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Kal - any updates on your NE IPA?

 
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:51 pm    Post subject: Kal - any updates on your NE IPA? Reply with quote


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I'm going to brew one in a few weeks. Just wondering if you're willing to share your recent recipe or any pointers from your research. Thanks!
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Still tweaking! I'm really liking the results but I may have another round or two of tweaks to do before I post it.

Take a look at some of my Instagram videos and posts as I brewed/fermented/hopped it - lots of discussions/hints/tips there. Some examples:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BN8SUKDglsV/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BN_Epb-AFUe/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOADZTMgdRg/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOAMfOwg6rN/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOAltmmAOyj/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOAqF87glt8/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOBDDO6gTTr/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOXteTEgPi-/?taken-by=theelectricbrewery

Kal

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why did you use an immersion chiller to bring the wort down to 160 for the hop stand? Why not just recirculate through the counterflow back into the kettle? Were you worried about hot side aeration? Also, what is your process for sanitizing the counterflow? I thought that I had read that you run boiling wort through it at the end of your boil for a few mins but looking back on the brew day step by step I don't see that. It also wouldn't be an option doing the hop stand the way you did. Any tips?
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LGarby wrote:
Why did you use an immersion chiller to bring the wort down to 160 for the hop stand? Why not just recirculate through the counterflow back into the kettle? Were you worried about hot side aeration? Also, what is your process for sanitizing the counterflow? I thought that I had read that you run boiling wort through it at the end of your boil for a few mins but looking back on the brew day step by step I don't see that. It also wouldn't be an option doing the hop stand the way you did. Any tips?


I run my wort the last 20 minutes through the CFC to sanitize the CFC. After the boil I whirlpool in the kettle from recirculating from the CFC. I haven't seen any signs of hot side aeration.
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LGarby wrote:
Why did you use an immersion chiller to bring the wort down to 160 for the hop stand? Why not just recirculate through the counterflow back into the kettle?

I use a Hop Stopper which doesn't allow for recirculation (not recommended).

LGarby wrote:
Also, what is your process for sanitizing the counterflow?

Hot water rinse and ~30 min soak with oxiclean both before and after use.

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kal wrote:


LGarby wrote:
Also, what is your process for sanitizing the counterflow?

Hot water rinse and ~30 min soak with oxiclean both before and after use.

Kal


Kal,
You do this process every time you brew? That would be a big pain, I would think.
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dp Brewing Company wrote:
kal wrote:


LGarby wrote:
Also, what is your process for sanitizing the counterflow?

Hot water rinse and ~30 min soak with oxiclean both before and after use.

Kal


Kal,
You do this process every time you brew? That would be a big pain, I would think.

Yes. It's no work at all as nothing get moved (only a couple of mins). While I'm boiling the hose that is connected to the boil kettle output is connected to the faucet using this: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/hoses?page=5
Hot tap water is flushed through the system to warm things up for a minute or so. I then disconnect/connect two or three times and and squirt in a few squirts of oxiclean each time, and push a bit more hot water. I then let it sit for ~30 mins and then flush. Same after the boil.

Kal

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting, I didn't realize that oxiclean was suitable for sterilizing. I have always used starsan before and either hot water or oxyclean to clean after. Also when you say soak, you are actually removing the chiller from the table and submersing it in the oxiclean? or do you just circulate the water through the chiller with your pumps?
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oxiclean is indeed also a sanitizer but many will also use Starsan as well as it's no-rinse. Nothing wrong with that.
If you want to use both, I would clean with Oxiclean first then rinse well, then use Starsan and do not rinse.

I'm not removing the chiller. Just recirculating. See my previous post above.

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I think I follow your method. Thanks for the clarification.
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No problems - good luck!

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PostLink    Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kal wrote:
No problems - good luck!

Kal


Any update on this recipe?
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PostLink    Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The beer's great! I'm about 10 hours into The recipe/write-up. No promises as to when it'll be done I'm afraid as these write ups seem to always take longer than expected.

Cheers!

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PostLink    Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here you go!:

http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30768

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