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Offline Headless Monk

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Ready to fill cask for the first time
« on: June 18, 2014, 06:44:47 pm »

A couple specific questions:

- Anybody had issues with dry hops clogging the tap? Most sources I've read recommend just tossing the hops in, but I spoke to one person at a brewery that recommended bagging. I'll be using whole hops, if that is pertinent.

- Table sugar for priming?

- For yeast, I was going to re-pitch from the cake that I just racked from. Is this typical?

Any other general advice is welcome, particularly things to avoid.

Thanks!
Nate
Norfolk, Virginia

Offline dkfick

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Re: Ready to fill cask for the first time
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2014, 06:59:57 pm »
I've used 4oz of while leaf in a pin sized cask before lose without problems.

For priming use 4.25-4.5oz of sugar (table sugar is fine).

If the beer isn't supper old or high gravity I wouldn't pitch new yeast. I would add done isinglass though when you fill it.

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Re: Ready to fill cask for the first time
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2014, 07:02:46 pm »
Oh and fill from the shove hole (big one).. The other is rely small and when harder to see when you're getting to the top

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Offline Headless Monk

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Re: Ready to fill cask for the first time
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2014, 02:59:01 pm »
If the beer isn't supper old or high gravity I wouldn't pitch new yeast. I would add done isinglass though when you fill it.

It's only about 12 days since brew day and around 1.050 so I should be okay.

I was thinking about using gelatin. Is isinglas better? In what ways?

Thanks for the tips.
Nate
Norfolk, Virginia

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Re: Ready to fill cask for the first time
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2014, 03:46:29 pm »
Yeah you don't need to add yeast to that. Gelatin is fine. You just need to chill the beer down first.

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Re: Ready to fill cask for the first time
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2014, 04:38:14 pm »
Had the party a week and a half ago. The cask turned out great!  Killed the pin in one night. Everybody really enjoyed it.  Excited to try the next batch.

Thanks for the help dkfick!
Nate
Norfolk, Virginia