Back brewing after 15 years

[The Baron]

You could move the FV into a cold garage for a couple of days if you have one to help the crud and yeast drop to the bottom before kegging

 

[pedroboro]

That sounds perfect

When I come to siphon into the pressure keg would you pass it through any kind of filter? Or just take it with as little movement as possible to fermentation tub.
Thanks
Again

 

[Rodcx500z]

Some brewers do i don't, if you do make sure it is well sanitised

 

[pedroboro]

Ok folks on day 10 now of my Wherry hydrometer reading is currently giving me 1012 and has been steady for a few days, so a ABV is approximately 4.2%
Had a peek inside the fermenter and there’s still a few bubbles on top ( attached photo) bearing in mind I’ve witnessed zero activity from the airlock.
Should I leave it a few more days? As I’ve got a cold so can’t even smell or taste it lol.
My son said it does smells amazing so I’m optimistic.
Got a pressure keg waiting for it once primary has finished where I’ll add granulated sugar and leave a few more weeks before moving somewhere cold.
Second picture was taken 2 days ago
Tia
Peter

 

[MashBag]

Ignore the airlock. Looks fine.

 

[pedroboro]

Ignore the airlock. Looks fine.

When would you pop it in the pressure keg Mashbag? Would you wait for all that to disappear on top?

 

[MashBag]

Nope. I would bottle it. Absolutely not idea about a pressure keg, I run gas free. Sorry

 

[pedroboro]

quick question?
Is there anyway to improve head retention on beer? Will it improve the longer it’s left.
Added 70g of granulated sugar to mine 3 days ago and pulled a cheeky sample off to check hydrometer reading my Wherry is coming out at 4.46% which is almost blob on the 4.5% and tasted pretty good.
Photo attached is the sample came out with some pressure and head disappeared after 3/4 minutes is this normal.
It’s also quite clear and agin will this improve over time.
Just have to keep off it now for 3/4 weeks

 

[MashBag]

A small ammount of porridge posts in the grain bill will certainly help.

Also make sure your rinsing is spotless any soap residue ruins head.

 

[Old Fart At Play]

A bit of dextrin malt is another way to boost foam (it also adds body which you may or may not want)

 

[Mash Monster]

quick question?
Is there anyway to improve head retention on beer? Will it improve the longer it’s left.
Added 70g of granulated sugar to mine 3 days ago and pulled a cheeky sample off to check hydrometer reading my Wherry is coming out at 4.46% which is almost blob on the 4.5% and tasted pretty good.
Photo attached is the sample came out with some pressure and head disappeared after 3/4 minutes is this normal.
It’s also quite clear and agin will this improve over time.
Just have to keep off it now for 3/4 weeks

Am I right in thinking you are brewing extract kits ? If so I would try a product called ‘ Heads Up ‘ by Harris it’s widely available. I used this with great success before I moved over to AG and use Carapils or Carafoam now but oats work great too

 

[Twostage]

quick question?
Is there anyway to improve head retention on beer? Will it improve the longer it’s left.
Added 70g of granulated sugar to mine 3 days ago and pulled a cheeky sample off to check hydrometer reading my Wherry is coming out at 4.46% which is almost blob on the 4.5% and tasted pretty good.
Photo attached is the sample came out with some pressure and head disappeared after 3/4 minutes is this normal.
It’s also quite clear and agin will this improve over time.
Just have to keep off it now for 3/4 weeks

Summary of comments above plus bit more (I hope)...

Head retention improvement - yes if you were doing all grain, a few types of grain added to the mash help with head retention. Never heard of heads up, needs googling.

Clarity - yes, the longer you leave it the clearer it gets.

keep off it for 3-4 weeks - I've never managed that .

 

[pedroboro]

Thanks for the replies, the problem I have is it’s already in the pressure keg with 70g of priming sugar so I’m guessing I can’t open that now to add further ingredients.
Guess I can just leave it a few weeks more and maybe add so CO2 through the valve on top of the keg if needed, all though it did seem to have good pressure in the keg just poor head retention.

 

[Twostage]

Correct, you'd let all your pressure out if you opened the lid. Yes, you will probably want to add more CO2 as you empty the contents. I'm assuming you have those sparklets things ?

 

[Old Fart At Play]

Thanks for the replies, the problem I have is it’s already in the pressure keg with 70g of priming sugar so I’m guessing I can’t open that now to add further ingredients.
Guess I can just leave it a few weeks more and maybe add so CO2 through the valve on top of the keg if needed, all though it did seem to have good pressure in the keg just poor head retention.

I don't know about the others but I wasn't suggesting you add some eg dextrin malt to this brew - I was offering advice for your next brew. With this one, I'd suggest just enjoying it the way it is. Learning process blah blah <g>

 

[pedroboro]

Just an S30 CO2 valve on top of the keg.

 

[pedroboro]

I don't know about the others but I wasn't suggesting you add some eg dextrin malt to this brew - I was offering advice for your next brew. With this one, I'd suggest just enjoying it the way it is. Learning process blah blah <g>

Definitely remember this for next time

 

[starseeker]

Sounds like you are going to have a cracking few pints of Wherry ready for Christmas

 

[SMP Brewery]

Learning process blah blah <g>

Usenet user?

 

[Old Fart At Play]

Usenet user?

General old fart <bg>