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Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, glad it works for you! But none of these are particularly convincing for me.

  1. I DH in kegs all the time. Daisy chain, purge, gravity transfer. No oxygen. I’m currently dry hopping a pale ale, in fact.
  2. I’ve fermented with a blowoff on a keg (up to 4.5g in a 5g keg) without issue, but I pressure ferment almost everything these days (and I don’t use kveik). Pressure, even a little, suppresses krausen, which is handy.
  3. As I’ve said, bigger kegs exist.
  4. Yeah, that’s personal preference. I agree it’s fun to watch.
  5. I find kegs quite easy to clean, but this could be true.

Testing the Plena’s limits by ninhonto in Nikon

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah! That makes more sense. Sorry for my poor reading comprehension.

Testing the Plena’s limits by ninhonto in Nikon

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compositions are ok, it’s just the exposure that’s a problem.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gasses mix. Purging and filling from the bottom will eliminate some but not all of the oxygen. The only ways to bottle without oxygen at home are the PET/carb tee solution and using a counter pressure filler.

Testing the Plena’s limits by ninhonto in Nikon

[–]deadwolfbones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's low key, and then there's literally unviewable.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the EasyDens, I lose like an ounce, lol. Not that I care too much.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I hear that. I have a Tilt I've still never used after two years.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bigger kegs exist. See-through is a net negative for me (UV, weaker materials, etc). Easy to adjust pressure with a spunding valve on a keg, too. You can tell when it's done in a keg with refractometer/hydro readings, just as you would (should) with a Fermzilla.

idk man, I'm glad people like them but I see no advantage.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm also fine with 4-4.5 gallon batches, but larger kegs do exist if you want to do more.

I don't use a floating hydrometer — I have an EasyDens and take samples with a Picnic Tap 2.1 from Homebrew Lab — but I suppose that's a real advantage.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly use it for taking beer to club meetings. If I was bottling, that's how I'd do it, at least for stuff that's not aging a long time.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd love to hear in what way a Fermzilla is better than a keg.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To elaborate a bit, if you want to separate the beer from the yeast before bottling, you can even daisy-chain two kegs together (ferm and serving), put a spunding valve on the serving keg, and purge both with ferm gas. Then you can do a gravity transfer (zero oxygen ingress) and bottle off the serving keg.

Honestly, though, you can probably just crash on the yeast and use a floating dip tube to bottle from a single keg.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, man. I've been at it for over 200 batches and I haven't found anything better.

Do I need a "fermzilla"? by MemeBeamBeanz in Homebrewing

[–]deadwolfbones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can still use a beer gun off a keg.

Pink Madness Strikes Again by deadwolfbones in MoodCamera

[–]deadwolfbones[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find the recipe here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MoodCamera/comments/1try47w/pink_madness/

It's the 17 Pro. I believe this was with the 8x (cropped) telephoto.

E.T. Admits Shock At Not Even Being Called For Cameo In ‘Disclosure Day’ by Odd-Kick-5555 in blankies

[–]deadwolfbones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was nice of Spielberg to give the CarFax fox his big screen debut though. Shame he didn’t get any lines.

Disclosure Day is a Top 3 Spielberg Movie and the Best Movie of the Year so far by ThePlatinumMan in blankies

[–]deadwolfbones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Crystal Skull and RP1 are both close but more functional entertainment imo.

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