How Do You Aerate Your Wort? (Poll)

[denny]

@in_the_basement

I picked up the carboy, held it on it’s side while covering the opening with plastic wrap and my hand and shook the crap out of it. Worked very well but the next day my back let me know that I am not a young man anymore.

When you drop that carboy, I hope you don’t hurt anything more than your back! Please don’t do that again.

[ken_lenard]

@kcbeersnob

[quote=“Ken Lenard”]Aeration stone connected to an O2 tank. I use it on starters and also in the primary right before I pitch.

Do you not use a stir plate for starters?[/quote]
Yes, I use a stirplate. Are you thinking that pure O2 would not be necessary in a starter if a stirplate is used?

[bier_brauer]

I use o2 and a .5 micron stone. Even though I use a stir plate,I still add o2 to the starter. Before pitching yeast in the primary I add o2 for about 90 seconds.

[grainbelt]

@Ken Lenard

[quote=“kcbeersnob”][quote=“Ken Lenard”]Aeration stone connected to an O2 tank. I use it on starters and also in the primary right before I pitch.

Do you not use a stir plate for starters?[/quote]
Yes, I use a stirplate. Are you thinking that pure O2 would not be necessary in a starter if a stirplate is used?[/quote]

no it would not be, thats what a stirplate is for is to bring in O2 to the starter

[brewbum]

I always listen to music when I brew, so I just rock the carboy for at least one whole song. Usually 3-5 minutes or so. Well actually, there are exceptions to that. Pink Floyd’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1 came on one time. I had to cut that one short because my arms were getting tired

Thanks Denny and Joel for mentioning the Mix-stir. I plan on making wine soon for a Mother’s Day gift so I need to pick up a Mix-stir for degassing. It can have a dual purpose for me.

[ken_lenard]

[quote=“grainbelt”][quote=“Ken Lenard”][quote=“kcbeersnob”]

Do you not use a stir plate for starters?[/quote]
Yes, I use a stirplate. Are you thinking that pure O2 would not be necessary in a starter if a stirplate is used?[/quote]

no it would not be, thats what a stirplate is for is to bring in O2 to the starter[/quote]
I suppose but the stirplate would help to bring AIR to the starter but not pure O2. I can’t see how it could hurt.

[baratone_brewer]

Homemade SS mix-stir for my 25gal batches.

[in_the_basement]

Believe me Denny, I have learned my lesson. I will find a new way

[grainbelt]

[quote]

no it would not be, thats what a stirplate is for is to bring in O2 to the starter[/quote]
I suppose but the stirplate would help to bring AIR to the starter but not pure O2. I can’t see how it could hurt.[/quote]

wouldnt hurt, but probably pointless

[gdtechvw]

@in_the_basement

Believe me Denny, I have learned my lesson. I will find a new way

Tilt the carboy 45 deg and shake/roll it back and forth.

[helvetica]

huge beers are getting oxygen and probably at a couple different times.

Do you add O2 to high gravity beers during fermentation?

[joel5000]

[quote=“BrewBum”]
Thanks Denny and Joel for mentioning the Mix-stir. I plan on making wine soon for a Mother’s Day gift so I need to pick up a Mix-stir for degassing. It can have a dual purpose for me.[/quote]

I originally purchased the mix-stir to de-gas a batch of wine, but I have foind that it does a great job aerating wort. I generally run it full speed until I foam up almost to the mouth of the carboy. I’ve never regretted the purchase.

[rebuiltcellars]

@Scalded Dog

I’ll bet there is at least a couple of guys who pump directly from brew pot to a conical. I’d like to hear how they do it. Either injecting the oxy directly into the line or simply (and probably better) allowing air in the line with a very small hole?

I gravity feed from my kettle to my bucket fermentor through a plate chiller, and a few years ago I poked a small hole in the tubing about a foot before the outlet to entrain air into the wort. It works, but not well enough and I’ve been pouring the wort back and forth a couple times between buckets. Last week I purchased a mix-stir after finally remembering to look for one when I was in the home-improvement store, so I’ll give that a try.

[kcbeersnob]

@Ken Lenard

[quote=“kcbeersnob”][quote=“Ken Lenard”]Aeration stone connected to an O2 tank. I use it on starters and also in the primary right before I pitch.

Do you not use a stir plate for starters?[/quote]
Yes, I use a stirplate. Are you thinking that pure O2 would not be necessary in a starter if a stirplate is used?[/quote]
Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. Continuous exposure to ~21% oxygen should be good enough for maximum growth. I’d be curious to see the cell count results of any side-by side experiments that have been done under both conditions.

[ken_lenard]

I floated this idea over on another board and it was confirmed… don’t bother oxygenating a starter if it’s going on a stirplate. It’s a waste of oxygen. One of the responders there was Martin Brungard too. KC, you are correct!

[grainbelt]

@Ken Lenard

I floated this idea over on another board and it was confirmed… don’t bother oxygenating a starter if it’s going on a stirplate. It’s a waste of oxygen. One of the responders there was Martin Brungard too. KC, you are correct!

told you

[grainbelt]

@Helvetica

[quote]huge beers are getting oxygen and probably at a couple different times.

Do you add O2 to high gravity beers during fermentation?[/quote]

yes, before pitching and then another after 16-24hr or so and maybe another dose at 24-32hr depending on what I am making

[ljb]

@Ken Lenard

I floated this idea over on another board and it was confirmed… don’t bother oxygenating a starter if it’s going on a stirplate. It’s a waste of oxygen. One of the responders there was Martin Brungard too. KC, you are correct!

Good to know. I was doing the same as you Ken.
Thanks.

[ken_lenard]

@LJb

[quote=“Ken Lenard”]I floated this idea over on another board and it was confirmed… don’t bother oxygenating a starter if it’s going on a stirplate. It’s a waste of oxygen. One of the responders there was Martin Brungard too. KC, you are correct!

Good to know. I was doing the same as you Ken.
Thanks.[/quote]
You are very welcome.

What I also mentioned over in the other conversation was that I was noticing that the starters I made with pure O2 seemed to get off to a nice start and get active quite quickly. I was thinking that yeast that is going into a starter is looking for oxygen RIGHT NOW so the O2 in the starter wort was beneficial. I’m in deep water because I don’t really know the science behind this but I know the way my starters have been behaving lately with the O2. If I make another starter soon (without O2) and see that it’s off to a sluggish start, I might raise an eyebrow.

[grainbelt]

@Ken Lenard

[quote=“LJb”][quote=“Ken Lenard”]I floated this idea over on another board and it was confirmed… don’t bother oxygenating a starter if it’s going on a stirplate. It’s a waste of oxygen. One of the responders there was Martin Brungard too. KC, you are correct!

Good to know. I was doing the same as you Ken.
Thanks.[/quote]
You are very welcome.

What I also mentioned over in the other conversation was that I was noticing that the starters I made with pure O2 seemed to get off to a nice start and get active quite quickly. I was thinking that yeast that is going into a starter is looking for oxygen RIGHT NOW so the O2 in the starter wort was beneficial. I’m in deep water because I don’t really know the science behind this but I know the way my starters have been behaving lately with the O2. If I make another starter soon (without O2) and see that it’s off to a sluggish start, I might raise an eyebrow.[/quote]

your just growing yeast your not making beer