Recent content by Cherokee6

This is my process now and it seems to work fine. I purge the keg using the CO2 from the fermentation and when fermentation is done, I make a closed loop between that keg and the FV. My FV is elevated above the keg so gravity does the work.

Adding equipment, cost, and complexity are things I am trying to avoid - they go against the age old adage of "keep it simple". I'll try the hops in the purged keg to evaluate cold side oxidation first, and if I get good results from that, I will move on to evaluating the correct amount of hops...

doug293cz - I have been purging my kegs using this method for awhile now. I have not tried hops yet in the receiving keg. Assuming that you place the hops in the keg and then connect to your fermenter to purge with fermented CO2, should there be an expected impact on the hop character with...

Not a problem. I am sure that my friend Google can point in me in the right direction. Thanks for the information!

BIlsch - anyway you can make that information available? I would love to read up on the process. Seems easier than the current process I am using. I am always looking to "up my game" and make my brew day easier, and what you are suggesting seems to meet both of these criteria!

I too tend to flush the keg with CO2. Maybe overkill, but it works for me.

Pushing out the Star-San seemed like a better way for a guy like me who does not have the fancy equipment to ensure that the keg was oxygen free. I am not a chemical engineer (if that's the right job description), but I have read enough on various homebrew sites that talk about the mixing of...

Interesting. I truly thought that that the pressure from the fermentation would be enough to push that last 2 quarts out of keg 1. Your suggestion makes sense - push the liquid into keg 2 from in post (gas) on keg 2.

My initial thought was an upstream leak as well, but I was unable to find one. I sprayed all connections and lids with Star San and could not located any obvious leaks. My impression from the release of pressure when I removed the hose from the fermenter was that there was no reason why that...

After reading several posts and visiting various web sites, I decided to attempt to capture CO2 produced during fermentation. I thought this was also a great opportunity to purge a keg of oxygen so as to limit my beers exposure upon transfer. My process involved connecting a tube from a SS...

Javaking, Glad to hear your brew came out the way you had hoped. It seems you have gotten a lot of good advice from this thread. I, like you, conduct my brew day utilizing the BIAB method; however, I go even smaller; I brew 1 gallon batches. Dialing in recipes can be challenging since most...

day trippr, Thanks for the response. Figuring out the matching post thread has been problematic. When I started down this path, I thought it would be an easy find, but eventually bought the cap depicted in my attached pictures in an effort to reverse engineer the components for my other lid...

I recently purchased a double ball lock mini keg dispenser and realized that it was similar to a lid I received with an older 1 gallon keg my wife had gotten me for a gift years back. I want to convert this other lid, but I am having trouble locating a certain adapter part. The adapter allows...