Fermentation continuing after 10 days???

I'm sure you're relieved. Ain't it great when a plan comes together....

Shouldn't be an issue. Poodle dogs are touted as being one of the most intelligent breeds on the planet. But get just one of them to read it; if you ask a dozen poodles you'll get 13 different answers....and that's when the fight starts.

 

I stand convicted and apologize.

Is your screen this one for the big mouth bubbler? I have one similar in concept but it doesn't attach directly to the lid of my fermentor bucket, so I'll need to improvise that.

Glad this is working out for you

 

I suppose it is all relative but sanitizing a muslin bag/marbles is really not that different from sanitizing this contraption. And if your primary is a bucket the process is better in that a transfer to a secondary is unnecessary; the elimination of this transfer mitigates exposing the beer to air (oxygen).

Perhaps it is time again for my well worn saying: Brew the beers you like and brew them the way you like.

Cheers!

 

Cool, that makes sense. What about refractometer readings? Any poodle argument there?

 

The more crud in your refractometer sample, the more fuzzy the reading will be. If you can't see a clear line in the scope, then all you can do is make an educated guess what the reading might be.

 

Listened. Credible. I think it's the enzymes. The coolest aspect for me was it stimulated my thinking about research questions outside of the beer world, at the intersection of plant physiology and evolutionary biology. Looks like a good podcast to add to the growing list.

 

This is not entirely true. Suspended particles impact specific gravity. In fact, one way to evaluate particle sizes in a heterogenous mixture is mix the particles thoroughly with water and monitor specific gravity while denser particles gradually fall out of solution. It's a common method for evaluating soil texture. If you put your poodles in a blender to create a suspension, the particles would eventually settle, but until they did, your specific gravity would be higher than that of water.

 

Intriguing. I wonder if it's still possible to teach this old poodle new tricks *points to self*.

 

turns our that although poodles were bred to be water dogs some of them can’t swim so you probably shouldn’t go around throwing poodles in pools. It’s fun throwing poodles in pools until one can’t swim

 

The things you learn from BA threads!

Cheers!