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[CaptRon]

English ESB thing I brewed a few weeks ago. Just kegged it. Came out 6.04%. Best tasting beer I've made coming out of the fermentor.

I'm sold in this fermentor, I just need to figure out how to keep a Co2 headspace when kegging. I have a couple of ideas in that though.

[CarlosM]

Mr. Money bags over here with the Grainfather

[CaptRon]

Mr. Money bags over here with the Grainfather

Yeah, I blew a Christmas bonus on myself. TOTALLY WORTH IT!

[neddles]

Cool pics dogg. I love when I taste a beer out of the fermentor and its so good already I want another sample. They only get better.

[HVB]

Nice looking beer, quick brew another.

Thought you got some suggestions on the CO2 issue from the Facebook 😀

[CaptRon]

Pulled a test pint, carbing up nicely. Reduced to serving pressure to finish up.

Has a considerable amount of chill haze. Hope it settles out soon. I'm impatient!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Very nice!

[CaptRon]

I think I am going to use my blowoff tube which is simply a three piece airlock with the top and bubbler removed and a tube put over the shaft in the middle. I put the other end in a starsan solution for primary. I think I'll use that same rigging and attach the other end to my Co2 and turn it on very low to keep a Co2 headsoace when kegging.

[Bklmt2000]

I think I am going to use my blowoff tube which is simply a three piece airlock with the top and bubbler removed and a tube put over the shaft in the middle. I put the other end in a starsan solution for primary. I think I'll use that same rigging and attach the other end to my Co2 and turn it on very low to keep a Co2 headsoace when kegging.

 

A good idea re: using CO2 at kegging.  Any way you could burp the headspace w/ CO2 before racking?

 

Just thinking this might help to minimize the likelihood of O2 making its way into the keg.

[CaptRon]

Yeah, I'll Purge the keg with Co2 first, then hook the hose up to the catalyst which will already have a headspace of Co2 and have the Co2 go in kind of slow to replace the volume being emptied from racking to the keg. If I get the flow right it should be oxygen free transfer. Well, extremely minimized oxygen.