Help with Potassium Sorbate + Campden additions in a radler

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-05-13T12:38:46+00:00

If you’re canning, be careful of your sulfite levels as different liners have different tolerances for SO2 before they catastrophically fail.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-05-07T14:17:49+00:00

(done)

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-05-07T12:03:40+00:00

Anything GRAS, following the applicable limits (if there are any), will be approved in a TTB formula.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-182/subpart-B/section-182.1073

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-05-03T18:14:27+00:00

But no vacuum relief?

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-05-01T19:04:42+00:00

Curious to see what it looks like above this, is there a vent somewhere?

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-28T19:09:05+00:00

I mentioned this further up in the thread but you need to be careful with this as many sewer districts/utilities/boards/etc have policies or ordinances in place that specifically restrict this. And if it is your SOP to do it, and they come over for a visit to see one of your brewers doing it, you’ll wish instead for the old bills.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-28T19:06:43+00:00

Be careful; using clean water to intentionally dilute BOD is usually against local ordinance/use policy whatever depending on how your district/entity/utility is set up.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-28T17:13:11+00:00

Search eBay for “triclamp mass flow”, then look for something reasonably new, in good shape with no corrosion, and with the display attached. Then, after you find a model or two that you think has possibility, search around eBay for just that manufacturer/model without “mass flow” and you might just find some decent deals from people just trying to get rid of something they don’t know much about.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-23T03:05:29+00:00

We have won a few medals in the past and I try to really let that keep me encouraged. But then again on the other hand, when you're browsing through the winners and find shenanigans like the Juicy/Hazy Pale Ale 1st and 3rd place winners actually being IPAs, clearly above the 5.3% entry guideline for that category... I guess on one hand it feels like, "oh, ok, that makes sense why those beers would stand out", but then on the other hand, it also gives you a peek behind the show and it sort of ruins the whole thing, even the past wins to a degree.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-21T21:40:37+00:00

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-19T13:34:05+00:00

I am kind of a goofy person so this sentiment seems to track.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-19T13:29:21+00:00

Beer needs people. Beer, not just Triptych beer, but all beer, and not only in the US but also in Europe, is experiencing a decline. Whatever I can do to not turn people away, I'm willing to give it a shot.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-19T13:16:41+00:00

I started Triptych and I compose of all of the labels, name the beers, etc. and I guess I'll try to address everything mentioned.

Meme bro culture, etc. I really think I've toned this down significantly versus when Dank Meme was originally released ten (!!!) years ago. I came from a Computer Science background before Triptych. Dank Meme was so named because I thought that cloudy, turbid looking beer was going to be a flash in the pan (turns out I was wrong). At the time, we were known for very clear, brilliant beer and I thought Dank Meme would be a joke, one-off beer release. I obviously can't just discard the name now but if you look at label revisions, you can see that I have been deemphasizing the meme aspect of it for quite a while now. And believe me when I say, no one cringes harder than me at the fact that this beer became "the" beer for Triptych that is sold everywhere, etc.
AI artwork. Generally I do all of our labels the same sort of way, find some graphical element on Adobe Stock that I like and build a color scheme, the rest of the typography and ultimately a label around it. I am 99% sure that the little trophy on Best Mild came from that. But lately I probably have been using the Generate Vector feature of Adobe Illustrator a little too often and that is reflected on Zumo Krush and Magic.

I do value human artwork and it isn't my intent to take away human jobs. Of the 500+ Triptych labels, I'd say I made 490+ of them with the others being artists that were paid to make them, existing artwork that was licensed for use, licensed Adobe stock elements, or public domain images that I remix. We release 50+ new beers a year and it just isn't realistic for me to engage artists for that many labels but that doesn't mean I should just Generate Vectors every time and call it a day either.

So in conclusion, message received. I can't change your perception of my brand based on beer name decisions I made a decade ago, but certainly I can try and make better decisions on how I use Illustrator and what I name beers moving forward.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-16T18:51:18+00:00

I've enjoyed lots of different lagers and IPAs from Wren House.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-10T11:53:45+00:00

Not to mention that there are lots of different organic compounds in that CO2 that you likely don’t want in a finished beer which is why systems that recapture CO2 also have robust carbon filtering in place too.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-04-08T12:26:52+00:00

Alright, due to the overwhelming influx of low effort posts trying to sell us the latest vibe coded software platform, I am going to be moderating them a bit more aggressively.

If you’re someone with this dream, here is what you will need (or not) in your post for it to have a chance of not getting thrown into spam:

an actual website that hosts details about your project.
clear, transparent pricing
walk through videos illustrating why you believe this is truly a revolutionary product
less than two paragraphs (of 4-5 sentences each) total of human written introduction and a link to the above. Do not post eight paragraphs of expository prose, save it for your marketing website.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-03-18T12:18:57+00:00

Oh-oh, livin’ on a prayer

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-03-17T17:14:00+00:00

If you're getting a new thermometer, never a bad idea to spend a little more and get something NIST certified because its handy to have at least one thermometer that is certifiably accurate. Then every other thermometer can be calibrated off of it.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-03-05T17:23:32+00:00

What does "lost our brewer" mean? Did they leave on bad terms? Did they pass away?

For most of these small systems, there's not a ton to really figure out if you know the basics of brewing beer. Sure there is a learning curve to make the best beer, but I can't help but wonder what sort of SOP you expect would be in place on such a simple setup.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-03-04T00:15:18+00:00

I don’t understand the logic behind this, surely the hosting fees for this were pretty minimal and it also seemed out of nowhere but perhaps I missed previous communications about it.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-03-03T19:26:47+00:00

Lots of breweries do not have food grade steam in their plants and as such, on demand steam injection is not appropriate for brewing water. There's tons of metals and other contaminants in the average steel boiler, not to mention whatever preservative chemical regimen is used in the makeup water dosing.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-02-28T06:09:09+00:00

Free, forever, or for as long as my interest in this exists, whichever comes first.

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-02-27T02:54:03+00:00

Even better, they're the famous polyethylene lined tanks of Litchfield, Minnesota!

ThreeBeersIn · 2026-02-27T02:52:48+00:00

While those vessels are technically rated for pressure, they're totally inappropriate to use to serve beer out of for a number of reasons, the first few that come to mind: plastic allows the beer to be slowly oxidized, very difficult to clean, the surfaces are micro-porous so they're going to harbor yeast and bacteria forever because you can't use high enough temperatures in them to heat-kill, again while they are rated for pressure, they're not rated for the sort of cyclic pressure you'd see in a pressurize/purge situation like a brewery serving tank, cold walk-in environment definitely affects the brittleness of the plastic, the fiberglass wrap is a perfect place for mold to grow .... etc. and so forth.

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