Fermentation Chamber – Imperial Hops

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

Transferring from Barrel to Keg – the Bulldog

Now that I have beer in the barrels, I started to look at the different ways to transfer the beer from the barrels to the kegs. I was going to use a pump and a hose, but remembered that when I did this from my fermenter to kegs, the beer was oxidized. This seems to be a common issue with pump transfers at this stage on a homebrew scale. In my research, I came across a piece of equipment called a Bulldog. Continue reading “Transferring from Barrel to Keg – the Bulldog”

January 30, 2018

Adding Barrels to the Brewery

I was finally successful in acquiring a couple reasonably priced barrels for use in the brewery. I am lucky enough to have a friend who runs a great barrel-only fermentation brewery and he was kind enough to pass on some savings, so…no links for purchase. This is more for preparing the barrels for use, maintenance, and care of the barrels. I’ve also build a multi-use stand for the barrels that will be detailed here.

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November 21, 2017November 21, 2017

The little things I use or have built for the Brewery

In this post, I am opening my toolbox and will list some of the items that I have come across or built that have been incorporated into my Brew Days. These will be smaller items that won’t take a lot of space or need their own post. Continue reading “The little things I use or have built for the Brewery”

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

Aeration with an Aquarium Pump

The next item on the agenda was aeration (oxygenation) of the wort. This is done after the wort has been transferred to the fermenter, but prior to pitching the yeast. The two most common methods of doing this are: Continue reading “Aeration with an Aquarium Pump”

March 28, 2017July 27, 2017

OakWoodBarrels.com Debacle – THEY’RE A SCAM!

I decided that I wanted some barrels to age beer. Of course, I wanted to go with 10 Gallon Barrels, given the size of my brewhouse. In searching, I found oakwoodbarrels.com and checked them out. The prices are amazing! Then I looked for reviews. Ewww….

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August 25, 2016August 25, 2017

Fermentation Heat Source

Here’s another simple one. The heat source for the fermentation chamber. Surprisingly enough, there are NO Amazon purchases here. All from The Home Depot.

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June 8, 2015August 25, 2017

15 Gallon Conical Trub Dump

Now that we finally have a batch fermenting, I wanted to show what you can expect from the fermentation process. Nothing too exciting, so just grab a homebrew and enjoy the fermentation pics.

You can see the krausen line in the fermenter. It looks to span from the 10 to 10.5 gallon marks. Continue reading “15 Gallon Conical Trub Dump”

May 11, 2015August 25, 2017

15 Gallon Conical Fermenter and Chamber

This is (for now, but who can really tell) the last of the big builds for our brewery. We started looking at the FastFerment conical fermenters, but at less than 8 gallons, it was pointless. This sent me on a search for something we could use for our 10 gallon batches. After looking in to many choices, we decided that stainless was just too damn expensive. Plastic seemed to be out of reach, too, until I found Continue reading “15 Gallon Conical Fermenter and Chamber”