2017 Barrel Brew, March 4

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:05 am

Awesome! I'll stop by tonight and pick up my Home Depot buckets.

Jam095 · Post by **Jam095** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:03 pm

BREWsmith wrote:The Quad is fermenting nicely. I was a bit concerned yesterday afternoon due to a lock of bubbles from the blow off. But, after adjusting the seal on the lid, CO2 activity was quickly apparent!

As is typical with these group brews, a few pieces of equipment were left behind: two Home Depot buckets, a few smaller containers, a very nice temperature monitor, and a brown discharge hose (Michael J?).

It was great hosting the event!

Jeff, is the temp monitor a Polder oven thermometer? Just fired up and can't find it...

wuertzBräu · Post by **wuertzBräu** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:05 pm

What was our gravity reading? I just took a sample of the excess that I fermented. I used a refractometer, so I need OG to figure out where it is now.

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:41 pm

1.087 ?

SkyBrew · Post by **SkyBrew** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:54 am

1.083-4 ish

wuertzBräu · Post by **wuertzBräu** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:33 am

The leftovers that I fermented are down to 1.008 - 1.010. The plan is to cork and bottle condition this portion, and then give it some age!

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:25 am

How does it taste at this point?

wuertzBräu · Post by **wuertzBräu** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:56 am

Pretty good for only being a week out from brewday.

Jeremy Dunn · Post by **Jeremy Dunn** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:23 am

What was the date we decided on to keg the 2016 batch and transfer the Quad into the barrel? Was it this weekend or next?

wuertzBräu · Post by **wuertzBräu** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:33 am

I have the 25th noted down, which is quickly approaching. We need to alert all who brewed last year to bring their legs that day (or to someone beforehand)

SkyBrew · Post by **SkyBrew** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:06 am

Don · Post by **Don** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:59 am

I have some extra right now if anyone that brewed needs to borrow a keg.

Chris Norrick · Post by **Chris Norrick** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:39 pm

I also must clean kegs... Anybody want some barrel aged or non-barrel aged "Norrick Special" batch?

KennyPurcell · Post by **KennyPurcell** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:41 pm

I have barrel and original Norrick Ale that is getting dumped this weekend.

This is my first sour batch. Should I do anything out of the normal with these kegs? I normally just rinse, soak with PBW, rinse, and then StarSan.

Since the Norrick special has touched my kegs, do I have to set them on fire?

Chris Norrick · Post by **Chris Norrick** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:46 pm

I'm doing a full rebuild on those kegs blessed with the privilege of containing the Norrick Special. A cycle through the keg washer, disassembled, run the tube brush though the pickup. Boil all fittings/popits/lids. Install all new gaskets. Don't forget the keg lube.

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