I'm hoping I can get some feedback on my set up.
Will be a 2bbl brewery.
I have a 6x10 insulated room for the fermentation tanks I can hold at 68 degrees with an AC unit no problem.
I also have a 6x8 walk in cold storage unit.
1. My plan was to ferment, dump the yeast out for reuse and then transfer beer to brite tanks for dry hopping.
2. Dry hop in the brite tanks at 68 degrees in the same room. (its my experience dry hopping gets the oils out alot better at the warmer temperatures)
3. After dry hopping is complete remove Hop bags and roll the brite tanks into cold storage for cold crashing and carbing.
So the question arises... I would imagine sicne I did not cold crash in the fermenter that I will get yeast in my brite tank. They are not as angled at the bottom as a conical. Can I still purge yeast out of the brite tanks thru the bottom dispensing valve?
What I dont want is to have a bunch of yeast I cannot dump out of the brite tank effecting my clarity when I transfer from brite tank to kegs.
Would it be a better idea to wheel the fermenters into the cold storage to cold crash and dump the yeast out then transfer to brite tanks. Put the brite tanks in the 68 degree room for dry hopping and then roll the brite tank back in cold storage for carbing?
The goal is to get a clear beer without using finings. I will be using mainly Wyeast American II 1272
Will be a 2bbl brewery.
I have a 6x10 insulated room for the fermentation tanks I can hold at 68 degrees with an AC unit no problem.
I also have a 6x8 walk in cold storage unit.
1. My plan was to ferment, dump the yeast out for reuse and then transfer beer to brite tanks for dry hopping.
2. Dry hop in the brite tanks at 68 degrees in the same room. (its my experience dry hopping gets the oils out alot better at the warmer temperatures)
3. After dry hopping is complete remove Hop bags and roll the brite tanks into cold storage for cold crashing and carbing.
So the question arises... I would imagine sicne I did not cold crash in the fermenter that I will get yeast in my brite tank. They are not as angled at the bottom as a conical. Can I still purge yeast out of the brite tanks thru the bottom dispensing valve?
What I dont want is to have a bunch of yeast I cannot dump out of the brite tank effecting my clarity when I transfer from brite tank to kegs.
Would it be a better idea to wheel the fermenters into the cold storage to cold crash and dump the yeast out then transfer to brite tanks. Put the brite tanks in the 68 degree room for dry hopping and then roll the brite tank back in cold storage for carbing?
The goal is to get a clear beer without using finings. I will be using mainly Wyeast American II 1272
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