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   1. Secondary Temp. Changes Questions

      by rschilling, 13 years ago in Intermediate Brewing

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      A week ago I brewed my first Belguim (beer #1). I began fermentation at 66 degrees, using WLP 530. Each day or so I ticked up the temp 1 degree and now I'm holding it at 72 in my freezer. It all went well! Bubbling has now basically stopped. MY FIRST QUESTION IS: Did I do the temp changes right?
      
      Next weekend I plan to first transfer beer #1 to a secondary and harvest the yeast to brew beer #2 the next day. I plan to use a similar temp schedule for beer #2 in the freezer.
      
      That being said, my...

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      rschilling,
      
      If you leave you fermenter in the living room (which is fine for diacetyl rest) Make sure (if you have a dog?) to hide the valve so the dog won't chew on it! Don't ask how I know!!! The smell and taste of the residual wort on the valve attracts them. I have a big pot that I can put the bucket in to protect the valve from dogs and accidental kicking. Don't ask how I know that either! :idiot:
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      BobBrews
      13 years ago
   2. Fermentation Issue

      by rschilling, 13 years ago in Intermediate Brewing

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      I have been doing traditional all grain brewing for some time now and had great success with my fermentation. I have now began to BIAB and love it. I am hitting higher efficiency than ever before (77% and 84%) my first two batches. However...
      
      The details: On the first batch my OG was 1.090 (77% efficiency), bubbled very strong for 36 hours (blew my stopper off 3-4 times) and suddenly stopped. I just checked the gravity after a week and it seems stopped at 1.032.
      
      On the 2nd batch my OG was...

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      My setup is actually a little different from traditional BIAB because I don't like the sound of heating nylon to 150-170 degrees. Therefore, I took my 5 gallon pot, drilled about 500 holes in the sides and bottom (real fun), lined the inside sides and bottom with S.S. mesh (80 threads per inch). After I fill that with my grain I drop it inside my 9 gallon pot with heated water sitting on the burner. I mashed for about 75 minutes and if my temp dropped at all I heat it with the burner. If it...
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      rschilling
      13 years ago

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