I didn't do any aeration on my first Cooper's kit brew, but doing a partial mash tonight and worried I won't get enough O2 in the wort just by shaking. Alternatives?wort aeration
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wort aeration
Is shaking the carboy good enough? White Labs site says that only achieves 10-30% of desired aeration. I didn't do any aeration on my first Cooper's kit brew, but doing a partial mash tonight and worried I won't get enough O2 in the wort just by shaking. Alternatives?
I didn't do any aeration on my first Cooper's kit brew, but doing a partial mash tonight and worried I won't get enough O2 in the wort just by shaking. Alternatives?-
Greenblood
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Re: wort aeration
There are a lot of opinions out there on the "right" way to aerate. You can go as simple as shaking the carboy or as complicated as an inline aeration stone with a tank of O2 and using a dissolved oxygen meter.
I use the aeration set up listed on the page below. All of the items on the page will work to raise your level of dissolved oxygen. To what degree can only be determined by testing with a meter. Something few homebrewers posses.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/aeration.html
I use the aeration set up listed on the page below. All of the items on the page will work to raise your level of dissolved oxygen. To what degree can only be determined by testing with a meter. Something few homebrewers posses.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/aeration.html
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John Monaghan
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John Monaghan
"If your feelings were grapes I would crush them. And then, after fermentation, drink them down. And quite possibly later, throw them up again."
Re: wort aeration
I read some threads on aeration over at homebrewtalk.com. I'm going to shake it tonight. Also going to top up the 2.5 gal cold water with the kitchen sink sprayer. Many people said that was good enough - like you said - there are many opinions but not much fact. I may get that system you linked to for my next brew, though - that's the one I've been eyeing.
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I'd be a little worried about the sanitation with this. If you do decide to try this method, I would soak it in something first.jboehle wrote:Also going to top up the 2.5 gal cold water with the kitchen sink sprayer.
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Greenblood
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Re: wort aeration
Agreed. You may also consider filtering your water in the future to remove chlorine.
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John Monaghan
"If your feelings were grapes I would crush them. And then, after fermentation, drink them down. And quite possibly later, throw them up again."
John Monaghan
"If your feelings were grapes I would crush them. And then, after fermentation, drink them down. And quite possibly later, throw them up again."
Re: wort aeration
I did end up scrubbing it down and soaking it in sanitizer first. Hopefully nothing bad got in.Rob Martin wrote:I'd be a little worried about the sanitation with this. If you do decide to try this method, I would soak it in something first.
Yes, I think for my next brew I will use filtered water. Trying to keep costs spread out so my sweet wife doesn't pitch a fit.Greenblood wrote:Agreed. You may also consider filtering your water in the future to remove chlorine.
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Even better, filter, then boil it to get rid of chlorine/chloramine and any other nasties.
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Re: wort aeration
Oh the joys of going full boils!
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Lupulin Threshold Shift
lupulin threshold shift \lu·pu·lin thresh·old shift\ n
1. When a once extraordinarily hoppy beer now seems pedestrian.
2. The phenomenon a person has when craving more bitterness in beer.
3. The long-term exposure to extremely hoppy beers; if excessive or prolonged, a habitual dependence on hops will occur.
4. When a "Double IPA" just is not enough
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Greenblood
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Re: wort aeration
Cheers!
John Monaghan
"If your feelings were grapes I would crush them. And then, after fermentation, drink them down. And quite possibly later, throw them up again."
John Monaghan
"If your feelings were grapes I would crush them. And then, after fermentation, drink them down. And quite possibly later, throw them up again."