Polypin Management

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Nice post...

[scotia]

For the fitting to the polypin look for a 10mm m/f 90 deg push fit they work great.
https://www.jtmplumbing.co.uk/john-gues ... GkQAvD_BwE

[Rhodesy]

Cracking set up you have there

[stu6363]

Hi, I’ve really enjoyed reading this thread and have a couple of questions about using polypins, if anyone has any experience with this that they would be willing to share it would be appreciated.

I’ve brewed an ESB with OG of 1045 FG of 1010 using Danstar ESB yeast. Fermentation was at 20c for 7 days, I then transferred to polypin, forced virtually all the air out and have left it conditioning for the last 11 days in the warmest place in my cold house which probably holds 16-18c (need to measure this). There hasn’t been any expansion of the polypin, I assume either because there’s no sugar left or the temp is too low? I plan on giving it 3 weeks conditioning like this, then adding sugar to prime before serving as suggested on this thread.

Prior to using the poly pin I was bottling and would leave my beer in primary for 3 – 4 weeks. Would there be any major differences/benefits in the following fermenting/conditioning processes?
- Primary 1 wk, Polypin 3wks, prime.

- Primary 3 wks, polypin 1 wk, prime. (advantage for me is I can hold the primary at a temp more readily than the poly pin.)

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Dennis King is very knowledgeable on polypins..

welcome to the forum btw...........

BB

[orlando]

I am very wary of multiple transfers, they seem to be all risk and little if any gain. I would prime and fine in one go and let it carb up then let it cool. Dennis may have better advice as I only ever did this with King Kegs and that is now along time ago.

[Dennis King]

For most beers I will give the beer 10 days in the primary, transfer to polypin and leave to condition for a couple of weeks. If I feel it needs priming I will add the priming sugar a week or so before I intend to drink and move somewhere warmer for a couple of days until it starts to expand then back to the cooler garage for a few days to settle.

[stu6363]

Thanks for all your replies, I will go with the 10 day primary and then a few weeks conditioning. By that schedule it should be about ready for drinking now

[orlando]