So what does everyone think of this book?
I was a bit underwhelmed. Lot's of great info, to be sure, and the best mead
book I've seen, but it still lacks some detail, I think.
For example, please correct me if I'm wrong, I read it quickly, but I don't
think I saw any mention of creating a sparkling mead.
The book seems to take the relax-don't-worry tack more than a hard technical
approach.
Flame away. ;-)
Uhm, this may seem too obvious, but I just use the hose connected to the CO2
tank. I take the fitting (to the keg) off and insert into the carboy.
Since I force carbonate a lot, this seems to work well without a lot of extra
effort. I put the carboy on the floor (or whatever position it will receive
the liquid), fill with CO2 (3-5 seconds is good enough for me), and then
syphon away.
Rick seems to have this to a real science. I have not tried keg to keg.
Mark
>
> Mark-
>
> Do you just have a hose that connects to the CO2 tank, with the other end
> cut bare, or do you have a fitting that connects the other end to your
> carboy?
>
> - Al
Hey, I care too and always have a nickel!
I do the same thing with carboys and cornies and actually cheat just a bit with carboys. I keep a 2 pound C02 tank (just the tank) close to my bottling table. When racking from one carboy to another, the first step is the hot rinse and inverted drain until cry and cool.
The second step turns the carboys upright and I crack the valve and fill the container with cold C02.
Third step covers the carboy opening with Saran wrap and move to floor.
Fourth step is the siphon.
My neighbor and fellow brewer found some real slick hospital style "turkey basters" that can be boiled and slide together easily. It is an amazing siphon starter and much better than using your mouth.
Same thing with Cornies and C02 although I leave them pressurized with 20 psi of C02 for inverted storage.
When racking from one cornie to another, always use Black to Black fittings. Although you are in a blanket of C02, it is much more gentle on the beer.
Rick Oftel
>>> Mark Glewwe <mark(a)glewwe-castle.com> 07/26/03 10:15PM >>>
Steve, and anyone else that cares,
I tend to always treat filling carboys as I would bottles. I "fill" the
carboy with CO2 prior to
transfer. My understanding is the CO2 is heavier than air, and settles to
the bottom. As
the carboy fills, the remaining air is pushed out of the carboy.
Don't know if it makes a big difference, but it is my habit. Meads,
ciders, beers, wine, whatever.
Mark
At 11:26 AM 7/26/03 -0500, Steve Fletty wrote:
>Reading the Complete Meadmaker, I see Schramm talks about blanketing meads
>with
>co2 when racking to prevent oxidation.
>
>Does anyone do this? What's the proceedure? Do you put co2 in your carboy
>before transfer? If I remember, co2 is heavier than air and will fall to
>the bottom, correct?
Engineer, Gentleman, & Brewer,
Mark D. Glewwe
http://www.glewwe-castle.com/mark/
Reading the Complete Meadmaker, I see Schramm talks about blanketing meads with
co2 when racking to prevent oxidation.
Does anyone do this? What's the proceedure? Do you put co2 in your carboy
before transfer? If I remember, co2 is heavier than air and will fall to
the bottom, correct?
Here is a link to some pictures I snapped on Saturday before the rain. I took
off shortly there after, but I had a great time meeting many of you and
sampling all the fine brews.
I didn't have the names of a couple of the fellows, so drop me an e-mail and I
can fix the captions. If you have any great pictures you want to add, send me
an e-mail and I'll add them to the gallery.
http://gallery.truthbrew.com/20030719campout
FYI, in my hurry to leave, it appears I left my Real Ale 2003 glass, if you
happen to have it, drop me a message. I'll trade a beer for it ;-)
Cheers,
Jeff Halvorson
jeff(a)truthbrew.com
SPHBC
Ouch!
I haven't seen any other postings, so I have to assume the mosquitoes
devoured the rest of the campers.
Fortunately the campgrounds where I spent Saturday (at a family reunion),
along a scenic brook in the deep woods near Maiden Rock, Wis., were
virtually free of mosquitoes.
Jonathan
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert B. Cromer [mailto:bcromer@pressenter.com]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:13 PM
To: mba(a)thebarn.com; sphbc(a)sphbc.org
Subject: Campout
Greetings All,
I pitched the tent around 3 PM today. The mosquitos were deadly and by 8
PM the wife had enough. Back to Hudson with the four kegs, the wife, and
the dog. I hope all goes well for the brave tomorrow. Bring lots of bug
spray.
Bob
Greetings All,
I pitched the tent around 3 PM today. The mosquitos were deadly and by 8
PM the wife had enough. Back to Hudson with the four kegs, the wife, and
the dog. I hope all goes well for the brave tomorrow. Bring lots of bug
spray.
Bob
Guess What.....
We will soon be able to sell our beer to-go!!!!! To celebrate this we are having our Growler Release Party Sat. August 2.
The Goods....
Saturday, August 2 we will have our annual pig roast (food serving at 4pm), re-release Spontaneous Aviator Peach (5-6pm pints Just $2), and start selling growlers. (jugs to-go that hold four pints of our own freshly crafted beer). We will sell the growlers during normal hours held by other liquor retailers (liquor stores). On Saturday that is 10pm.
So come on in and enjoyed a plate of freshly roasted pork, a pint of our properly aged Belgian style Peach beer, and take a growler to enjoy at home.
What a great day!!!
Please do us a huge favor.. email us and let us know
1. if you want a growler (s)
2. what kind you want
We then can have them all set for you.
Please email that info to Pete at prifakes(a)hotmail.com
For additional info on the growler please go to the announcement page of our website: www.townhallbrewery.com
Thanks for your continued support
Cheers
