Comments on: Brew Day - American Pale Ale http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206 Resource for home brewers created by home brewers. Sat, 17 May 2008 09:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Hitting Your Specific Gravity | Brew Dudes http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-826 Hitting Your Specific Gravity | Brew Dudes Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:36:38 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-826 [...] American Pale Ale [...] […] American Pale Ale […]

]]> By: Mike http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-776 Mike Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-776 I have always said its important to sanitize your tube. I have always said its important to sanitize your tube.

]]> By: John http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-774 John Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:16:02 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-774 Dude, I washed and sanitized the shiznit out of my tube. I had it in the fermenter in an iodophor solution. I drew the sample as the wort was pouring into my fermenter after chilling (around 72 degrees). I put the topper on it (which has a tight seal, it doesn't leak when you lay it on its side), took a picture of it, and then threw it in the fridge. That sample is super stable! Dude,

I washed and sanitized the shiznit out of my tube. I had it in the fermenter in an iodophor solution. I drew the sample as the wort was pouring into my fermenter after chilling (around 72 degrees). I put the topper on it (which has a tight seal, it doesn’t leak when you lay it on its side), took a picture of it, and then threw it in the fridge.

That sample is super stable!

]]> By: Mike http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-773 Mike Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:04:21 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-773 I am not too sure how stable that sample will really be. Even covered and cool there will be some evaporation, but probably not enough to make a large impact on the SG. My concern would be some spontaneous fermentation via wild yeast, or just some consumption of sugars by any bacteria that was in the tube to begin with. But its a good experiment to see if you can save it. Just be sure to adjust for temperature if you don't let it come to the same temperature that your hydrometer has be calibrated at. I am not too sure how stable that sample will really be. Even covered and cool there will be some evaporation, but probably not enough to make a large impact on the SG. My concern would be some spontaneous fermentation via wild yeast, or just some consumption of sugars by any bacteria that was in the tube to begin with.

But its a good experiment to see if you can save it. Just be sure to adjust for temperature if you don’t let it come to the same temperature that your hydrometer has be calibrated at.

]]> By: John http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-771 John Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:37:29 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-771 I still have the sample in my fridge. I hope to buy a hydrometer this week. Once I get it, I will measure the gravity of the sample and I'll post up the OG. My money is on 1.050. I still have the sample in my fridge. I hope to buy a hydrometer this week. Once I get it, I will measure the gravity of the sample and I’ll post up the OG. My money is on 1.050.

]]> By: Mike http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-770 Mike Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:44:04 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brew-day-american-pale-ale/206#comment-770 To bad you broke your hydrometer. I am really interested to see what the mash efficiency is using the bag approach to mashing and sparging. To bad you broke your hydrometer. I am really interested to see what the mash efficiency is using the bag approach to mashing and sparging.

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