in them.