Deuchars IPA?

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Barley Water
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Post by Barley Water » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:42 pm

Thanks for your thoughts guys, I really appreciate it. What I was thinking of doing was purchasing a small dorm sized frig, attaching a thermostat to keep it at 55F and setting up a beer engine pretty much as shown on the website. It seems to me that when drinking real ale which is open to the air, you are going to get oxidation over time and he simulates that by letting air displace the first couple of pints before going to the cask breather. Having never had the honor of trying it for myself (I will get over there some day, after my kids get through school) I don't know what it does to the taste but judging by how much you guys rave about it, I am sure it is sublime. I just want to make sure the whole deal makes sense before spending the considerable money required to get a set up going like that (and of course taking the beating my wife will give me once she figures out what I am up to).
Drinking:Saison (in bottles), Belgian Dubbel (in bottles), Oud Bruin (in bottles), Olde Ale (in bottles),
Abbey Triple (in bottles), Munich Helles, Best Bitter (TT Landlord clone), English IPA
Conditioning: Traditional bock bier, CAP
Fermenting: Munich Dunkel
Next up: Bitter (London Pride like), ESB
So many beers to make, so little time (and cold storage space)
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Post by Garth » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:55 pm

Barley Water wrote: (and of course taking the beating my wife will give me once she figures out what I am up to).
you'll get used to those beatings mate, plus the ale takes away the pain quite well...... :wink:
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Post by ADDLED » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:56 pm

Garth wrote: you'll get used to those beatings mate, plus the ale takes away the pain quite well...... :wink:
Yeah, get her drunk and she cant hit you as hard. :D
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Post by iowalad » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:20 am

Barley Water,

I have a smallish fridge (fits two cornies) and my 5 lbs co2 tank and regulator set up with a cask breather and beer engine. I have been rather pleased with it.

Some use polypins/camping water jugs instead of breathers and others use nonreturn valves and just keep the psi low.
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Post by mysterio » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:37 pm

Have we seen your beer engine set up before Iowa? Post a pic!
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Grot

Post by Grot » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:54 pm

mysterio wrote:Have we seen your beer engine set up before Iowa? Post a pic!
Yes, please do. Where did you source your beer engine? Fleabay?
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Post by iowalad » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:32 am

I will track down the camera and post a pic or two this weekend. I just changed my system so it is more presentable now but it and my basement have a ways to go.

I am getting some fobbing and a massive head (no sparkler). It is a freshly tapped keg and is a little over lively. Although I wonder if I am getting a little air in the line at a push fitting . . .

Grot a fellow Jim's forumite sold me a homark engine after I was bemoaning the difficulties of getting one here in the states.
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