When are the barrels being delivered?
How long in primary?
How long in secondary?
How long to age in barrel?
What kind of dates are we looking at here in order for everyone to get their ingredients in?
Conor.
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 18, 2013, 01:32:49 PM
When are the barrels being delivered? Tuesday Night Shanna better be in :)
How long in primary?
How long in secondary?
How long to age in barrel?
What kind of dates are we looking at here in order for everyone to get their ingredients in?
Conor.
How long in primary?
10 Days
How long in secondary?
14 Days
Personally I will probably just leave it in primary for 3 weeks.
How long to age in barrel?
I'm going to push for 4 months max or less depending on the taste, I have tried a lot of barrel aged stouts over the last year and I much prefer the subtle flavour vs the completely poisoned flavour. I think the best way to do this would be to siphon out a bottle of it and bring it to the monthly meets to see how it is coming along.
Quote from: joc on April 19, 2013, 12:13:54 PM
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 18, 2013, 01:32:49 PM
When are the barrels being delivered? Tuesday Night Shanna better be in :)
How long in primary?
How long in secondary?
How long to age in barrel?
What kind of dates are we looking at here in order for everyone to get their ingredients in?
Conor.
Well if he isn't, you can leave it outside his house and I'll sit on it and guard it with me life!!
Quote from: shiny on April 19, 2013, 12:29:50 PM
How long in primary?
10 Days
How long in secondary?
14 Days
Personally I will probably just leave it in primary for 3 weeks.
How long to age in barrel?
Personally I'm going to push for 4 months max or less depending on the taste, I have tried a lot of barrel aged stouts over the last year and I much prefer the subtle flavour vs the completely poisoned flavour. I think the best way to do this would be to siphon out a bottle of it and bring it to the monthly meets to see how it is coming along.
Nice work there shiny. Sounds good.
If the barrels are being delivered on Tuesday, as Ciderhead says, then we could aim to fill the barrel on Sat 25th/Sun 26th. That gives us 4 weeks to get ingredients, get the brews on and round up some more support. Everyone agree? Shanna, as our barrel host, does that suit you?
Shanna will be at home from approx 7pm on Tuesday expecting delivery after 8. Cider head give us a shout before delivery as the barrel needs to be delivered via lane at back of house.
Shanna
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 19, 2013, 12:39:35 PM
Nice work there shiny. Sounds good.
If the barrels are being delivered on Tuesday, as Ciderhead says, then we could aim to fill the barrel on Sat 25th/Sun 26th. That gives us 4 weeks to get ingredients, get the brews on and round up some more support. Everyone agree? Shanna, as our barrel host, does that suit you?
The secret beer garden (http://www.beerfestival.ie/) festival is on the afternoon of the 25th but other than that the weekend is fine for me.
The only issue about rounding up support is that it has to be done before we can do anything else. One example would the the bulk buy of 5kg from simply hops that would cover the ~4kg of EKG that will be needed between this barrel and the other CB barrel.
Quote from: shiny on April 19, 2013, 02:02:49 PMThe only issue about rounding up support is that it has to be done before we can do anything else.
I know, and it's getting a bit frustrating. There's been plenty of interest in the SD barrel, but I'm trying to get people to signup and give their commitment. Or else our efforts (not to mention the huge amount of ingredients) will be for nowt.
Quote from: shiny on April 19, 2013, 02:02:49 PMOne example would the the bulk buy of 5kg from simply hops that would cover the ~4kg of EKG that will be needed between this barrel and the other CB barrel.
I've already got most of my hops ready to go, so I won't need the group buy.
Quote from: Shanna on April 19, 2013, 01:37:50 PM
Shanna will be at home from approx 7pm on Tuesday expecting delivery after 8. Cider head give us a shout before delivery as the barrel needs to be delivered via lane at back of house.
Shanna
can you pm me your number again thanks
Lads - I'll sign up to give a dig out - but i don't usually experiment too much, i brew in a bag usually brewing 2 or 3 simple recipes. Upshot is I will most likely need to borrow a mash tun. If someone will lend me - ill follow the instructions and brew away one of the days the lender isnt using the MT.
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 19, 2013, 02:30:30 PM
Quote from: shiny on April 19, 2013, 02:02:49 PMThe only issue about rounding up support is that it has to be done before we can do anything else.
I know, and it's getting a bit frustrating. There's been plenty of interest in the SD barrel, but I'm trying to get people to signup and give their commitment. Or else our efforts (not to mention the huge amount of ingredients) will be for nowt.
Quote from: shiny on April 19, 2013, 02:02:49 PMOne example would the the bulk buy of 5kg from simply hops that would cover the ~4kg of EKG that will be needed between this barrel and the other CB barrel.
I've already got most of my hops ready to go, so I won't need the group buy.
In Wickla we are securing all items together in a group buy and just getting presented with a bill much easier when it comes to brewing rather than flying solo, especially if you need 2 or 3 contributions from our side of the fence?
Quote from: JimmyM on April 19, 2013, 04:10:52 PM
Lads - I'll sign up to give a dig out - but i don't usually experiment too much, i brew in a bag usually brewing 2 or 3 simple recipes. Upshot is I will most likely need to borrow a mash tun. If someone will lend me - ill follow the instructions and brew away one of the days the lender isnt using the MT.
Good lad! (I'd loan you a mash tun, but I don't have one. I'm a BIAB/partial masher).
Alright well then thats grand - I'll consult with you on what you did - and ill do the same.
See the thing is; Im not into all the numbers and efficiencies and step mashing and flaming out and all that palava. I barely even check the gravity of anything. I do try to hit the right temps though.
As I say detail your brewday and ill do what you did :)
Quote from: JimmyM on April 19, 2013, 05:29:51 PM
Alright well then thats grand - I'll consult with you on what you did - and ill do the same.
See the thing is; Im not into all the numbers and efficiencies and step mashing and flaming out and all that palava. I barely even check the gravity of anything. I do try to hit the right temps though.
As I say detail your brewday and ill do what you did :)
No bothers, I'll message you during the week and let you know what I'm doing.
Quote from: Shanna on April 19, 2013, 01:37:50 PM
Shanna will be at home from approx 7pm on Tuesday expecting delivery after 8. Cider head give us a shout before delivery as the barrel needs to be delivered via lane at back of house.
Shanna
Shanna, give me a bell on Tuesday evening and I'll spin up and give yis a hand with the lifting. I'd like to see the new baby get settled into her new home! :)
Hi Paddy B
Don't have a confirmed time of delivery yet but be it is after 8pm so probably best just to wander up around 8:15 ( saved me having to remember to ring you. Would be great if you could hang around for a while (not like last time where I hunted you out the door). Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Shanna
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 20, 2013, 09:17:42 AM
Quote from: Shanna on April 19, 2013, 01:37:50 PM
Shanna will be at home from approx 7pm on Tuesday expecting delivery after 8. Cider head give us a shout before delivery as the barrel needs to be delivered via lane at back of house.
Shanna
Shanna, give me a bell on Tuesday evening and I'll spin up and give yis a hand with the lifting. I'd like to see the new baby get settled into her new home! :)
I would say it could take two weeks in primary anyway. Maybe three. Who needs extra grain ? I think a grain buy. Would be good. Same base malt and hops will add consistency to the batch. Capital are looking into a malt buy with Wicklow. Possibly Irish of the numbers stack up.
Hi Rossa
Is there are any wOrd on this grain buy. I will need to get a kilo of brown malt if anybody else needs to get some stuff maybe I we can put through one order save on the transport. I have the rest of the ingredients already.
Shanna
Quote from: Shanna on April 20, 2013, 02:08:38 PMDon't have a confirmed time of delivery yet but be it is after 8pm so probably best just to wander up around 8:15 ( saved me having to remember to ring you.
Will do.
Noty really. No replies anyway so it might be dead in the water but we will give it a day or two.
Quote from: Shanna on April 21, 2013, 08:49:09 PM
Hi Rossa
Is there are any wOrd on this grain buy. I will need to get a kilo of brown malt if anybody else needs to get some stuff maybe I we can put through one order save on the transport. I have the rest of the ingredients already.
Shanna
Like a proud father preparing the nursery for a new arrival this evening I finally made some head way in cleaning out my shed. I used up the remaining boards to produce a rather basic but functional table. It does not have a top yet (as I need to get some water proof ply. However it does have space for storing three large SS vessels and a pair of gas bottles. I am even toying with cutting a dedicated hole for a bucket and a mounting for my grain mill. Anyway I digress as the main point of the clean up was to make space for the keg that is arriving tomorrow evening. I even managed to drag out the pallet that I got the from the cornie kegs group buy. So all things being equal the barrel should be in situ by this time tomorrow night. Paddy Bubbles is practicing his bed time stories all week and I have prepared a blanket to keep it warm at night.
Shanna
Quote from: Shanna on April 23, 2013, 12:16:10 AMI used up the remaining boards to produce a rather basic but functional table.
That reminds me.. Is the barrel bung hole at the "top" of the barrel, i.e. the flat top, or is it on the side? Do we need to fashion some sort of contraption to store the barrel on it's side?
Quote from: Shanna on April 23, 2013, 12:16:10 AMSo all things being equal the barrel should be in situ by this time tomorrow night. Paddy Bubbles is practicing his bed time stories all week and I have prepared a blanket to keep it warm at night.
And a "night light", I hope? :)
Right, first things first. Where is our barrel currently at? Last I heard, Ciderhead had been hijacked somewhere out near the airport?? :)
In the interests of progressing things, I'm proposing starting my first brew this Sun (28th). Transfer to barrel should be happening around 1st/2nd June. Does this suit, or does anyone want to suggest an alternative timetable?
I don't have a hope of brewing that soon, especially not that I have had to double my contribution. I was hoping to brew on the bank holiday weekend.
That's no problem. Just as long as we co-ordinate. Suits me better anyway, as it frees up a couple of my fermenters.
Hi Paddy B
Ciderhead was released by his kidnappers and is dropping the barrel off some time this afternoon.
Shanna
Quote from: Paddy Bubbles on April 25, 2013, 08:17:03 PM
Right, first things first. Where is our barrel currently at? Last I heard, Ciderhead had been hijacked somewhere out near the airport?? :)
In the interests of progressing things, I'm proposing starting my first brew this Sun (28th). Transfer to barrel should be happening around 1st/2nd June. Does this suit, or does anyone want to suggest an alternative timetable?
Hi there
Just a quick post to show a picture of the barrel. Hope to be able to create some staves for it to rest on from some key left over scaffolding boards that I have.
Shanna
Looking good! Does it have a a=name yet? :)
No but now you mention it how about Ras (as in short for Rasputin:-)
Shanna
Not sure about Ras, but I certainly like Rasputin!! :D
I have visions about Shanna going out to the barrel in the middle of the night, rubbing it calling it "My PreciouS"
Looking good! Do you have wifi reception out there?
Not sure if the wifi will reach from the house but It should be possible to get a 3G signal out there.
Have visions of sleep walking out to the shed to check the barrel is ok.
Shanna
Quote from: Ciderhead on April 28, 2013, 01:08:16 PMrubbing it calling it "My PreciouS"
or worse.............. :o :o :o :)
Quote from: shiny on April 28, 2013, 01:11:34 PMDo you have wifi reception out there?
Shiny, what
are you planning??! :)
Well if my fermenter tweets, I don't see why we cant have a tweeting Barrel. :)
Modern technology, eh? :)
Just confirmed both the Wifi and my daughters baby monitor work from the shed. Got to love strong radio signals. :-)
Shanna
Excellent. ;)
How does a fermenter or even a barrel tweet?
Shanns
Quote from: shiny on April 28, 2013, 02:02:22 PM
Well if my fermenter tweets, I don't see why we cant have a tweeting Barrel. :)
I have a full writeup (http://ronkbrewing.blogspot.ie/search?q=tweeting+fermenter) on it.
That method is too expensive and requires a computer to be running 24/7. I'm looking at cheaper solutions that don't need a PC.
How cool is that. Look forward to the v cheaper version.
Shanna
My first batch is done. Fairly big loss to hops and I was using mostly pellets! Be careful... :)
Quote from: Bubbles on May 04, 2013, 10:39:05 PM
My first batch is done. Fairly big loss to hops and I was using mostly pellets! Be careful... :)
Pellets :P
Quote from: Bubbles on May 04, 2013, 10:39:05 PM
My first batch is done. Fairly big loss to hops and I was using mostly pellets! Be careful... :)
I think I'm going to have a fairly big loss in my capital brew. I'm down to 22L in the boil with the pellets yet to come out... :o
Hi there
Had the same issue last night but using leaf hops. Is it practical to use a small brewing bag to contain the hops in the boiler or do the have to be loose? I can't help thinking the hops should be squeezed to extract the absorbed wort or is this likely to impart of flavours in the beer.
Shanna
Right, that's it done. Cleanup, the lot.
I don't want to see another grain of malt or hop pellet for a month!! ;) :D
Having said that, I really enjoyed doing the brews and constantly tweeting about it. Two batches are in the fermenter, quietly foaming. Black as soot. And you know what's funny? When I open the fermenter to smell this 10% roasty malt monster? All I can smell is those EKG hops! It's a hop-monster of a stout!
Huge props to Shiny for that 3-batch brew day, and to Shanna for building that AG system of his under extreme pressure and time constraints. It can't have been easy. Let's take a few days off now and worry about the barrel transfer later in the week.. ;D
Quote from: Shanna on May 05, 2013, 04:46:11 PM
Hi there
Had the same issue last night but using leaf hops. Is it practical to use a small brewing bag to contain the hops in the boiler or do the have to be loose? I can't help thinking the hops should be squeezed to extract the absorbed wort or is this likely to impart of flavours in the beer.
Shanna
A bag is a good way around it. Apparently it decrees utilization though.
What you loose in utilisation you would gain in being able to fish it out in one go and properly drain it without having to wait till it cools.
Shanna
Quote from: Shanna on May 05, 2013, 10:38:08 PM
What you loose in utilisation you would gain in being able to fish it out in one go and properly drain it without having to wait till it cools.
Shanna
It is bitterness that you lose not counting the wort.
Got delayed over the weekend cause the sister was home from Canada, but there is 20l @ 1.090 in the fermenter now ;D. Think I drain the mash tun a bit fast cause I used less grain then I planed and still had about 5l of 1.040 in it when I was cleaning it.
Thanks for the update Ronan. I just put your volume into the summary thread there now. That brings us up to ~158L in fermenters now, still waiting on a few others but its looking good so far!
How did you get on with the mash?
mash was not too bad, did not think i would be able to fit all of grain listed in so planned on using 7kg marris otter, fired in the roasted grains first to balance out the temp then stated to chuck the MO in. mash tun looked full and was getting thick before i got it all in, think i only used 6 - 6.5 MO. was not to worried as i had a bit of DME about.
as it turned out did not need as it looked like i hit the target but threw some in at the end just in case, cause i could not clearly see the reading.
when i was draining the mashtun after it looks like the extra hours rest got me another 5-10l of 1.040 was kicking myself i could not find the small fermenter cause i would have put on a 2nd small batch.
was a lot easier then expected but your right i would consider a better spoon/paddle next time. not i just have to figure out what im going to do with 9kg of grain :D
Some useful tips here, just in case anyone hasn't seen this:
http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2236.msg26651.html#msg26651
Hi there
Guys want to get the details of the collection/delivery of beers sorted out this week. Please Pm me to organise and confirm this. Best time for delivery is after 8:30pm. For those of you I promised to collect from Shiny and Beerfly I think I propose Tuesday night will collect both on the same night.
Shanna
Ps: Correction changed collection night to Tuesday and mcgrath to beerfly.
What sort of time were you thinking on Wednesday? The ICB meet is on the same night but I can leave early.
Hi Shiny
Opening suggestion was Wednesday but can do it on Tuesday instead if that suits?
Thursday is out I am afraid.
Shanna
Quote from: shiny on May 18, 2013, 12:46:10 PM
What sort of time were you thinking on Wednesday? The ICB meet is on the same night but I can leave early.
Hi Tube
Was only planning on collecting the beer from Shiny during the week so I changed the offer of collection to Tuesday as I want to collect from beerfly on the same run. Plan is to fill the barrel over the holiday weekend.
Shanna
Quote from: Tube on May 18, 2013, 01:04:32 PM
Quote from: shiny on May 18, 2013, 12:46:10 PM
What sort of time were you thinking on Wednesday? The ICB meet is on the same night but I can leave early.
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I will be in town on Wednesday evening, driving. Want to get my syphon from Irish_goat and Saaz pellets from yourself Shane, if possible. So I could collect you from the B&C if you like? Don't mind bringing you to Declan's place on my way home if that helps?
Quote from: Shanna on May 18, 2013, 09:13:38 AM
Hi there
Guys want to get the details of the collection/delivery of beers sorted out this week. Please Pm me to organise and confirm this. Best time for delivery is after 8:30pm. For those of you I promised to collect from Shiny and Beerfly I think I propose Tuesday night will collect both on the same night.
Shanna
Ps: Correction changed collection night to Tuesday and mcgrath to beerfly.
What's the plan finish fermenting in secondary and tip what date?
This week is totally out for me :( but can collect for SCD barrel next week.
Hi Tube, thanks for the offer for the lift but it seems it sorted now with Declan in terms of doing it on Tuesday. I will bring your Saaz with me on Wednesday evening and I can give them to you when you are meeting Irish Goat?
Declan, Tuesday is fine for me, I'm transferring both batches into secondary on Sunday night so there shouldn't be much trub/yeast to get stirred up en route. If they have finished higher than 1.025 I will add some yeast nutrient when transferring so in that case they might have started fermenting again...hopefully it wont come to that. ;)
They are going to be resting for a week in yours aren't they?
Hi Shiny
Plan is to do a tasting and fill session in my place over the bank holiday exact date and time to be confirmed. As fire Tuesday need to confirm collection with beerfly for Tuesday night.
Shanna
was worried mine might not have finished yet since i only did it on the 8th but just took a measurement and its at 1.022 so i'll keg it tomorrow
abv is about 8.9%. pretty tasty too :P
Hi there,
Confirmed with Beerfly and Shiny collection is on Tuesday night. Anybody else planning on dropping the beer over Tuesday night is out along with Wednesday as I have a work night out.
Shanna
PS: Mashed in the 2nd batch of stout this evening will sparge and boil in the morning.
Howya lads, sorry for the late reply on all this.
Shanna, your beer will be fine. Might be a bit under-gravity, but it's a small proportion of the total volume anyway, so nothing to worry about. I actually thought we were already at total volume anyway? Great to have your beer to top-up with if not.
I never got a chance to rack mine at the weekend, but I'll be doing so tomorrow evening. I'll be in touch about dropping it up to you some evening during the week if that's alright? Thur or Fri suit?
The tasting and fill session on the bank hol weekend sounds great. I particularly like the "tasting" part of your suggestion!! I'll bring a few bottle of my new IPA. Just don't operate any heavy machinery afterwards...
Just let me know a few days in advance what day & time you're thinking of. I'll bring a camera and we can document the filling of the barrel, for posterity. Remember to wear your colours everyone! :)
I have to keg mine yet but at the moment I have no spare kegs. I need to empty one by bottle gunning the lot first.
Quote from: Rossa on May 20, 2013, 06:32:43 PM
I have to keg mine yet but at the moment I have no spare kegs. I need to empty one by bottle gunning the lot first.
remind me again why we are cornying and not straight in from a glass carboy/bucket?
Hi paddy bubbles
Thursday night after 8:30 should be fine. Might even sneak a taste of yours just to check the gravity. Mine is in the shed since Friday night I am hoping it drops another bit. I tasted it already and it was surpringly smooth, very bitter but not burning like I would have expected. There is coffee and chocolate going on in it.
Shanna
Quote from: Bubbles on May 20, 2013, 11:14:34 AM
I never got a chance to rack mine at the weekend, but I'll be doing so tomorrow evening. I'll be in touch about dropping it up to you some evening during the week if that's alright? Thur or Fri suit?
Both of my fermenters are just transferred to secondary, 1.021 and 1.020. I also really enjoyed the samples, great coffee aroma coming though.
Quote from: Tube on May 20, 2013, 07:04:47 PM
Quote from: Rossa on May 20, 2013, 06:32:43 PM
I have to keg mine yet but at the moment I have no spare kegs. I need to empty one by bottle gunning the lot first.
Actually, bad news. That day has come that I need my two cornies back!
they are full. Will I just buck the stuff out ?
Quote from: Ciderhead on May 20, 2013, 07:03:19 PM
Quote from: Rossa on May 20, 2013, 06:32:43 PM
I have to keg mine yet but at the moment I have no spare kegs. I need to empty one by bottle gunning the lot first.
remind me again why we are cornying and not straight in from a glass carboy/bucket?
I have no glass. They are in 30l kegs. Maybe I'll just bring that.
Quote from: Shanna on May 20, 2013, 08:52:09 PMThursday night after 8:30 should be fine. Might even sneak a taste of yours just to check the gravity. Mine is in the shed since Friday night I am hoping it drops another bit. I tasted it already and it was surpringly smooth, very bitter but not burning like I would have expected. There is coffee and chocolate going on in it.
Grand. I haven't tasted yet, but it smells awesome.
A quick update on the SD barrel for those who missed my tweets last Friday night. Myself, Shanna and Ciderhead took a wee sample from the barrel and had a sneak preview.
My own impression is that the porter is currently very smooth, lots of caramel, toasty, bit of chocolate, very restrained on the roast flavours. The whiskey flavour is very definitely there (gets stronger on the finish) but it's very complementary to the beer and not at all overwhelming. Shiny, you will be happy with this one!
I think it's relatively medium-bodied, but CH thought it was very light bodied, for such a high ABV beer. We all agreed that it was dangerously drinkable. We also agreed that there wasn't a whole lot of oak showing at this stage, so with everyone's blessing we are looking at aging for at least another few months.
We also filled a bottle which is currently chilling in Shanna's fridge and he will be bringing it along to Thursday's meet in the Dark Horse in Blackrock. It would be great to see a few more of the barrel contributors at this meet so that they can voice their opinions on the progress of the beer. Hope to see ye there lads.
In short, it's a good 'un. Really tasty stuff.
Cheers.
By the way, even though very little has evaporated/seeped into barrel, we also did a top-up brew, which Shanna can upate you all on - cos I was half asleep for most of it! :-X :)
Sounds good, I'd say the mouthfeel will change dramatically once carbonated.
I have read a good bit that getting the full characteristics from the barrel will
take at least a year, I'd say the oak may start shinning through with a bit more time.
Gonna come along on Thursday for a chat and a few beers as I haven't been contributing
much on here :-[
Great stuff, Andrew. Looking forward to tasting one of those fantastic beers of yours!!
Good stuff! Can't wait to try it.
TT
Third batch of RIS is currently slumming it in my kitchen along with an American pale ale I did a few weeks back. Planning on storing most of it in a corny keg once it is done and will top up the barrel periodically.
Shanna
The barrel sample went down rather well last night. Shiny, McGrath and Beerfly all seemed pleased with the way it's progressing.
The sample from last night was a good bit warmer than the sample we took directly out of the barrel last week and as such, it was showing a lot more caramel, booze and dark dried fruits. Brewtus remarked that it has some port/sherry flavours poking through. Absolutely fantastic stuff, really pleased with it.
Lads, what were your impressions?
Lads has this been carbed in a keg yet?!!
Quote from: CH on February 11, 2014, 08:36:14 PM
Lads has this been carbed in a keg yet?!!
No it's still in the barrel. The last sample still tasted of whisky but feeling was that it had mellowed out.
Shanna
Chances of entering it for 22nd March in Cork?
Can you try it at next meet again?
Quote from: CH on February 11, 2014, 09:54:05 PM
Chances of entering it for 22nd March in Cork?
Can you try it at next meet again?
We could try it at the next meet but I think it's too late to get it ready for the competition.
Shanna
CH is going to try carbonate some of the beer for competition and also for us to sample at the next meet towards the end of March. At the same time he is going to try carbonate two bottles for the competition.
Just a heads up that we will probably also look to empty the barrel over the may bank holiday exact date and time to be confirmed so all contributors please get your cornies emptied in preparation to fill them with the barrel beer.
Shanna
Thanks for the heads up Declan, I'm going to see about organising cornies so that I can collect this.
Quote from: shiny on March 02, 2014, 10:03:45 AM
Thanks for the heads up Declan, I'm going to see about organising cornies so that I can collect this.
Hi Shiny,
Was talking to Rossa briefly yesterday and he suggested he could bring his pump along and use the same process ye used to empty the capital brewers barrel. Even if everybody can't make the emptying date with a bit of luck we can have organised everybody to have kegs dropped over so we can just do one empty session. Don't really want to haveto do multiple emptying sessions as it will bock us from being able to refill the barrel. Don't mind helping people out with keg collection and drop off once it's emptied.
Will post more detail as I get responses from people.
Shanna
Ps: time to shake the dark horse down for 33cl bottles.
Yeah that's a good idea, his pump worked very well the last time.
second place in the barrel comp, looks like it was worth entering 8)
Opened a bottle of O'Haras' barrel-aged stout there last night. Decent enough, but not a patch on our barrel brew.
Anyone planning on bottle conditioning their porter?
Yeah I was going to bottle condition mine, just need to decide on what yeast to use. Bit paranoid about it not carbonating.
Quote from: shiny on May 11, 2014, 06:09:14 PM
Yeah I was going to bottle condition mine, just need to decide on what yeast to use. Bit paranoid about it not carbonating.
Might not be a bad idea to seek some comment from others who have done bottle conditioning of a 10% beer.. I was thinking of force carbonating all but now think i will bottle condition some also. Need to get my hands on some 33cl empties.
Shanna
I'm bottling in 500ml bottles. 8)
Quote from: shiny on May 11, 2014, 07:09:20 PM
I'm bottling in 500ml bottles. 8)
I find the beer nice but the whiskey has an evil kick that.does nasty things to me in quantities. My plan is to bottle.a.portion of this and stash it in my grandparents shed that has near cellar temperatures. This has the added advantage of keeping me from drinking it :)
Shanna
Evil kick... sounds good....
Probably a wise move to stash some of it away. Think how good it will taste in a year or two...? Magic.
was looking at how much yeast to use. looks like 1 million cells per ml of beer so about 1 gram dry yeast or close to 10ml of slurry.
as for the yeast dont think it matters too much, the same or something with less attenuation will do.
have some mauribrew that is a few months out of that that should still be ok or will just use some slurry from my current brew
Quote from: shiny on May 11, 2014, 06:09:14 PM
Yeah I was going to bottle condition mine, just need to decide on what yeast to use. Bit paranoid about it not carbonating.
As long as the bottle-conditioning yeast doesn't attenuate more than the yeast you used to ferment the beer, you should be ok. In our case, us-05 is about as attenuative as it gets for an ale yeast.
Quote from: beerfly on May 11, 2014, 08:17:46 PM
was looking at how much yeast to use. looks like 1 million cells per ml of beer so about 1 gram dry yeast or close to 10ml of slurry.
as for the yeast dont think it matters too much, the same or something with less attenuation will do.
have some mauribrew that is a few months out of that that should still be ok or will just use some slurry from my current brew
As little as 1g, that's a surprise. Rehydrated i presume?