The Beer Nerd - what are you drinking / brewing thread

I do this and it works quite well. I use corny kegs to cool then co2 transfer to a bucket for fermentation then back to the keg for carb and serve. By basically canning the wort it gives me the chance to ferment at my leisure.

 

The appeal to me for no cool brewing is after the boil you're basically done.

With my copper IC it take anywhere from 10-30 minutes to cool the wort down and even then I usually have to stick it into my fermentation chamber to cool the last few degrees. So I usually end up pitching yeast the next day anyway.

Also if I brew a lot my 55 gal barrel fills up pretty quickly

 

Yea, my time is very limited so I love the no chill method. Very easy to do multiple batches or split large ones this way. If sealed in a corny the wort will be good for weeks if not longer

 

been thinking of getting one of these cubes for no-chilling the wort. When it is chilled, I'll pitch the yeast and attach an air-lock to the spigot and open the spigot for fermentation.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L7JXUVS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

Is that heat resistant? Remember the temp will be 150° +. The hotter the better for sanitation.

 

I know US plastic website list a few that are rated to boiling. HBT would be a good source for what people are using.

 

I think as long as it's HDPE plastic, it can be used for hot liquids. One of the Amazon commenters say they store concentrated hydrochloric acid without issues.

 

Did a little restocking.

Brewmaster Jack - Corduroy Cowboy double ipa



edit: the phantasmagoria is very good.

 

Impulse buy at Costco. Have only had the Golden Ale before which I like. Trying to Island Lager now. Good drinking beer

 

At HH drinking Golden Triangle IPA

 

I know It isn't a beer but its so good and what I'm drinking. It does start as a sort of beer before it's distilled into a low wine, and then again and again into this.

 

Any Koko Brown in there? Great toasted coconut beer.

 

No Koko Brown even though that sounds amazing! Lager, IPA, Red, and Golden.

 

If you can find it, get it. Usually sells out quickly in well-frequented liquor stores.

 

@uhplifted hows this for a beer glASS

 

It's ass.

 

This was one of 3 I had tonight. Ho-lee-shit was it good. Honey all up in the palate on first sip, with a very sticky mouthfeel followed by an incredible marionberry fruity finish. Unreal. Can't wait to see what a few more months in the barrel does to this.


Also had a Reaction State - a maple and syrup barrel aged stout with coffee and cinnamon, very good as well.

Lastly had an Occulango - Bottle Logics DIPA, occulator, with fresh mango juice. That was amazing as well. So much mango on the nose and palate finishing juicy and bitter. Best night so far of the Week of Logic, in my opinion

 

Hopefully I can find that. Probably a seasonal beer I presume?

 

Acid is very different than high temps.

I ran this by a friend that does plastic manufacturing and uses no chill method. He said it'll handle the heat but it will deform badly and you risk losing the seal and possibly burning yourself. A friend of his tried it and things didn't work out so good