Has anyone experimented with Carboy and BP

[Andy]

Just having dumped an ikegger’s worth of GOAT down the drain due to infection, now having an empty keg, and my only droid brewing Juleberg.  Thinking about kicking off a brewprint Ruby Porter in a Carboy that I have. Think I can easily manage temperature between our basement  and laundry room as it’s winter.  Anyone any experience or tips with trying this?

Edited December 19, 2020 by Andy

[Captain 3 Droids]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

Just having dumped an ikegger’s worth of GOAT down the drain due to infection, now having an empty keg, and my only droid brewing Juleberg.  Thinking about kicking off a brewprint Ruby Porter in a Carboy that I have. Think I can easily manage temperature between our basement  and laundry room as it’s winter.  Anyone any experience or tips with trying this?

Sorry to here about the GOAT ( assume it smelt?).  What size is the carboy? The reason I ask is that the Ruby Porter can be very active so you may need a bung and “blow off” tube into a container with sanitiser.

The one thing about carboys I don’t like is having to keg from them, generally a siphon set up is required.

Cheers, Mark 

Edited December 19, 2020 by Captain 3 Droids

[Andy]

10 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said:

Sorry to here about the GOAT ( assume it smelt?).  What size is the carboy? The reason I ask is that the Ruby Porter can be very active so you may need a bung and “blow off” tube into a container with sanitiser.

The one thing about carboys I don’t like is having to keg from them, generally a siphon set up is required.

Cheers, Mark 

Hello Mark

 

The Carboy I have is 5 gal conical and actually has a tap on it so will be easy to keg.  The only difference I can determine from a droid is temperature management so may have to move it between cold and warm room for Ruby Porter.   Just checking to see if anything else I might need to check.  I have a devise called TILT that floats in the wort and via Bluetooth transmits temperature and specific gravity.  When S.G. Flat lines, fermentation is complete so going to try it.

 

Thanks

[Andy]

tilthydrometer.com