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02-03-2011, 11:07 AM | #1 |
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The glass carboy will last forever with repeated scrubbing and cleansing.
The other kit must be using some kind of plastic bucket for a fermenter, right? That’s fine short term but the plastic will scratch with repeated cleaning and scratches can hide wild yeasts and bacteria that can spoil your beer.
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02-11-2011, 11:27 AM | #2 |
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No oxidation, easier to keep sanitary. Plastic scratches pretty easily, and those scratches are when bugs and mold and stuff can dig in an live. You're not going to have that problem with a glass carboy.
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The carboy is for the secondary fermentation stage. You will siphon off the primary into the carboy, leaving all the crap (dead yeast, etc. called trub) that has settled to the bottom behind. There will still be live yeast, suspended in the wort to continue the fermentation process. Basically it helps you produce a clearer, less hazy beer and helps prevent some off flavors being introduced by sitting on the trub too long. I would recommend getting the kit with the carboy.
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02-03-2011, 11:46 AM | #4 |
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Thanks, guys.
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So I guess in summary, the transfer from the primary to the secondary has more chance of harming your beer than leaving your yeast on the beer for anything less than a few months. I have used secondary once in my brewing life and had no discernible different. |
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01-26-2011, 11:14 AM | #7 |
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idk why a fella couldnt just get a 55 gal. drum that seals and a burner if he wanted to make enough to last.
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Thing about brewing is if you take, say, a drum that once held pickles all the beer brewed in it would take on the taste of pickles. All my brew gear is dedicated to nothing but brewing beer for that very reason.
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What did the drums hold before being used for brewing?
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idk he bought them from the farm and home place. I dont think they had held anything before hand.
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Lots of dextrose? Or malt or whatever?
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I spoke with a guy who used steel drums for his mash tuns and boil pot. I think he used one for fermenting too, but I can't recall. I also don't remember what they were originally used for either. The problem is finding a burner that can deliver the BTU's to get that much wort to boil. Then you would have to have a fairly complicated wort cooling system, a high temp march pump, high temp food grade tubing, counter flow chiller, etc.
When you get into batches that big, those are small brewery batches and generally requires regular commercial brewing equipment. It is also illegal to brew more than 100 gallons per person in the household with a limit of 200 gallons per year. Not that anyone cares.. |
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this is an awesome thread. I've been thinking about giving this a whirl for awhile and admittedly will probably start with a mr brew kit---just to see if it hits my fancy. I'd rather do that than drop $175 on garage filler.
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