3.15.2009

Wort aeration with paint mixer.

Frankie helps film my wort aeration method (vid is a tad shaky). I made a brown ale today. $7 for just the hops. Ouch. Economy is bad.

9 comments:

Unknown said...

Frankie's comments were priceless! That is a really cool idea. Funny enough, today I was just thinking about buying an air pump to aerate my next batch...perhaps I will use a drill instead!

3/15/2009 6:32 PM
Dave said...

What's up Mike? Andrew of SlimPickinsPork.blogspot.com and I were just today mentioning how much we liked your site. I've been so busy, I haven't been around to my favs in a while.

I had one stuck fermentation long ago and never since I started using the paint stirrer (never used for paint by the way).

Also, try the air pump, I tried one long ago with an aeration stone and a perforated tube. Problem was it created many light bubbles and would foam over. Foamy/aerated enough, just not sure it actually aerated the entire wort enough.

I use the paint mixer near the surface to suck in a lot of air. But, without a dissolved oxygen meter (VERY expensive), we can only guess which works best.

3/15/2009 6:54 PM
Andrew said...

Dave-great idea, I love it. Don't worry about Frankie, I'm sure someday she'll come around on the beer smell. I gotta get brewing again.

3/16/2009 10:37 AM
Unknown said...

Thanks Dave...you and Andrew are always two places I love to go. Should I tell you now that I recently bought a baguette pan thanks to you?!

My friend Drew uses an air pump and seems to have success. I have read that it takes forever because of the bubbling reason you cite. I have heard that others use actual O2, but I'm not so sure I want to go to that extreme.

My last two batches have been misses. Going All-Grain is a new learning curve for me.

3/16/2009 5:12 PM
Rosie said...

*Snort*! Frankie is so awesome. Annie says to tell her it will still stink when it is beer.

It's nice to see you making some brew!

3/17/2009 1:35 PM
Dave said...

Yes, we do have to work on her palate a bit. She only like wine right now.

There'll be a bottle (or two) with your name on it!

3/17/2009 1:38 PM
Rosie said...

Cool! I want to test out my new smoker real soon - BBQ and beer..yummmmm

3/17/2009 1:45 PM
Unknown said...

Frankie's cool!

5/04/2009 7:49 PM
Dave said...

@tcharest, thanks, she is cool. Do we know each other?

5/04/2009 10:11 PM

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