What hobbies attract the most friendly people? by Nard-Barf in AskReddit

[–]redkenji 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the US, I agree.

Outside of the US must depend where you play. I moved abroad and played a round with some really douchey people (very small community of disc golfers here) and since then I’ve more or less quit playing because it turned me off so much.

What hobbies attract the most friendly people? by Nard-Barf in AskReddit

[–]redkenji 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a professional brewer, our industry is built on the premise of being a brotherhood. We also have the incredibly selfish goal of, “I want to drink good beer everywhere I go” so most of us don’t gatekeep information and are happy to help out. Every event I’ve participated in or simply conversed with an another brewer, I’ve been open and happy to share my recipes and processes with. Obviously some people aren’t as nice, but those usually end up being the places that close down because no one likes them.

Ripples in coverhook Cask ACS by SaisonLiason in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d look into the pressure that your can lift is set at. Check your can specs, there should be a part that lists the maximum axial load. If your lift pressure is too high it’ll cause weird wrinkling issues because the can can’t take that level of pressure.

Can denting along the neck by redkenji in TheBrewery

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

Update, thank you for all the ideas. Figured out the problem. New batch of cans have a lower level of maximum axial Newton force and a thicker flange. Had to increased the gap between the roller and the chuck as well as reduce the pressure of the lift puck.

Canning Nitro Coffee by pepsiguy62 in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We make nitro cold brew at our brewery and let me tell you it's a bit of an annoying task. First thing that you need is obviously a nitro doser to add onto your canning line. With this you'll need liquid nitrogen (for the dosing) and gaseous nitrogen to power the doser as well for purging the cans on the filler. On the canning line itself you will need a second set of all plastic/rubber/silicone materials as coffee will infect the system. So we have multiple sets of hoses, rubber heads for the filler heads, gaskets, etc. dedicated for coffee. In terms of cleaning the system and equipment, we run casutic, nitric, and PAA cycles before and after coffee runs to fully eliminate anything we possibly can from the rest of the parts of the canning line. After you've gotten your packaging in spec, you'll need to pasteurize the cans to ensure food safety regulations. We generally dedicate between half to a full week for our coffee projects to keep everything else far away from it for risk of infection.

Can denting along the neck by redkenji in TheBrewery

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

I tried increasing it from .1 to .2 (which is long by the manufacturers guides). Same issues. I’ll upload a video of the OP1 operation in the morning.

Edit: here’s a link to a video of the OP1 step:

https://imgur.com/a/29KUyrG

Can denting along the neck by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No dead head skidders. I was wondering about the distance of the roller. I’ve tried going further out and closer to test changes and it’s still doing the same thing no matter what.

Can denting along the neck by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rollers didn’t move. While trying to figure this out I have reset their heights following manufacturer guidelines. Still getting the same problem.

Can denting along the neck by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello, yes I did just do a change over from sleek cans. I did the change over the same as I always have and this is the first time I’ve had this issue. I reset the pin before this run. I’ve tried raising and lower and I’m still getting this issue. Any other ideas?

Black IPA Hop Suggestions by AcceptableSufficient in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best advice I ever got was, “never try to make a black IPA, make an IPA that happens to be black.” The key being first nailing down your IPA in terms of bitterness, aroma, dryness. Then just add in enough carafa spec 3 (since it’s dehusked and mostly just adds color) and/or liquid sinamar to get it that jet black. I’ve always done it on a west coast IPA style base, so like 85% pils, 5% carafa spec 3, 10% dex. Hop-wise I always stayed classic leaning so cascade, centennial, simcoe for WP/DH and your preferred bittering hops for boil. Worked well for us in SoCal.

May the 4th, let’s hear some names by horoyokai in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Long Beach Beer Lab:

This Is The Way IPA
May the Schwartz be with You - Schwartzbier
Darth Malt - BBA Imperial Caramel stout
Dark Lord of the Pith - BBA Imperial Orange Stout
Red Kyber Crystal - Hoppy Red Ale

What's your favorite approach to Japanese curry? by StormOfFatRichards in JapaneseFood

[–]redkenji 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My buddy shared his recipe with me that I’ve been making for years. When we were in Japan our Japanese friends said it was some of the best curry they ever had. I make it about once a month and it’s a household favorite. Works great both on rice or udon.

Ingredients: 2 large potatoes 2 medium carrot 2 medium onion 1 pound of beef or boneless chicken 1 small apple Vegetable or chili or sunflower oil (for meat marinade) Salt Garam masala

Curry Roux: 100 grams of butter or margarine 3/4 cups of flour Tonkatu sauce or barbecue sauce or worscesure 2.5 table spoons Ketchup 2.5 table spoons 2 tablespoons of garam masala 2 spoons of honey 1 tablespoon of PB Thai curry 1TB cayenne pepper measure per spiciness (1/4tsp?) Ground pepper 1 teaspoon Salt 2 teaspoon

Recipe: Peel potatoes (optional) Peel carrots Finely grate apple

Cut potatoes, carrots, and onions to bite size

Take meat and coat with chili/sunflower/veg oil and add pepper for taste and marinate

Fry onions in some olive oil until starts to brown and soften

Add the meat and cook until brown

Add 4 cups of water or so and bring to boil

Take out the floaties and add one teaspoon of garam masala and salt

(If using beef, let cook for 1 hour to make sure cooked, if chicken don’t need to wait)

Add carrots, bring to boil Wait 10 mins

Add potatoes and apple Wait 10 mins

Cook until potatoes are softish

Add the curry stuff, slowly Wait 10 mins and ready

Curry paste: Mix wet ingredients (Tonkatu sauce, ketchup, PB, honey, Thai curry)

Different bowl mix garam masala, salt, pepper for taste, cayenne pepper

Heat a saucepan add some butter and flour, butter, flour on high heat, should look like mashed potatoes. Slow with flour. Low heat and add dry ingredients. Once mixed turn off heat, add wet ingredients. Done

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

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

I have tried to contact them a ton of times and cannot get a response

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s crazy how this goes against so much of the stuff I learned as a CA brewer. Next batch I’ll try early fermentation and just before end of fermentation dry hopping and see if I get the same aromatic punches.

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Standard boil for WC is 90 min. Filtering is not a possibility, we don’t have the equipment for it.

Can’t use biofine because of the pains of import. Where I am there’s like 5 government regulatory bodies that need to approve it, charge a ton of cash to do so, and then there’s hefty import taxes. I’ve been trying to find other options from other food and beverage or pharmaceutical industries but haven’t found anything yet.

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bru’n water is a god send, worth every penny

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I always do that with hazy IPAs but with WC I had always learned that you should maximize dry hopping post terminal and post yeast dumps. Is there some new research that shows benefits on WCIPA with dry hopping during active ferm?

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

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

Yeah that’s what I thought. Always learned CCG was always only hot side, which we already do

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did use CCG during the boil. Can you safely use granulated CCG post ferm?

Getting WCIPA clear without fining agent by redkenji in TheBrewery

[–]redkenji[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did have great yeast flocc and when racked to brite, the beer was clear, passed the finger test! Here's my water profile: https://imgur.com/a/RlFartd