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

[Dr Horrible]

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.

Plastic bottles are a great idea. That way for part full bottles you can squeeze them to get the air out and seal them.

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[Cambrinus]

Mine finished at 1020, putting it at 9,74%

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, 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 - 22,l 1094 - 1020, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 183liters

[Bzfeale80]

I just checked my gravity readings and it seems to have finished a bit high in comparison to the recipe given earlier in the topic

24/6 - 1.096 @ 22.5 (yeast pitched) 3 * workhorse
1/7   - 1.028 @ 19, 19/7 1.027 @ 21.5
By my calculation this works out at 9.0% abv

Like Johrm I had a lot of foaming in the initial stage for first 2/3 days after which it calmed down. I have yet to add the dry hops or cold crash the fermenter. I'm using an stc controller set at 20C to control the temperature of a converted shop fridge and without any heater belt. Is there anything I could do to eek out a few extra gravity points? This is my first attempt at an all grain beer

[dcalnan]

Mines currently at 1.024 after 10 days down from 1.097, but I'm raising the temperature up to 20°C, over the next few days and see if it drops more, but I think the main thing is that it's stable going into the barrel. There'll be a bit of secondary fermentation no matter what we do in the barrel. But with everyone mixing their contributions it'll all level out at maybe 9.6% ish. But it's tasting mighty so far.

[BrewDorg]

Kegged this tonight. Holy moly, cannot wait for it to be finished already, savage tasting beer. Tried to collect an extra litre in a growler but after I stopped the flow into the keg, all the crap at the bottom was disturbed so couldn't get a clear bottle. Had the biggest yeast cake of any beer I've ever brewed too.

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 23l, 1098, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 21L 1097
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 19L, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22,l 1094 - 1020, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

T89AL: 192liters
Brewed to date: 182liters

[Dr Horrible]

Transferred my batch to secondary tonight.  Finished out at 1.021 from 1.098 so just above the 10%.  Lovely beer, thoroughly enjoyed finishing the sample jar, which is always a good sign. Lost a few litres to yeast and trub though, ended up with about 20-21L

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 21l, 1098-1.021, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 21L 1097
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 19L, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22,l 1094 - 1020, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

TOTAL: 190liters
Brewed to date: 180liters

[dcalnan]

I transferred mine Sunday, and it finished at 1.020 roughly 20L. 2nd batch is 13L at 1.098.

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 21l, 1098-1.021, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 20L 1097-1.020 wlp007 13L 1.098
6. Tommy - 18l 1090
7. BrewDorg - 19L, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22,l 1094 - 1020, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

TOTAL: 202liters
Brewed to date: 192liters

[tommy]

1. Johnrm - 20l, 1.096
2. LordEoin - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
3. Mr Hoppy - 19 litres, 1098, workhorse
4.Dr. Horrible - 21l, 1098-1.021, WLP007
5. Dcalnan - 20L 1097-1.020 wlp007 13L 1.098
6. Tommy - 18l 1090 - 1.014, Nottingham
7. BrewDorg - 19L, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
8. Bzfeale80 - 20l, 1096 - 1.027, workhorse
9. Cambrinus - 22,l 1094 - 1020, WLP007
10. Alan - 10L

TOTAL: 202liters
Brewed to date: 192liters

[LordEoin]

01. Johnrm       - 20l, 1.096 - 1.022, yeast
02. LordEoin     - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
03. Mr Hoppy    - 19l, 1.098 - 1.xxx, workhorse
04. Dr. Horrible - 21l, 1.098 - 1.021, WLP007
05. Dcalnan      - 20l, 1.097 - 1.020 wlp007
06. Dcalnan      - 13l, 1.098 - 1.xxx, wlp007
07. Tommy       - 18l, 1.090 - 1.014, Nottingham
08. BrewDorg   - 19l, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
09. Bzfeale80   - 20l, 1.096 - 1.027, workhorse
10. Cambrinus  - 22l, 1.094 - 1.020, WLP007
11. Alan          - 10l, 1.*** - 1.***, yeast
TOTAL:             - 202l, 1.095 - 1.xxx, (WLP007, M10 workhorse, Nottingham)

[LordEoin]

That's a lot of barley 

[Dr Horrible]

Alan brewed his 10-12L yesterday, all numbers on target.  So are we all ok to do the fill tomorrow?  I'm around all day tomorrow if you want to pick a time that suits.  Not around for the long weekend if there's an issue so next time to fill would be 11/12/13th August if this weekend doesn't suit.

[johnrm]

01. Johnrm       - 18l, 1.096 - 1.022, WLP007
02. LordEoin     - 20l, 1.096 - 1.014, WLP007
03. Mr Hoppy    - 19l, 1.098 - 1.xxx, workhorse
04. Dr. Horrible - 21l, 1.098 - 1.021, WLP007
05. Dcalnan      - 20l, 1.097 - 1.020 wlp007
06. Dcalnan      - 13l, 1.098 - 1.xxx, wlp007
07. Tommy       - 18l, 1.090 - 1.014, Nottingham
08. BrewDorg   - 19l, 1.092 - 1.015, WLP007
09. Bzfeale80   - 20l, 1.096 - 1.027, workhorse
10. Cambrinus  - 22l, 1.094 - 1.020, WLP007
11. Alan          - 10l, 1.*** - 1.***, yeast
TOTAL:             - 200l, 1.095 - 1.xxx, (WLP007, M10 workhorse, Nottingham)

Updating this, my batch is about 18l
I am out of the country for a bit so giving mine to Daire tomorrow.

I have a 19l batch of Hardcore IPA clone which I am donating for topup.
Not a perfect match but better than using water!

[Dr Horrible]

Nice one John - I reckon we'll be needing the top-up.  Everyone's volume is less than expected - seems to mostly be due to massive yeast cakes.  I'll get yours off Daire next week, off work myself this week.

[johnrm]

No bother - was planning on redoing the Nogne 0 100 but did not get time.
The barrel brew tastes really good without going anywhere near a barrel!

[Dr Horrible]

I'm actually getting a bit nervous about the barrel filling - got a lot of nice batches of beer here, don't want to screw them up.  Going to dump the metabisulphite soln just before I fill, flush with a lot of water to get the crap out of it (there was a bit in it when I got it but not sure if I got it all out) and maybe do a final rinse with Starsan.  Will then purge with CO2 for a while and start the transfers.  Kegs will be easy, have a beer line for that so just transfer at a low pressure but want to be careful with the other containers.  Made a frame today for syphoning the carboys into the barrel, will test with the smaller batches first - want to be sure before I transfer Frans's glass carboy!