What are you doing with homebrew today?

[Zambi]

Could be the keg has more head space (by percentage), so more CO2 is needed?

Could be, but this keg was filled pretty full, and there seems no issue when I use a 1 litre pet bottle and fill it half.
There definitely was less than 0.5 litre space in the keg.
It just looks like sugar amount.
I had been told to only use 3-4 gram/litre instead of my usual 6-8.
This was 5 gr/l, so next one we'll go to 6
It's no big deal as I can easily solve it by using some CO2...
But, inquiring minds want to find out

 

[Craigerrr]

Could be, but this keg was filled pretty full, and there seems no issue when I use a 1 litre pet bottle and fill it half.
There definitely was less than 0.5 litre space in the keg.
It just looks like sugar amount.
I had been told to only use 3-4 gram/litre instead of my usual 6-8.
This was 5 gr/l, so next one we'll go to 6
It's no big deal as I can easily solve it by using some CO2...
But, inquiring minds want to find out

You have a PRV, so don't sweat it, go ahead and over dose it?

 

[GFHomebrew]

Brewing cleaning and picking hops whilst the boils on Pick Pick Quick

Not a bad yield

 

[Herm brews]

I picked up grains, hops and yeast to brew an Amber Ale. There is a small window to brew this weekend before I return home to SoCal to help my brother as we tend to our ailing, elderly father. Brewing should provide a good diversion from the worries.

ETA - kettle is filled and brewing salts are added. Ready to brew in the morning.

 

[Josh Hughes]

I picked up grains, hops and yeast to brew an Amber Ale. There is a small window to brew this weekend before I return home to SoCal to help my brother as we tend to our ailing, elderly father. Brewing should provide a good diversion from the worries.

Sorry to hear that. If he is anything like you he is a good dude.

 

[Craigerrr]

I picked up grains, hops and yeast to brew an Amber Ale. There is a small window to brew this weekend before I return home to SoCal to help my brother as we tend to our ailing, elderly father. Brewing should provide a good diversion from the worries.

ETA - kettle is filled and brewing salts are added. Ready to brew in the morning.

Thoughts and prayers are with you Herm, I've been there my friend

 

[GFHomebrew]

I picked up grains, hops and yeast to brew an Amber Ale. There is a small window to brew this weekend before I return home to SoCal to help my brother as we tend to our ailing, elderly father. Brewing should provide a good diversion from the worries.

ETA - kettle is filled and brewing salts are added. Ready to brew in the morning.

That sux Herm!
Good idea to put a brew on a great distraction.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Slapped the rest in the Thermomix to blitz em 400g wet and it's been raining today so weighted down some

@RoadRoach you asked what I do? Well I used a biab bag for brew day today to dump hops in boil and WP

Blitzed in thermo (glorified supped up blender

Oh a beautiful intoxicating aromas of hops a joy for a brewer to inhale lol!
And bagged 2 x 200g baggies

These got plopped into the glycol chamber I'll dry hop one Into this wet hop bevvy the other for another batch

 

[Sunfire96]

Transferred the Green Dragon bitter to a serving keg. Should be ready to drink this evening on the Zoom call

 

[Herm brews]

Mashing my latest Amber Ale. As I said yesterday, this is a great diversion from the worries that are clouding my mind. If I can get everything finished and cleaned up in a timely manner, then I will try to join some of you fine folks on Zoom for the monthly meeting.

 

[Herm brews]

Starting at 1.041 after temperature correction, my wort went from hot break to rolling boil. It is nice to be brewing again!

 

[Brewdomestix]

Mashing my latest Amber Ale. As I said yesterday, this is a great diversion from the worries that are clouding my mind. If I can get everything finished and cleaned up in a timely manner, then I will try to join some of you fine folks on Zoom for the monthly meeting.

I have to say 2023 was probably my worst year in the twenty I have been in my current home. But last year continuing from 2022 was also one of the very best for brewing since I upped my game. That helped enormously.

Wishing good health to you and yours in this tough time.

 

[Herm brews]

Finishing up the brew day for Amber Ale. Ended up just over 2.5 gallons in the fermenter, maybe a couple points below recipe projection. The wort is in the hands of Wyeast 1056 now. We’ll see what we get in about 3 weeks. I think this will be going in the keg.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Dry hopped with 200g wet hop cascade.

Smells citrusy and vegetal or grassy Here's hoping that don't transfer to the beer lol.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

Yesterday, I kegged up the Zambi Q1 brew. Even though it's dry February, I gave it a taste test. Can't wait to get it carbed for the weekend!!

 

[Craigerrr]

Yesterday I measured out the grain bill for a Wee Heavy, already have hops and yeast for it.
Need to pick up some DME from LHBS before the weekend though.

 

[west1m]

I tried a glass of my Zambezi Belgian.
Like my last one a full glass of foam.
My last two kegs I cold crashed and put on the rocking horse for 10 minutes at 30 pounds. I am wondering if this is is causing the excess carbonation.
How about Star San? If there was any that didnt pressure out???

 

[west1m]

It was over a week since the 30 pounds.
Sitting at about 6 pounds

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

The countdown commences.

 

[Craigerrr]

It was over a week since the 30 pounds.
Sitting at about 6 pounds

I think to actually decrease the carbonation in the beer, you need to disconnect the gas, vent it, and let it off gas a few times.
I don't think the carbonation level will decrease much when it is still under pressure, even at a lower pressure.
The Co2 needs a place to go in order to come out of the beer.