What I did for beer today

[Brewbuzzard]

Judged beer for the Bluebonnet Brew Off.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Thanks man. I feel like I go through those home depot canisters too quickly sometimes so this could be awesome.

Kinda weigh those bottles in your hand when you're in the store. I've found several that were empty when new.

 

[ba-brewer]

I seen someone else comment about people returning the canisters, did make think about which one I wanted to pick last time I got a new one.

I really like the setup in this post.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/too-much-oxygen.669985/#post-8673869

I used go through a tank pretty fast until I bought CGA 540 CONNECTION PEDIATRIC OXYGEN REGULATOR for my little red tanks and now get over 25 uses from a tank. I replaced the CGA540 with a hose nipple and put it after the screw top regulators.

 

[Robert65]

Kinda weigh those bottles in your hand when you're in the store. I've found several that were empty when new.

If you can tell the difference, by hand hefting, of 40.1g when the canisters themselves probably vary by something like that, you are a wizard, sir! (I have heard rumors of people buying one, using it, and returning it, and the big box store restocking it. Never bought an empty myself.)

I used to weigh the bottle new and after each use, and tally it with a Sharpie on the bottle, to have some idea when it would kick. That suggested to me they are often overfilled a bit, actually. With a flow meter, if I'm trying to run a consistent rate and time, I should be able to predict the life of a bottle. But I don't keep track. Just don't leave that brass reg hooked up. It definitely leaks over time. And ALWAYS have a backup on hand.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Shake the bottles. If I can't feel any movement, or it seems light, it goes back on the shelf. The first time I noticed this was when I went in and bought 5 bottles, and the first one I tried at home was totally empty. Of the remaining 4, one was empty. I didn't try taking them back, figured they'd laugh me out of the store.

 

[Dave Sarber]

This kinda got me thinking about returns at Home Depot. Last summer, I was renovating my master bath, and I wanted to put tongue and groove pine on the ceiling.
The tongue and groove sold at the big box stores has a problem. The face is milled, along with the tongue and grooves, but the back is left rough.
I'm not going to get into the science of wood movement, but this is a bad idea. The board will invariably "cup", across the width of the board. or, it ain't flat!
So, jogged my happy butt down to the local HD, and found only 10 or 12 pieces, and they were all firewood quality, warped, twisted, cupped, split, etc. ( Ended up going to Lowe's). While looking at the HD crap, I noticed several of the boards were marked "returns" on the back. No worries, throw them back on the rack, somebody else will buy them.

So, either the oxy bottles at HD had leaky fittings, or they were "returns".
Like I said above, shake them and compare weights so you don't get burned.

Edit: @Robert65 , thanks for the link, put that flow meter on my wish list!

 

[orionol73]

Bottled a batch of Galaxy IPA

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Pitched Gulo yeast in an ale with horizon and Amarillo hops.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Prep for tomorrow

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Another brew from the wort share. Belma and Huell Mellon hops for this one.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Brew Day, Single Hop NEIPA with Ella

 

[seanjwalker1]

Finally unboxed my Arctic King kegerator. Both kegs(5 gal and 3 gal) fit no problem and it will fit the 7 gal fermenter for lagering. Wish it was digital but have a Johnson's and Inkbird so no worries. The journey begins!!

 

[Dave Sarber]

Inoculated a dozen slants with WY3787 yeast. Checked SG on my current batch of Belgian dark strong, it's at 1.002(!), a little bit north of 14%. Yeast is dropping out now, will rack to secondary Friday.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Still drinking, dinner is in the oven...

 

[JAReeves]

It's not beer, but as it was Valentine's Day weekend, I guided my wife through the process of sanitation to inoculating must with yeast; it's her first wine kit. A worthy sacrifice of my brewday, and I get to share in her efforts in a month or two as she regularly shares in my beer obsession. Happy spouse, happy house!

 

[TheEagleRising]

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Still drinking, dinner is in the oven...

I so need that can lol

 

[OnePlate]

Mashed in on a small batch and fell asleep for a couple hours trying to get my toddler to take a nap.

Pressure canned some of it. Pitched some experimental yeast into two-bottles-worth of wort in a flask with an airlock.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

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Inoculated a dozen slants with WY3787 yeast. Checked SG on my current batch of Belgian dark strong, it's at 1.002(!), a little bit north of 14%. Yeast is dropping out now, will rack to secondary Friday.

That is way too dry, are you sure your hydrometer is accurate?

 

[Dave Sarber]

Yes, it's accurate, but I did not chill the sample (~70°). I like dry beers, and do everything I can to increase fermentability. Maybe call it a Belgian Bitter, but without overpowering hops!

 

[gometz]

Finished setting up my new brewery last night, waiting on some hose parts to do a water run this week. Maybe if I can get my hands on some kveik yeast I'll brew something this weekend too.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Finished setting up my new brewery last night, waiting on some hose parts to do a water run this week. Maybe if I can get my hands on some kveik yeast I'll brew something this weekend too.View attachment 667118

Very nice, I like the hood vent.

 

[501irishred]

Performed a much needed “all systems scrub down”!

 

[gometz]

Thanks, I didn't want to pay hundreds for a stainless one, this one cost less than $60 to build and stain. The fan and ducting also only cost about $80 total.

Very nice, I like the hood vent.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Checked gravity on wee heavy, it’s tasty too!

 

[seanjwalker1]

Gave the kegerator a stainless steel look. Not professional but not bad either. Before and after pics.

 

[Robert65]

Fiddled with mill gap. Want to get a satisfactory result without conditioning. Found a setting I'll try this weekend.

 

[Robert65]

Gave the kegerator a stainless steel look. Not professional but not bad either. Before and after pics.View attachment 667390View attachment 667391View attachment 667392

Looks professional enough to me!

 

[brewcat]

Put some grains away. RESTOCKED!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

Looks professional enough to me!

Thanks [emoji23] A few bubbles here and there..good enough for me too!

 

[day_trippr]

Totally raspberried a 'Murrican wheat beer this morning, 9 pounds of reduced home made puree for 10 gallons in the keg (hopefully) and this evening it's having a grand time eating itself...

Cheers!

 

[Staticsouls]

Running my new brew space, yes it's a mess but I need beer to be able to clean it up so I can sit back and enjoy one when done. Brew on!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Bottle primed the Piwo

There’s a six on the side for competitions.

 

[GnenieGone]

Painted my logo on some pint glasses. Kind of a pain in the a$$, but I’m too cheap to have them printed by someone else. They don’t look too bad if you don’t look close.

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You're hired!

 

[TheEagleRising]

Added my 1st dry hop of Ella 2.5oz

 

[camonick]

Kind of a hybrid post... just got a new regulator in the mail today and installed it on my tank. Hopefully I can keep a steady pressure on my kegs now.

 

[gbbeer]

Bottled my whiskey barrel aged Barleywine and prepping to brew a Hefeweizen.

 

[BrewMan13]

Filled up some bottles for competition and about to go drop them off. Shared the schwarzbier with some friends last night, and one who's in the industry (well, hard cider industry) described it as flawless, so fingers crossed.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Judging Mead at the Bluebonnet Brew Off. Not beer but I'm having a hallucinongic good time.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Cleaned and purged keg and beer lines and ordered a nice gauge to replace the cheapo one that has died twice on me