Suggestion to a modification to The Grainfather Modification 2 ----------------------- After having spilt some crushed malt in between the malt container and the boil Grainfather vessel -yes, I noticed from your videos that you too are no exception from that rule- I wanted to eliminate that from happening. It was really quite easy. I made use of the "IEKA frying pan ring" from my previous descreption of how to make an additional botton filter. This "ring" of stainless steel mesh, remaining after the foregoing filter modification is PERFECT for yet another modfication to The Grainfather. It now concerns how to not spill those grains in between the malt container, and the boil vessel. As you know, that can happen all too often, when you add the malt, and stir:-( Now, all that you would need to have is som sort of "shield" to protect your boil Grainfather vessel from receiving that unwanted crushed malt falling in.... It is easy to remedy that problem. Just use the remaining "IEKA ring of frying pan mesh", described in an earlier post of mine. Then use some plastic urn of the proper diameter. Cut the urn to proper measurement. Use some duct tape to attach the "ring" onto the cut plastich urn. It does not have to be pretty, nor very heat resistent, as it is only going to be used during mashing in. If you can find a plastic jar of suitable diameter, it just takes a couple of minutes to construct this "shield". Then, just insert the "shield" before adding grains, and you will be happy to not spill one single grain were you do not want it:-) For pictures of the modification, see: www.flickr.com/photos/150265705@N05/
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@rodneymcaloon3451
7 жыл бұрын
Hi David, thank you for all your tips & tricks videos this year, this last video was a great summary of them all. I have used many of them throughout the year and they have made my beer and brew days much more enjoyable. The introduction of 4K video and the new editing style has made watching your videos a lot more eye-catching. I look forward to viewing more of your videos in 2017. Have a Merry Christmas and New Year.Rodney, Sydney Australia
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@clivedavies3
7 жыл бұрын
glad to see I'm not the only one who does this. I always watch your channel and apriciate your comments and recipes keep up the good work !
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Clive Davies good to hear Clive :) More coming in Jan 2017 :)
@geraldmuldoon2199
5 жыл бұрын
Hi David, as usual a great video & a very interesting topic, will certainly give this a try. This brewing method allows a greater use of my Grainfather in between my standard stock brews. Will probably try the higher gravity beer options first as this will allow me to bottle these and store them longer to mature whilst not taking up valuable Corney keg space.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
5 жыл бұрын
Great, thank you. :)
@homeboybrewers7959
7 жыл бұрын
Great video david , it really does help explode a few myths , i'm currently reading graham wheelers clone brew book and its amazing how many beer types use the same grain bill and bittering hops and with only subtle changes in yeast strains and aroma/flavoring hops that produce such a wide range of styles. i'm going to split my next batch of pilsner half straight czech and dry hop the other with lublin to get a more lavender/floral burst that you get in polish beers.cheers davie i'll raise a glass to your good health.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Homeboy Brewers Its good that you noticed this before :) Glad you enjoyed the video. :)
@TheGingaKiwi
7 жыл бұрын
Hi David, great video. I don't have a GF but I like the idea of doing a double mash, splitting out and adding h2o to bring up to the desired OG. This would be an effecient way to produce a double batch. Very interesting, Cheers and have a beery Xmas.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@dzacace1
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic idea - Thanks
@DavidHeathHomebrew
4 жыл бұрын
Glad that you found the video useful :)
@bretthurrell6944
7 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting video David, even though I'm not a Grainfather brewer (I have a 3 vessel setup) I have learnt a lot of transferable info from your videos & find them very enjoyable. The new editing style is very slick as well. Cheers!
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@AllianceOfCalgon
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome, something else to explore. I tried party gyle once with little success but this sounds like a lot more fun.I used your step mash schedule for wheat beer recently and came out excellent. Enjoy the hols David. Cheers.:)
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
AllianceOfCalgon This should work much better compared :) All the best :)
@kenfuller5160
7 жыл бұрын
What an excellent video David, one of the best on brewing I've seen. This is a method I will certainly have a go at. All the best for Xmas and the new year. Cheers.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Ken Fuller Im very glad that you enjoyed it :)
@peterscandlyn
7 жыл бұрын
Echoing Ken Fuller's comment David. Great video.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Peter Scandlyn Im very glad that you liked it :)
@BeardyBrews
7 жыл бұрын
Great advice! Thanks for sharing
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@jabeerinibrewingco.8168
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid as always! Will definitely give this a go to experiment several things at one time. Cheers!
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
JabeerIni Home Brewer Glad you liked it :) It works very well.
@Wild-Boar-Brewing
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I too will give this method a go. All very interesting. Cheers
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
WIld Boar Brewing Great, glad you enjoyed it :)
@thefullmug7318
7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding, as usual David. Cheers
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
The Full Mug Glad you enjoyed it :)
@stevef2231
6 жыл бұрын
Advantages of split brews:- 2x fermenter = 1/2 weight for lifting Different fermentation times = 1/2 Number of bottles per session No need for yeast starter as 1/2 batch
@DavidHeathHomebrew
6 жыл бұрын
+Steve F plus variety :)
@caper3232
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks David.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Bryan.
@timmyboy11000
7 жыл бұрын
great idea! Will try this in the new year!
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :)
@tman9338
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing as I am gonna split a 20G IPA batch.using S 05 1) using spunding valve I’ve been battling with 2) using Kviek to see if it’s faster than spunding valve 3) using 34/70 4) trying dry hop with hop bullet.- not sure benefit of bullet - never dry hopped so I’m wondering if more effective than whirlpool additions or overnight rests I’ve done in the past. Your thoughts???
@DavidHeathHomebrew
3 жыл бұрын
Great. Kveik is even faster under pressure. I've had one day fermentations. I've not tried the hop bullet. Perhaps it's just in the US. Dry hoping gives a different effect. Combining all methods works great.
@jonpendleton1915
7 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video David, loving the modding tips. A quick question if you don't mind re the grain crush. Are you asking suppliers for a specific crush? Without naming names the place I've bought just offers crushed or not. Cheers Jon
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jon, im glad you enjoyed it. I work in the industry, so I crush my grain at work. If Idid collect my grain from a store then I would check the crush before paying. In the chili ale video I showed pictures and video of the look of the crush that I use. Without a crush like this your efficiency will suffer during your mash and your sparge. The sparge is a big indicator, because you will see the water pours through too fast. You should need to pause between each 1L worth of sparge water before adding more.
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
I noticed in a couple of your videos, that you are using a metal hop tun, with a handle. This is secured by a clip of some sort. However, you can see that this is not rock solid mounted. I use a hop tun whichs has two handles, and one of them cam be firmly clamped down, using one of the clamps designed for use with the alembic pot still addition thing. Please try to clamp down your hop tun, using one of four clamps.
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
I use a hop tun with two handles, and it clamps down perfectly as above. See: www.bryggeributiken.se/product/rostfritt-humlefilter-300-micron
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Cykelsnubben Cykelsnubben It works fine to be honest. No need to clamp it down, as long as it holds. I dont use it much anymore either, preffering to just whirlpool and wait. Its plenty good enough for even very high amounts of hops.
@thomasnicoletto8912
3 жыл бұрын
Hello David, I'm watching some of your old videos, I congratulate you, your videos are teaching me a lot, I have a question: with half the amount of wort, should I use all 10g of yeast or only 5g? Thanks in advance
@DavidHeathHomebrew
3 жыл бұрын
Great, thanks Thomas. Usually yes, though some yeast types break this.
@thomasnicoletto8912
3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Thanks a lot, so in the case of high gravity, it is better to use 10g, right?
@DavidHeathHomebrew
3 жыл бұрын
Not usually no. The best way is to follow the manufacturers pitch rate. Most of them have a pitch rate calculator on their websites.
@thomasnicoletto8912
3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Sorry, I forgot there are calculators too, LOL Many thanks
@thomasnicoletto8912
3 жыл бұрын
I forgot, best whishes!
@FloppyJedi
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Curious to see a video on barely wine where it calls for an insane amount of grain or just add DME? Seen 25L recipes with up to 12kgs grain. How to solve this on a GF? I see limits of up to 7ish kgs at a batch?? No sparge on one half and sparge on the second or use 2 GF's? Don't remember if you covered this in another video but do you use the micro pipework for the 15L batches as well?
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Its funny that you ask about this because my next video will cover exactly this topic! It will be released in early Jan 2017 :)
@TheDireWookie
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks David, very handy method. I've just got my GF for Christmas so looking forward to getting started. I've been curious about the partigyle technique, in your opinon would it be possible to do a mash and run off the wort by pumping it slowly to another vessel then sparging in the GF? I was thinking I'd probably have to set up a HLT to keep the grain covered and run it as a fly sparge. Is this likely to work or just cause the pump issues? Thanks.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Cumming Glad you liked the video. I dont see any reason why not, any pump issues just whirlpool and let it stand for five mins and this will cure it.
@TheDireWookie
7 жыл бұрын
David Heath I was thinking of pumping off wort without lifting the grain basket, like a traditional system.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Cumming Give it and try and see if you like the results, let me know what you think :)
@jackbirth7087
5 ай бұрын
Hello, I am looking for some advice please on split Batch with raw ale, 8kg of malt 30l of wort split 15l into 2 fermenters and Sparge 22l to get a total volume of 25l x2 can I get a ale 7% alcohol?. Will Sparging with 22l of water make the wort to weeker then 7%?. Kind regards, Jack,
@DavidHeathHomebrew
5 ай бұрын
Hi Jack, the way forward is to start using brewing software to make these calculations. I would recommend Brewfather. It can be used free of charge and is very easy to use. I have various tutorials on tips and tricks in using it too.
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
After watching some of your exellent videos (and also the tip on using a sink strainer over the top tube), I decided to give you some feedback in the form of some modifications I have made to the Grainfather. (More to follow...). I get a really fine ground malt from my supplier here in Sweden. The malt contains quite a bit of flour. Also, roasted barley tend to contain "splinters", that easily make its way through the bottom -and upper- filter plates. As I did not want such matters to be present during mashing, lautering, and in the fermenting vessel, I decided to "filter it out". My solution to the above problem was to buy an "IKEA Stekstänkskydd, av rostfritt stål": That is, a "filter" made of a very fine stainless steel mesh, intended to restrain fat to splatter out of a frying pan. See: www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/10112530 You also have to get a "Silicone Perforated Plate Seal". See: www.grainfather.com/shop/spare-parts/silicone-seal-for-top-bottom-perforated-plate.html Now, drill a tiny hole at the back of the thing, then gradually increase the size of the drill until you can use a "Step drill". See: www.clasohlson.com/se/Stegborr/30-8747 Carefully drill a hole that match the pipe that goes through the bottom filter plate, about 22 mm. Then, using the bottom filter plate as a template -without the silicone padding- mark the diameter of the filter plate on the IKEA frying pan filter with a markup pen. Then use something as a"Dremel tool" to cut out the IKEA filter. -->NOTE! DO use protective goggles! You do NOT want those tiny strands of metal flung into your eyes:-( Check for loose bits of strands around the rim, and trim off with a appropriate tool. You could use something lika a nailbrush to get rid of potentially loose strands of metal. -->NOTE! Do NOT discard of the remaing "ring" of the filter! I will later explain how it can be used for another modification of The Grainfather. Then carefully attach the Silicone Perforated Plate Seal to the now to be called "Extra bottom filter". When brewing, FIRST attach this extra filter, and then above attach the standard filter plate as usual. Always spray some water into the mash container, before attemping to insert any filter plate. This filter with a very fine mesh will catch the finest specs of grain flour, etc. I have not noticed any disadvantage in the flow of worth using this extra filter.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Cykelsnubben Cykelsnubben Thanks alot for the detailed feedback, thats very interesting. What you have made is quite similar to what you get with a Speidel braumeister system. For grain that has been over milled into a flour this would be useful but the trick is to have a fine crush, just not that fine! Some malt in the boil is more than fine and has no real effect but its wise to minimise as much as possible. I would be very interested to hear on your other modifications. Perhaps post pics on the gf users forum on facebook?
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
For pictures of the modification, see: www.flickr.com/photos/150265705@N05
@themoxthemoxthemox
7 жыл бұрын
david, great video! just wanted to let you know though that the recipe percentages are out :) currently at 95%
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Blimey! Well spotted! I will amend now! The two base malts will be 37.5% each instead of 35%. Thanks for letting me know!
@paskrell
3 жыл бұрын
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@DavidHeathHomebrew
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@tomford6880
7 жыл бұрын
Hi David, great vid. Can I ask, at 11:35 you have a couple of fermenters with i guess brew belts hooked up to what machine? What ambient temp is it were you ferment? What sort of temp increase can you get from such belts? Cheers
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, Glad you liked the video,yes those are brew belts. The average temperature in that room is around 14 deg c. For one particular Belgian brew I pushed the temps up to 26 deg c. The trick is to have them at the bottom of the fermenters.
@tomford6880
7 жыл бұрын
Cheers, and you run it into a STC-1000, so it turns off when it hits the required temp?
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
Suggestions to a modification to The Grainfather Modification 4 ----------------------- When using about the maximum possible amount of grains, the tubing is extended to it´s maximum length. It then sits dangerlously to beeing knocked off when addin the grains. When I eventually managed to knock the tube off into the mash, I decided that this would be the first and last occasion for this to happen. My sulution to the problem (I would have thought that the designers of The Grainfather could have come up with the very same thought....) is the following. I bought 1 Meter of stainless steel tubing, outer diameter: 10 mm. Inner diameter: About 7,8 mm. See: www.maskindelen.se/product/rostfritt-ror-10x1 I cut the tube to 48 cm, and inserted some silicone tubing at one end. To use, you mount the original tubing as usual. Then insert the new tube inside the original tubing right down to the bottom of the cooking vessel. The inserted silicone piece of tubing prohibit the tube to scratch the surface of the heating element. Then insert the grain stopper. You now have a set of tubes, that can NOT be made to fall into the mash:-( Remember, this extra custom made tubing ONLY acts as a guard, stopping any bit of tubing to fall intop the mash, while adding the grains. It should NOT be present during the actual mashing process! Add your grains as usual. Then remove the grain stopper as usual. Then (using a pair of plyers, or an appropiate tool), remove the custom made tube, and add the top overflow tubing bit as usual. You COULD of course cur the custom made tubing to perhaps 55 cm, to be able to more easily be able to remove it. However, I did not want to have any extra bit of tubing obstructing my addition of grains. Also, the tube gets warm from the mashing, so you would have to use some kind of gloves to remove it, if you would choose to cut it longer than 48 cm. For pictures of the modification, see: www.flickr.com/photos/150265705@N05/
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@mrkennethporter
7 жыл бұрын
Great video. I was thinking about doing this for some time. I use a bulldog brewer, but that changes nothing really. I do have one question. With regard the head space in your fermentation vessels. I only have 25L buckets. Will the head space be excessive for half brews? I think maybe the co2 generated may not be sufficient to prevent oxygenation or infection. What are your thoughts on this? Regards. Kenny
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Porter This will work on any all grain method :) Ive got one of mine in a 30L bucket also. Its alot of headspace, so yes be careful. Open it to take a gravity reading as late as possible. Its ok during the busy fermentation times but once things slow down thats the danger time in regard to oxidisation.
@mrkennethporter
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. . I guess leaving it alone for a couple of weeks is crucial . I know notty or us05 will be finished and clean in 2 weeks then straight into a keg or bottle. I wonder if we could use dilution to increase to volumes to fill 2 cornys kegs. With one batch.
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Leaving it alone is crucial. I dont feel that 2 weeks is usually for the best though. I tend to go with 3 weeks for the following reasons:- 1) The yeast will usually take 7-10 days to do its job with the fermentation, after this its advisable to ramp up your temps to 21 to help the yeast clean up 2) When the yeast is cleaning up you are also enjoying a period of bulk conditioning, not so important if you are kegging but very nice if you are bottling. Bulk conditioning is much more effective than conditioning in small bottles for anything with alcohol. I should really put this advice into a video!
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
Suggestions to a modification to The Grainfather Modification 3 ------------------------ I wanted to increase the stability in heath when mashing, and therefore needed something to keep the heath in the mash tun/cooking vessel. I decided to get an isolation material used by campers to put a sleeping bag onto. It is made from Polyetencell plastic, and is 1,4 cm thick. Height: 180 cm. Width: 50 cm. See: www.clasohlson.com/se/Liggunderlag-Asaklitt/Pr318259000 I used this template, to cut out the various holes: www.reddit.com/r/grainfather/comments/3fkziw/looking_for_an_insulation_jacket_for_your/ For pictures of the modification, see: www.flickr.com/photos/150265705@N05/
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@stevef2231
6 жыл бұрын
David Thanks for the split brew video Just tried it with the Irish Red/Belgian pale combination Any clues on predicting final abv accounting for the 500g candi sugar addition please?
@DavidHeathHomebrew
6 жыл бұрын
+Steve F Sure, add in the recipe to software or an online recipe calc and scale it to the amount of wort you used for the Belgian ale. Then add in the yeast and amount of candi sugar. You will then get a good estimate. Hope this helps :)
@stevef2231
6 жыл бұрын
David Heath many thanks
@DavidHeathHomebrew
6 жыл бұрын
+Steve F Anytime ::)
@nijbot875
7 жыл бұрын
First things first. What is that Song ?
@DavidHeathHomebrew
7 жыл бұрын
Nij Bot I got it online, its royalty free :)
@andrewlevett4274
7 жыл бұрын
Hi David, what to you think this would be like with a saison yeast?
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
Suggestion to a modification to The Garianfather
@cykelsnubbencykelsnubben2350
7 жыл бұрын
And here is the text... Modification 2 ------------------------ After having spilt some crushed malt in between the malt container and the boil Grainfather vessel -yes, I noticed from your videos that you too are no exception from that rule- I wanted to eliminate that from happening. It was really quite easy. I made use of the "IEKA frying pan ring" from my previous descreption of how to make an additional botton filter. This "ring" of stainless steel mesh, remaining after the foregoing filter modification is PERFECT for yet another modfication to The Grainfather. It now concerns how to not spill those grains in between the malt container, and the boil vessel. As you know, that can happen all too often, when you add the malt, and stir:-( Now, all that you would need to have is som sort of "shield" to protect your boil Grainfather vessel from receiving that unwanted crushed malt falling in.... It is easy to remedy that problem. Just use the remaining "IEKA ring of frying pan mesh", described in an earlier post of mine. Then use some plastic urn of the proper diameter. Cut the urn to proper measurement. Use some duct tape to attach the "ring" onto the cut plastich urn. It does not have to be pretty, nor very heat resistent, as it is only going to be used during mashing in. If you can find a plastic jar of suitable diameter, it just takes a couple of minutes to construct this "shield". Then, just insert the "shield" before adding grains, and you will be happy to not spill one single grain were you do not want it:-) For pictures of the modification, see: www.flickr.com/photos/150265705@N05/
@DavidHeathHomebrew
10 ай бұрын
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@danandjessfearn1507
7 жыл бұрын
You guys are going to make me learn metric!!!! I have 5G (18.9L) carboys that is not too much headspace?
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