This is a must with Hazy IPAs. When I’ve used this method, I’ve experienced two issues. 1. Dry hops and trub clogging the inlet to the keg. I’ve since started just running a hose directly into the keg and ditched the ball lock fittings. 2. The carboy cap leaking too much co2, which doesn’t allow enough pressure to build up to push the beer into the keg. I solved this with a series of hose clamps on each opening. I hope this helps anyone that experiences the same issues.
Thanks for the vid Brian! Here's a quick tip if you use Fermonsters like I do, take a solid #10 stopper and drill 2 small holes in it. The racking cane goes in one side, the carbonation cap in the other. Then everything else is just as Brian demonstrated. You can also purchase the solid Fermonster screw on cap and drill 2 holes for normal sized stoppers if you'd rather go that route.
Thanks for the tip Bart! I had someone ask.me recently about don't this with the bigmouth bubbler too. They also make a lid for those with 2 holes. Cheers! 🍻
I REALLY think you'll notice a difference!! Cheers! The last one I did with low oxygen changed a very little bit but at 2 weeks after kegging it was still SUPER fresh!
I had the exact same idea, but didn't think about using the corny to sanitize the racking cane assembly. Although my plan is to put a valved quick coupling on the gas side of the carboy blowoff, and a valved disconnect on a pigtail to the racking cane (I'll probably do male on one and female on the other to avoid any possibility of connecting them incorrectly, although that is pretty unlikely). I will connect the carboy blowoff assembly (blowoff cap, racking cane, and disconnects) after pitching the yeast and connect a hose to the gas side quick disconnect to run into some sanitizer during fermentation. When I am ready to transfer All I have to do is switch out hose assemblies on the gas side for one that has a mating disconnect and has a gas ball lock on the other side, and connect another hose assembly with a mating disconnect and liquid ball lock on the other side (which is pretty much what you did in your video).
I’m using the Speidel fermtors now because I hate racking with auto siphon and racking canes, I have used psi to move my beer like you did in the video I just find I use CO2 up so fast. Cool thing about Home brewing today is we have so many different options available to us now! Great video Brian have a happy new year Cheers 🍺
Me to Eric! I have 2 60L Speidels as well! Really like them. Only issue with them is they are oxygen permeable. (Might take a while but it will happen) I never age any beer in them any way. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Very nice video! Been learning lots with yours videos. Pleeaaase make one about the low o2 transfer with the bucket! I am trying to make one but not sure if it is good. Here in Brazil we don't use carboys at all, mostly plastic buckets so it will help us a lot! Cheers!
I just used this process. Worked well other than the carboy cap I bought through Amazon. Not a very good seal. I had to hold it on the whole time and CO2 was leaking out. Had my tank set to very low pressure. Thinking there have to be better carboy caps out there.
Short Circuited Brewers What is the stainless steel piece you are using to attach a poppet for the gas in? I’m trying to find it on MoreBeer. I want to do this trick on the next beer.
Short Circuited Brewers awesome! Thank you! This is used to carbonate soda bottles, it was very clever to repurpose it for this. I will order one or two!
That's an interesting procedure. Thanks for the video! What pressure level would you recommend setting when injecting CO2 into the carboy? I have a glass carboy and would be a bit concerned about pressurizing it too much.
Not sure if someone has asked this yet as this is an old video but why do you set the PRV valve in the open position during the transfer? Wouldn’t this release the CO2 layer on top of the beer?
The beer rising up in the keg creates positive pressure out of the open PRV. The keg is full of CO2 from the start. There is no intake back through the PRV.👍🍻
If you open the pressure valve while it's filling won't that allow oxygen to reenter the keg? I would instead get a one way plastic valve W a low cracking pressure from somewhere like US plastics and attached it to your gas side. This allows co2 to escape while keeping oxygen from entering.
Christopher Saint that's not necessary because when you're filling The Keg there's positive pressure going out because the beer is displacing the CO2 that you filled the keg with
I have not, it is something I need to get around to, I found someone on Instagram that did almost exactly what I was talking about. I'll see if I can put it on my list of videos I need to do thanks for reminding me! 👍🍻
@@DinakarJayarajan I would run sanitizer solution through them and then hang them up. I have also filled with sanitizer solution and left it in there. 👍🍻
QUESTION?? I did this procedure for the first time and just as I started doing the 5gal transfer I accidentally had a blow-back of Co2 into the carboy for about 5sec ( no clue how it happened) anyway it's in the keg now "conditioning" My question is........could the blow-back of Co2 into a full carboy affect the beer....anybody? Thanks for any help.
No co2 back into the carboy is fine. I assume you had a little pressure in your keg when you hooked up the transfer hose and that's how it happened. RDWHAHB 😜 👍🍻
What size? There's only one size gas ball lock. There is a carbonation cap that is stuck in the carboy cap. I believe it's listed in the description.👍🍻
This is a must with Hazy IPAs. When I’ve used this method, I’ve experienced two issues.
1. Dry hops and trub clogging the inlet to the keg. I’ve since started just running a hose directly into the keg and ditched the ball lock fittings.
2. The carboy cap leaking too much co2, which doesn’t allow enough pressure to build up to push the beer into the keg. I solved this with a series of hose clamps on each opening.
I hope this helps anyone that experiences the same issues.
Thanks for sharing the tips! You are 100% correct this is a MUST for those type of beers. Critical to the "shelf life" 👍🍻
Thanks for the vid Brian! Here's a quick tip if you use Fermonsters like I do, take a solid #10 stopper and drill 2 small holes in it. The racking cane goes in one side, the carbonation cap in the other. Then everything else is just as Brian demonstrated. You can also purchase the solid Fermonster screw on cap and drill 2 holes for normal sized stoppers if you'd rather go that route.
Thanks for the tip Bart! I had someone ask.me recently about don't this with the bigmouth bubbler too. They also make a lid for those with 2 holes. Cheers! 🍻
Great video - need to start doing this kind of transfer more often for my NEIPAs.
I REALLY think you'll notice a difference!! Cheers! The last one I did with low oxygen changed a very little bit but at 2 weeks after kegging it was still SUPER fresh!
I do this all the time. With water salts and closed transfers makes great clean beer. Also, used distilled water for star San and keep it for later.
Awesome! It is a great simple way to transfer for sure. Cheers! 🍻
Like the efficiency of sanitizing cap assembly in one shot.
Yeah I have a moment every once in a while.. Lol Cheers! 🍻
I had the exact same idea, but didn't think about using the corny to sanitize the racking cane assembly. Although my plan is to put a valved quick coupling on the gas side of the carboy blowoff, and a valved disconnect on a pigtail to the racking cane (I'll probably do male on one and female on the other to avoid any possibility of connecting them incorrectly, although that is pretty unlikely). I will connect the carboy blowoff assembly (blowoff cap, racking cane, and disconnects) after pitching the yeast and connect a hose to the gas side quick disconnect to run into some sanitizer during fermentation. When I am ready to transfer All I have to do is switch out hose assemblies on the gas side for one that has a mating disconnect and has a gas ball lock on the other side, and connect another hose assembly with a mating disconnect and liquid ball lock on the other side (which is pretty much what you did in your video).
Sounds like a plan to me! Thanks for the comment and suggestions. 👍🍻
I’m using the Speidel fermtors now because I hate racking with auto siphon and racking canes, I have used psi to move my beer like you did in the video I just find I use CO2 up so fast. Cool thing about Home brewing today is we have so many different options available to us now! Great video Brian have a happy new year Cheers 🍺
Me to Eric! I have 2 60L Speidels as well! Really like them. Only issue with them is they are oxygen permeable. (Might take a while but it will happen) I never age any beer in them any way. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Brian, I'm glad you let me know about that that just may give me a reason to not go with the Speidels.
Great video! I have almost all of the components for this already, but never thought about doing this way! Thanks for the pro tip!
No problem Bryan! Glad it gave you the idea! 👍🍻
Excellent. I'm sharing this with my subscribers since it's related to one of my recent videos. Thanks!
Thanks Larry! Glad to share some common thread info!
Very nice video! Been learning lots with yours videos. Pleeaaase make one about the low o2 transfer with the bucket! I am trying to make one but not sure if it is good. Here in Brazil we don't use carboys at all, mostly plastic buckets so it will help us a lot! Cheers!
Thanks!! I will see what I can do. Thanks for the suggestion. Cheers! 👍🍻
Awesome video! I think this maybe one of my next steps. Cheers
AWESOME! i tried to make it nice a short.. Let me know how it works out for you!
Brian You the MAN 😎
LOL Thanks Richard!! 👍🍻
I just used this process. Worked well other than the carboy cap I bought through Amazon. Not a very good seal. I had to hold it on the whole time and CO2 was leaking out. Had my tank set to very low pressure. Thinking there have to be better carboy caps out there.
Yeah it doesn't take much pressure to cause a leak. BUT I wouldn't pressurize a carboy that much anyway. 👍🍻
Why did you transfer sanitizer into a second keg? Just to save the sanitizer for future use?
Yep.. It work well and saves on sanitizer. 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers got it. Thanks for your videos man, you're the man!
Thanks for the feedback!
You are the man!
Sure Brad!! I had to do the transfer, so I did a video really quick! Thanks for the suggestion! 🍻
I want to know about that bucket low co2 transfer from 3:10!
Great video mate!
JosephandElissa Flores thanks!! 👍🍻
Short Circuited Brewers What is the stainless steel piece you are using to attach a poppet for the gas in? I’m trying to find it on MoreBeer. I want to do this trick on the next beer.
At 1:03 you can see the poppet on the black cap. That would be perfect! What is that? How did you attach that to the plastic cap?
Got it off of Amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B01K4GGYT0/_encoding=UTF8?ref=exp_inf_pl_shortcircuitedbrewers
Short Circuited Brewers awesome! Thank you! This is used to carbonate soda bottles, it was very clever to repurpose it for this. I will order one or two!
That's an interesting procedure. Thanks for the video!
What pressure level would you recommend setting when injecting CO2 into the carboy? I have a glass carboy and would be a bit concerned about pressurizing it too much.
Rubens Campregher 2 - 3 psi... Just enough to keep positive pressure so the siphon continues.. Cheers! 👍🍻
Short Circuited Brewers
Great! Thanks!
If I don't have an extra ball lock gas connection laying around for the carboy cap, can I just use tubing and a hose clamp?
Sure can no problem with that at all. 👍🍻
Which tap on the corny are you hooking the liquid in to? The gas in tap or the liquid out tap?
Liquid out post. That way the keg fills from the bottom. 👍🍻
Not sure if someone has asked this yet as this is an old video but why do you set the PRV valve in the open position during the transfer? Wouldn’t this release the CO2 layer on top of the beer?
The beer rising up in the keg creates positive pressure out of the open PRV. The keg is full of CO2 from the start. There is no intake back through the PRV.👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers What would be the negative effect of leaving the prv closed during this process? Thanks.
It would not release the pressure and it would stop the flow of beer. Glass carboys shouldn't be pressurized with more than a couple psi.
If you open the pressure valve while it's filling won't that allow oxygen to reenter the keg? I would instead get a one way plastic valve W a low cracking pressure from somewhere like US plastics and attached it to your gas side. This allows co2 to escape while keeping oxygen from entering.
Christopher Saint that's not necessary because when you're filling The Keg there's positive pressure going out because the beer is displacing the CO2 that you filled the keg with
Short Circuited Brewers I see :-) so you close it as soon as you stop transferring.
Christopher Saint you got it! 👍🍻
Hi Brian. Did you end up doing the video on the bucket transfer as stated in this video? Thanks.
I have not, it is something I need to get around to, I found someone on Instagram that did almost exactly what I was talking about. I'll see if I can put it on my list of videos I need to do thanks for reminding me! 👍🍻
I just came across it and was interested by the idea of it.
Welcome to the channel.. I have lots of tips like this. 👍🍻
Yeah I have been following for a while now. Great channel and Facebook page. Very helpful.
Thanks Shane! Brewing this weekend?
Where did you get the disconnect with a 3/8" barb?
It is in my Amazon store.
www.amazon.com/shop/shortcircuitedbrewers
How do you clean and dry you hoses/tubes without a compressor?
Just let them hang and air dry. 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers mine has been hanging from May 2 and still has specks of water in them
@@DinakarJayarajan I would run sanitizer solution through them and then hang them up. I have also filled with sanitizer solution and left it in there. 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers thanks let me try that
@@DinakarJayarajan 👍🍻
Is this process only recommended with Glass Carboys or can it be done with plastic ones?
Grant Warmoth sure you can do it with plastic.. Actually a little safer. The orange carboy caps fit the better bottles BTW.
Will this also work with P.E.T. carboys?
Sure, just be mindful of the pressure like the glass carboys.
QUESTION?? I did this procedure for the first time and just as I started doing the 5gal transfer I accidentally had a blow-back of Co2 into the carboy for about 5sec ( no clue how it happened) anyway it's in the keg now "conditioning" My question is........could the blow-back of Co2 into a full carboy affect the beer....anybody?
Thanks for any help.
No co2 back into the carboy is fine. I assume you had a little pressure in your keg when you hooked up the transfer hose and that's how it happened. RDWHAHB 😜 👍🍻
That's exactly what happened I'll wait a month or so and tap into the keg, thanks for the reply
No problem!! 👍🍻
What size gas ball lock on that carboy cap?
What size? There's only one size gas ball lock. There is a carbonation cap that is stuck in the carboy cap. I believe it's listed in the description.👍🍻
Yeah I meant the barb size to fit in the carboy cap. See multiple sizes out there and no ref on your Amazon page.
@@lerrico the barb is about 1/4 inch
I found this detail on your primary to secondary video. It’s a 5/16 barb carb cap which is standard. Cheers!
@@lerrico sorry about that I couldn't remember exactly. 👍🍻