Fermenter Tap

[mwd]

Just getting ready to bottle my LCPA style clone. I had taken 3 hydrometer readings by taking a sample from the tap then dipping the end of tap into a small glass containing sanitising fluid. Anyway today as I got ready to bottle noticed the inside of the tap looked nasty with some black looking gunk in the small spout that hangs down.
Managed to clean it up using a cotton bud or two dipped in bleach/vinegar solution in the dilution as recommended on this forum so many times.

Good job I spotted it before sticking the bottling wand in the tap. Would have been spewing if I had managed to infect my most expensive kit todate. :angry:
You have to be so vigilant with this keeping clean.

Just put down the next Toucan stout.

1x Molloys Irish Morgan Stout
1x Coopers Dark Ale
500g DME + 500g CSR Treacle.
OG 1.055

Intending to use the Brewcellar English Ale Yeast 15g as supplied in Morgan's Kit. when the wort temp drops.

I have also a packet of Safale 04 and 05 yeast in store but I heard the Morgan's Chairman Yeasts are quite good to go.

 

[The Big Burper]

Hello dere,

I always run off 1/2 cup or so into a jug before putting anything up the spout. <_< Gets rid of a bit of yeast as well.

I use a spray bottle filled with bleach solution (1 part bleach, 3 parts water). Give it a good spray after each sample and before bottling/kegging.

Also , for keggers, you would be surprised at the gunk that gets up the keg tap.

Dave

 

[staggalee]

Just put down the next Toucan stout.

1x Molloys Irish Morgan Stout
1x Coopers Dark Ale
500g DME + 500g CSR Treacle.
OG 1.055

You got 1055 og with that? :unsure:
I would have thought you`d get close to that with just the 2 cans and nothing else.
Assuming you made it up to 22.5litres.?

stagga.

 

[mwd]

Yep 23l gave it a good stir too. And thats at 36C before it cools for pitching.

What do you reckon it should read by calculations ?
If it looks way off may have to grab another sample.

 

[MCT]

Yep 23l gave it a good stir too. And thats at 36C before it cools for pitching.

What do you reckon it should read by calculations ?

If you hydrometer is calibrated at 20c, it's actually 1.060 adjusted for temp.

 

[staggalee]

Yep 23l gave it a good stir too. And thats at 36C before it cools for pitching.

What do you reckon it should read by calculations ?
If it looks way off may have to grab another sample.

Prob. about 10 points higher, and finish around 1020.

stagga.

 

[mwd]

Prob. about 10 points higher, and finish around 1020.

stagga.

forgot to check the OG again before pitching the yeast at 18C Oh well it will probably be a bit stronger than I thought initially. Took the rehydrated yeast about 24 hours to get going visibily just building up a head of foam now just hoping for no overflows.

 

[staggalee]

You might need a blow-off tube with that one, it`ll be pretty lively with all those fermentables

stagga.