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Irondale Brewing
Приєднався 8 лип 2020
Homebrewing and beer tastings from Irondale, Washington
Flash Brewing Part 1: Unboxing + Making the Citra Session Pale Ale Kit
Curious about MoreBeer's Flash Brewing kits? Watch me unbox and make the Flash Brewing Citra Session Pale Ale kit!
MoreBeer Flash Brewing FAQ and Intro Video: www.morebeer.com/content/flash_brewing_FAQ
CHAPTERS
00:09 Intro
01:32 Unboxing
06:56 Instructions
09:58 Fermenter Overview
11:45 Sanitizing the Fermenter
13:34 Adding the Water
14:31 Adding the Ingredients
23:49 Into the Fermentation Chamber
24:57 Closing Thoughts
MoreBeer Flash Brewing FAQ and Intro Video: www.morebeer.com/content/flash_brewing_FAQ
CHAPTERS
00:09 Intro
01:32 Unboxing
06:56 Instructions
09:58 Fermenter Overview
11:45 Sanitizing the Fermenter
13:34 Adding the Water
14:31 Adding the Ingredients
23:49 Into the Fermentation Chamber
24:57 Closing Thoughts
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Semi-Hazy IPA Tasting
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Taking the Semi-Hazy IPA out for a spin, talking about what I was going for with this batch, and how well I hit the marks. Is this beer trying to be too many things to too many people? Watch and find out! Thanks to @exit12homebrew and @FermentationAdventures for the excellent @treehousebrewco beers, and to @exit12homebrew for his equally excellent Donovan Hazy IPA! Semi-Hazy Recipe 2.5 Gal batc...
Green Tea Blonde Ale Brew Day
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Another run at a green tea beer, this time using Drew Beechum and Denny Conn's "Lazy Day Blonde Ale" as the base, along with stronger tea and a lot more of it! Lazy Day Blonde Ale Recipe: byo.com/recipe/lazy-day-blonde-ale/ The tea: www.teasource.com/products/gunpowder-special-grade
Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler
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Unboxing and me learning as I go using the Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler for the first time.
Semi-Hazy IPA Brew Day
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I'm slowly becoming convinced that all Hazy IPAs don't suck, so I'm trying a "hybrid IPA" of sorts with a bit of white wheat in an attempt to do something along the lines of Deschutes Cosmic Creatures. Tasting video coming soon!
Strawberry American Wheat Kegging & Flavoring
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Kegging and flavoring the Brewtubers (brewtubers.com) 2024 experiment beer, a Strawberry American Wheat!
Strawberry American Wheat Brew Day
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Brewing the official 2024 Brewtubers (brewtubers.com) experiment beer a Strawberry American Wheat! Thanks to Beer & Wine Hobby (beer-wine.com) for wrangling all the ingredients for us for consistency across batches.
Mighty Mill 3 Roller Assembly and Review
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Assembly, demonstration, and my unmilled thoughts on the Mighty Mill 3 Roller grain mill. Learn along with me as I figure this thing out on the fly! CHAPTERS 00:00 Hopper assembly 01:48 Attaching the hopper to the mill 05:10 Adjusting the gap for grinding 15:22 Grinding some sacrificial grain 17:00 Messing with the hand crank 20:15 End result of 0.35" grind with hand crank 21:07 Grinding the gr...
Closed Transfer of Gelatin to Keg
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My first attempt at doing a relatively oxygen-free transfer of gelatin into a keg of Kolsch.
Green Tea Cream Ale Tasting
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The time has come to try the Green Tea Cream Ale! Did the experiment work? Watch to find out! Spoiler: It's a darn tasty beer but the next tea experiment is already in the works; will use a blonde ale as the base next time and a stronger strain of green tea.
Closed Transfer With a Fermonster
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Oxygen-free transfers from a Fermonster to a keg? Absolutely! Watch and learn how (or how I did it anyway).
Cold Crashing With a Sealed Fermonster
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Cold crashing! Why do it, options for solving the dreaded suck-back problem, and how I cold crashed a sealed Fermonster to keep it from collapsing. CHAPTERS 00:00 Overview 08:11 An Overview of the Components 12:51 Hooking it All Up Cold Crash Guardian: www.brewhardware.com/product_p/ccguardianv3.htm
Brew Day: Green Tea Cream Ale
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Green Tea Cream Ale brew day! My first video of a brew day, wherein I chop the top of my head off with my framing, cut up segments probably too frequently, and discover that I say "arrrrrrright!" way too much. I'll get better. HUGE thanks to Chip Walton (@ChopAndBrew) and his super knowledgeable guest Jessica Hanley for this video which informed my approach: ua-cam.com/video/SuJeNKIKGTU/v-deo.h...
Got Condensation? Exhaust Hood Makeover
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Got Condensation? Exhaust Hood Makeover
Fermonster Lid Modification for Closed Transfers
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Fermonster Lid Modification for Closed Transfers
Komos Four-Tap Kegerator Gas Line Installation
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Komos Four-Tap Kegerator Gas Line Installation
Nukatap Flow Control Mini Faucet Demo/Review
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Nukatap Flow Control Mini Faucet Demo/Review
You should do a side by side with Mr beer kit haha
@@Peanutbuttergalactic That might be interesting!
I like the blowoff idea with the ball lock. I never thought about it but I’m going to start using it. Thanks for sharing
@@CTP-bbq-HundHutte Thanks! It comes in super handy when moving over to cold crashing to avoid suckback since at that point I just swap the blowoff for a SodaStream canister to put 1-2 PSI on it.
Thanks for the recipe!! I love west coast ipa.
@@CTP-bbq-HundHutte sure thing, thanks for watching!
Always a great feeling when you formulate a recipe and it is darn close to what you were aiming for. Great Job!! CaraPils will help with head retention and provide some body, start with 5% of grain bill.
@@RiggerBrew Thanks for watching! It'll be even better next time. :)
@@RiggerBrew Sorry, I didn't notice the carapils part of your comment. I typically put carapils into nearly all my batches but was hoping with this one the white wheat might do that job, but yeah next time I'll throw that in the mix. I also just saw this crystal red from Briess that I may throw in (either that or Munich) to get some orange color going. homebrewing.org/products/crystal-red-malt-briess
I recorded a tasting video on this beer a few days ago! I like the Munich idea. It was a very good beer! It would be interesting to try it again after hearing what you were getting and going for. Cheers buddy! 🍻
@@gamndoodbrewing8636 Glad you liked it! I'll send version 2.0 your way when I brew it. Cheers!
My setup is similar to yours only that I add about 1 PSI to the FerMonster from my purged serving keg and slowly crash it 4° F every 12 hours until I reach 33° F. Cheers and thanks for the video!🍻
@@johng4503 Thanks for watching! I was going to try the slow crash method on the batch I have going now since it's the only thing in my fermentation chamber at the moment -- thanks for the well-timed reminder!
Looking forward to seeing the finished beer
@@CTP-bbq-HundHutte about two more weeks!
"The rubber thing" - called Trivet
Yes! Thanks. I could not conjure up a word for that thing in the moment. :)
Thanks
Thanks for the video
Great stuff. I’ll happily share bad beer with other home brewers and own up to mistakes. It’s meant to be fun! Good to see you embrace it. Cheers!!
Happens to the best of us! Honestly though, I learn more from the bad batches than the good ones, so it’s a blessing in disguise for sure
@@GREEENZO Yep, all in how you look at it. If nothing else I won't make these particular mistakes again. :) Thanks for watching!
Thanks for being Humble and helping other folks with gear upgrade recommendations.
Oh the inevitable bad brew day… the best part is you get to try again!! Cheers
Interesting stuff. I do have the Tapcooler that I use from time to time for a few bottles here and there. The Tapcooler bleed valve has a hose you can add, so I'm always purging the bottles and excess foam thru that. I.e. purge and then pressurize the bottle so there is gas escaping thru that bleed valve hose... it does go to a waste container and usually has foam so it's easy to tell. But from there once I start filling the bottle, if a little foam is in the bottle, I can keep filling to push it out thru that hose. I can get a good fill and the mess is container. But things get better when you get the experience on the equipment. Cheers!
The hose on the Tapcooler sounds like a nice feature. I'm going to more bottling this weekend so we'll see if I can make way less of a mess and waste less beer this time around. Cheers!
@@irondalebrewing ya, I’m sure it’ll get better with more reps! Cheers!
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Cheers and thanks for using our Anvil Brew Kettle for your brew day. Very cool.
Thanks, appreciate you watching! I love that kettle!
Doesn't the water sort of defeat the purpose because it's part oxygen?
I suppose it partially does, but it's probably still less severe than opening the keg since it's in solution. I had that same thought when I was doing flavoring on a strawberry wheat beer with freeze-dried powder and took the approach of quickly dumping it in the purged keg. Difference is you can't just throw gelatin powder in so this is definitely a "least worst" approach as opposed to anything that's 100% pure.
Nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
When I use my emersion chiller and my hop spider I just place my hop spider in the center of the chiller
@@CTP-bbq-HundHutte it's so simple and yet so genius! Thanks for sharing! Will definitely try that next time.
Maybe I would have put the powder in a mini muslin bag and magnetized it to the keg. So I pressure ferment in the keg and then pull the magnet so it could drop and then cold crash it. Or maybe I would have just used a fancy syrup instead of powder.
Thanks for the suggestions! Since this is part of a group experiment where we're all trying different flavoring media and comparing the strawberry flavoring method was fixed, but interesting idea to treat it like dry hopping. I was a bit concerned how it might behave if I added it before packaging but in the unlikely event I use this stuff again I'll try adding it a different way at a different time. I'll do a tasting video before long to share my thoughts on the powder. :)
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
Wonder if you could have added before the cold crash, when you had a few gravity points to go, to the fermenter to scrub any O2. Then again, I think there is still some yeast in there, and hope it scrubs the keg anyways.
Yep good point -- I was really on the fence about when best to add it. The powder is supposedly zero sugar but I was concerned about any of it getting fermented and potentially turning into weird flavors, but maybe that wouldn't happen with this stuff. Definitely would have been a more opportune time from the standpoint of introducing oxygen -- something to try next time!
Well, considering CO2 is heavier than O2. I believe you made the right call.
Great video Matt! Glad someone used that powder. I was really intrigued by it but had already committed to purée. And you are not alone, I also do full volume brew in a bag.
Thanks Chris! I'm glad you mentioned this stuff, I'm really curious to see how it turns out. I'm kegging in two days and then we wait. :) Glad to learn I'm not the only BIAB person; I'll admit to having a very long list of Brewtuber videos to get caught up on to see how everyone else does things!
Good to see the process! The Smack Packs are very much a thing for Wyeast, but White Labs, Imperial, etc. have never used them. White labs claims to have great viability, without it. But I've had great results with/without smack packs! Cheers!
Cheers Kurt! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video
Dude love the intro music. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
Looks like a nice value! I had the previous 3 roller mill morebeer used to sell a couple years ago.. what they called the MM3... I had a horrible experience with that one. This looks like a big improvement with the geared rollers, the base included, the fingerguard, etc.
Yep, I like it! I probably should have let my frustrations with the poor instructions and incorrect photos online subside before recording anything, but I really do like it. It seems to be very well made, the roller operation is super smooth, it's really stable sitting on a grain bucket, and the adjustment process is really easy. My first batch of BIAB with it came out a bit high on the gravity so I may back off the grind a bit or might just squeeze the bag less hard.
One thing I hate about gelatin- That foul barnyard smell when heated
I didn't notice that with this stuff but I have that in the memories of my childhood for sure. :)
I actually do this same exact thing but straight into the fermenter (I use a modified Fermonster as well). I like having the clearest beer possible in the keg so I can move it around without stirring up sediment if needed. Cheers and enjoy the long weekend!
Thanks for confirming this wasn't a crazy idea!
This might be my next cream ale!
It's a great cream ale. A bit disappointed with the tea factor but just as a beer this is super tasty!
Interesting video. Sounds like and interesting beer concept. Cheers!
Thanks for watching! I'm excited to try this again with some tweaks.
One interesting thing I’ve been wanting to try is purging the starsan from the keg with captured co2 from active fermentation. Same drilled gas post set up but instead of connecting tube to a cup of star San for an airlock, you connect to gas post on keg and a picnic tap left open on the liquid side. It’ll take awhile but should push out in a day or so
That'd be interesting to try! I've seen a lot of videos where people's primary goal is to capture and reuse the CO2 created during fermentation, which is cool. The way I did both this and the cold crashing, for better or worse, has zero regard for conserving that generated CO2. :)
Right?, it would be really cool to do a cheap fermentation (like just sugar) with the main goal to capture that co2.
If you install a keg ball lock-compatible post, you can run a keg (CM Becker) quick disconnect attached to a hose, leading to a jar of StarSan. Blowoff tube accomplished. I'm not expert enough to know if the krausen will clog the ball lock, though.
Yep! Exactly what I did. I didn't have an issue with the krausen getting high enough to go into the ball lock; fingers crossed for future batches! I'm releasing a video with more details of fermenting my first batch in this setup as well as transferring from the fermenter to a keg in the next couple of days. Cheers!
@@irondalebrewing I’ll be looking forward to watching that one! Thanks!
Nicely done. I'd suggest using a Forstner bit instead of the twist bit. They have a nice center point that will stay centered, and the circumference cutters will give you a clean cut. If you start the hole on the *inside* of the lid, with the top of the lid pressing against a sacrificial surface (scrap plywood will do), there will be less "blowout" (the shredded plastic that you need to clean up). It's a similar issue when doing woodworking drilling. Forstners are not too expensive; best brand AFAIC is Freud.
Thanks! I definitely should have used a forstner bit. One of the two lids I drilled came out _very_ slightly crooked (not to the point of it being a leak problem, but still), so I'm going to redo a couple of lids and add a second hole for a floating dip tube to up my closed game even further. Appreciate the suggestion!
FYI they sell springs so you dont have to close it manually. Especially nice if you're bringing the tap with you to places where people are not used to pouring from faucets.
Thanks! That's great to know.
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Nice setup! The only thing you’re missing is a Gamn Dood Brewing sticker on the fridge! 🍻
Hell yeah! Know where I can get one? 😂
Short and sweet and helpful. best video out adding a gas post to a fermonster, I will be applying it to my bucket lid for the same purpose.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. With my brewing space back in commission I'll finally be able to give this a shot with my next batch.
A spring is available to make the tap close, part number KL32216. However, they are not easy to find.
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Thanks for subscribing! I subscribed to you as well and will check out your channel. Happy brewing!
Always the greatest feeling tapping a new brew! Any plans for a walkthrough of your brew setup ?
Yep! Thanks for the suggestion. It's definitely on the list. I need to get my range hood rework completed and then I'm planning on doing a quick overview of my setup and will probably do a brew day video for the Green Tea Cream Ale I have planned.
@@irondalebrewing ooooooo! That sounds great! Would love to see a brew day in action with recipe! Cheers
Congrats on the first kegerator pour!
Thanks! Second tap comes online today!
Super helpful, thank you. That’s a good point about the potential high krausen blow off. I was thinking spunding valve was the solution but wasnt sure if there was going to be enough headspace. So I think the make shift QD blow off is key here
Thanks! That's definitely my plan -- I'm going to be giving this a first run once I get my range hood situation sorted out (hopefully this weekend) and do my next batch. I'll be sure and share how this all goes.
Nice work. Fermentation chamers are the way for sure! I can't belive how many customers still use glycol.
Thanks! Flattered you found me -- I really love all your products and how you're continually innovating and refining. DuoTight all the things! :)
Thanks for the video. Looking forward to more videos from you!
Thanks! Love both the mini and the full-grown Nukataps on my kegerator. More videos are definitely forthcoming!
I also have a gas disconnect going in only mine is on the right hand side. I didn't want to risk crushing the thing and having gas leaking out.
this or the picnic tap 2.1?
Having used both, and if the price difference isn't an issue, I'd definitely go with the Nukatap. The Picnic Tap 2.1 isn't bad, but in my estimation the Nukatap has better build quality and works better overall.
@@irondalebrewingthank you
Oy my eyes - the dirty glass is blinding! (Honestly, I couldn't tell in the video)
Very nice flow control. Pete enjoyed. Do you have any Mexican food?