So nice to see your son hanging with Dad and tossing a brew back together. I hope in years to come, he'll recall this moment and it will be a good moment with Dad. I wish I could have shared some of my brews with my Dad...no matter. Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there. Really nice share. Prost!
Nice series of videos on the Hopnosis kit and the Spike system! I have one of the Hopnosis kits, and your videos got me excited to brew it next. I'm currently drinking Ron Mexico Pale Ale, That is another MoreBeer all grain kit that I am very pleased with! It uses Magnum hops for bittering and Sabro (aka. Ron Mexico) hops for everything else including dry hopping. I had never used Sabro hops before. To my palette, they yield a very unique and tasty beer! How are you liking the bottom kettle drain kettle with legs versus a regular kettle? Thanks for the great videos Mike and all the effort you put into them! And of course thank you Drew for being the designated taster, lol And thanks for getting back to more traditional home brewing videos. For some reason I just can't get into the simple just add water and wait IGulu type systems. I can see how they would appeal to some folks, but that's not my jam! Seems too much like making Kool-Aid. I would rather just go buy a six pack from a good brewery if I can't play with all the variables that you can with all grain or even traditional extract home brewing.
Honestly if you are brewing on a flat top metal or at least a table that can tolerate high temps, the flat bottom is a great choice for stability and a bit less to clean. If you are brewing on the ground or on a table that might not tolerate the heat, the bottom drain would be a better choice. Also if you like to whirlpool a lot with a stupid amount of hops, the bottom drain could be a big advantage. I feel they are both great systems and if I purchased it, I would have gone for the flat bottom as I brew on a large SS table, and rarely whirlpool with too many hops to worry about. Love the pump's grinding ability on the hop matter as you hear it when the hops hit the first time and after that you are good. That Ron Mexico Pale Ale sounds really nice. The iGulu is comparable to a giant time saver from fermenting in a 1 gallon jug and then bottling. Just a major convenience with the temp control and serving without having to transfer to bottles. I really wish someone would come out with a 5 gallon version, then I'd move all my beers to that for fermentation and serving. It would save me from the keg transfer and one extra thing to clean.
Vito from MoreBeer recommended Nova Lager, which can ferment at 50 to 68 F. As it was a hoppy beer, I felt a warmer temp within that range would be best. I fermented it at 64 F for the entire time and kept those temps during dry hopping at around 10 psi during fermentation. (pressure fermentation isn't necessary.) Once it was done, pressure (closed) transferred it to a keg with a small amount of Gelatin (about 1/2 tsp dissolved) and cold crashed it under CO2 pressure for about 1 week before putting it on tap. (If you don't ferment it under pressure, you may need two weeks under CO2 to reach proper carbonation.) My keg is getting close to kicking, as it is still my go-to beer at the moment.
I think I might try brewing this or a like Cold IPA again but maybe try Lunar Crush from Omega to see if I can kick the aromas up as it is a Thiolized Lager yeast.
Yeah, I was worried about people getting a little burned out about it. I have lot more videos coming with other systems from more Spike Solo, Anvil Foundry, and Brew Easy Compact systems. I am starting a 1 gallon series that will show from time to time, that where I will use the iGulu for the ferment and serve part (as it does make things kind of set and forget), but I'll also be explaining more about using 1 gallon jugs for fermenting and then bottling, too. (Mainly All Grain with some extracts.)
So nice to see your son hanging with Dad and tossing a brew back together. I hope in years to come, he'll recall this moment and it will be a good moment with Dad. I wish I could have shared some of my brews with my Dad...no matter. Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there. Really nice share. Prost!
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a great kit to get. Behind watching your videos and working on catching up. Cheers!
Thank you as I slowed down there for a bit and just getting things moving again. Lots of videos but just finding time to get them edited.
Nice series of videos on the Hopnosis kit and the Spike system! I have one of the Hopnosis kits, and your videos got me excited to brew it next. I'm currently drinking Ron Mexico Pale Ale, That is another MoreBeer all grain kit that I am very pleased with! It uses Magnum hops for bittering and Sabro (aka. Ron Mexico) hops for everything else including dry hopping. I had never used Sabro hops before. To my palette, they yield a very unique and tasty beer!
How are you liking the bottom kettle drain kettle with legs versus a regular kettle?
Thanks for the great videos Mike and all the effort you put into them! And of course thank you Drew for being the designated taster, lol
And thanks for getting back to more traditional home brewing videos. For some reason I just can't get into the simple just add water and wait IGulu type systems. I can see how they would appeal to some folks, but that's not my jam! Seems too much like making Kool-Aid. I would rather just go buy a six pack from a good brewery if I can't play with all the variables that you can with all grain or even traditional extract home brewing.
Honestly if you are brewing on a flat top metal or at least a table that can tolerate high temps, the flat bottom is a great choice for stability and a bit less to clean. If you are brewing on the ground or on a table that might not tolerate the heat, the bottom drain would be a better choice. Also if you like to whirlpool a lot with a stupid amount of hops, the bottom drain could be a big advantage. I feel they are both great systems and if I purchased it, I would have gone for the flat bottom as I brew on a large SS table, and rarely whirlpool with too many hops to worry about. Love the pump's grinding ability on the hop matter as you hear it when the hops hit the first time and after that you are good. That Ron Mexico Pale Ale sounds really nice.
The iGulu is comparable to a giant time saver from fermenting in a 1 gallon jug and then bottling. Just a major convenience with the temp control and serving without having to transfer to bottles. I really wish someone would come out with a 5 gallon version, then I'd move all my beers to that for fermentation and serving. It would save me from the keg transfer and one extra thing to clean.
I’m ordering this kit and I have a question. What was your fermentation schedule? Also what yeast did you use
Vito from MoreBeer recommended Nova Lager, which can ferment at 50 to 68 F. As it was a hoppy beer, I felt a warmer temp within that range would be best. I fermented it at 64 F for the entire time and kept those temps during dry hopping at around 10 psi during fermentation. (pressure fermentation isn't necessary.) Once it was done, pressure (closed) transferred it to a keg with a small amount of Gelatin (about 1/2 tsp dissolved) and cold crashed it under CO2 pressure for about 1 week before putting it on tap. (If you don't ferment it under pressure, you may need two weeks under CO2 to reach proper carbonation.) My keg is getting close to kicking, as it is still my go-to beer at the moment.
I think I might try brewing this or a like Cold IPA again but maybe try Lunar Crush from Omega to see if I can kick the aromas up as it is a Thiolized Lager yeast.
Thank you for the info. I do enjoy your videos
Thanks for making a brew without IGulu… It’s everywhere. They must send their system to all Chanel brewers UA-camrs.
Yeah, I was worried about people getting a little burned out about it. I have lot more videos coming with other systems from more Spike Solo, Anvil Foundry, and Brew Easy Compact systems. I am starting a 1 gallon series that will show from time to time, that where I will use the iGulu for the ferment and serve part (as it does make things kind of set and forget), but I'll also be explaining more about using 1 gallon jugs for fermenting and then bottling, too. (Mainly All Grain with some extracts.)