Actually, this works out well. I get assistance on my first all-grain batch, and Karl gets to test-run his new equipment without worrying about destroying his own batch of beer.
Plus, he gets to keep some of the beer.-Jim
Bavarian Hefe on Saturday
Bavarian Hefe on Saturday
I'll be brewing a hefe on Saturday. And by "brewing", I mean going over to Karl's place, and having him assist me while using all of his equipment.
Actually, this works out well. I get assistance on my first all-grain batch, and Karl gets to test-run his new equipment without worrying about destroying his own batch of beer. Plus, he gets to keep some of the beer.
-Jim
Actually, this works out well. I get assistance on my first all-grain batch, and Karl gets to test-run his new equipment without worrying about destroying his own batch of beer.
Plus, he gets to keep some of the beer.-Jim
Bavarian Hefe on Saturday
Why you are, Tony. You're always our honorary Bitch.
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 1:18 PM, tony b <brew-brewing@crbeernuts.org (brew-brewing@crbeernuts.org)> wrote:
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 1:18 PM, tony b <brew-brewing@crbeernuts.org (brew-brewing@crbeernuts.org)> wrote:
Post generated using Mail2Forum (http://www.mail2forum.com)So, in this arrangement, who's the Bitch?
A few pics from the brew session.
Since this was the inaugural run for the new brewing equipment, I figured I'd post a few pictures.
All in all it was a great success. Everything went pretty well except cleaning the mash tun still makes a mess and I cannot seem to avoid making a mess of myself. Also, I did have a some trouble getting the pump to prime. I still need to do some work to characterize temperature and volume loss rates for the strike and sparge water transfers. But, the counter-flow chiller worked great.
All in all it was a great success. Everything went pretty well except cleaning the mash tun still makes a mess and I cannot seem to avoid making a mess of myself. Also, I did have a some trouble getting the pump to prime. I still need to do some work to characterize temperature and volume loss rates for the strike and sparge water transfers. But, the counter-flow chiller worked great.
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- Of course, the brewery's namesake needed to inspect the equipment prior to brewing to make sure everything was up to standard.
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- Fly sparging in operation. The system is designed with a single burner and single pump. A selector valve routes the output of the pump to the HLT, the mash tun, or to a quick disconnect on the front panel.
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- Chilling operation. The Chillzilla worked well. I have an oxygenator to install on its output next. (Yes, those are margaritas on the brew stand. I was out of homebrew.)
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