NO CHILL BREWING (epic fail…?)

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[@mikekoehler9551]

I survived Y2K. When do I get my dough?

[@skepticfucker280]

And the world's largest asch conformity test of 2021..... You might have failed or passed the test but you survived it. :) Cheers and much love to all!

[@zakryan2013]

This made me laugh out loud. I had to go back to check that I heard it correctly 😅

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Dude, the saying goodbye montage at the end had me rolling 😂😂😂. Great video!

[@TheBruSho]

anytime a dark lager is on the menu I am getting one! glad to see you back up and brewing, keep the dark lager grain to glass vids coming!

[@benjaminharris9863]

I was worried you were out of the brewing video business, so glad you are not. Thank you!

[@reevesdjosh]

As an Aussie, this was wild for me to hear an American guy say glad wrap! Love it.

[@nrhurley117]

Huh? We’ve had glad wrap out here since as long as I can remember.

[@olivercreed]

As a kiwi, i've only ever heard folk from the USA call it Seran wrap so also genuinely surprised here :D

[@nrhurley117]

@@olivercreed interesting. Might be a regional thing. They spam glad wrap commercials here in Nebraska.

[@reevesdjosh]

@@nrhurley117 I always hear Seran wrap, but maybe it is a regional thing?

[@ffwast]

They're just brands of plastic wrap.

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

Dry yeast will outlive you and me in the freezer and I'm a 100% dry yeast guy these days. You might check your local grocery store for distilled water, mine carries it for about $1/gal. You might also see if you can find someplace with a water dispenser for filling the 5-gallon plasic carboys. Those dispense R.O. water which is what a lot of commercial breweries use. They also have one of those machines in my local grocery, there's also drive up kiosk thing that dispenses ice and water that dispenses R.O. water into your plastic carboys. It's relatively cheap too. A good video. Cheers!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Love dark lagers!!!! Dark lagers 4 Life!!! Cheers Braj and thanks for the shout out!!!

[@Scien11]

Your videos are the freggin best, I'm glad you are still making them.

[@Cerevisi]

Alice from the Brady Bunch had a thing with Sam the butcher. The Beastie Boys even made that a lyric on "Paul's Boutique". Like "Sam the butcher giving Alice the meat!". Good vid!

[@pjoter2243]

my first 2.5 yers into homebrewing - I never chilled - I was pitching tommorow morning. Every batch was ok

[@sambenard2844]

Man oh Man, So nice to see you Brewing Again !!!!!!!!

[@hoodyhood8234]

Another entertaining video CH, love it! I've been do no chill for a couple of years now. An added bonus to no chill is you can pull a liter of wort from the boil kettle, chill it down, pitch your yeast and let the starter pull an "all nighter" while the wort is chillin.......keep up the good work

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Dude thats genius!

[@ffwast]

What method do you chill the starter with?

[@ffwast]

Just decided to try this myself since I was watching this during a brew with an expired packet. I put a tiny immersion chiller I had laying around into a tall narrow pot (from what I gather they call them asparagus steamers but I got it unlabeled from the thrift store) and it took a little wedging but it cooled very quickly and I split the packet between the starter and my fermentation vessel. I chilled normally but I was given a bunch of expired packets to use and want to start a yeast bank so this should really streamline both processes into a regular brew.

[@hoodyhood8234]

@@ffwast i throw the flask in a small bucket of ice water to chill it... nothing crazy

[@ffwast]

@@hoodyhood8234 Ah, I don't have borosilicate erlenmeyer flasks but I do have a perfectly sized miniature pot and chiller. I'm probably in the minority on that one but I'm loving this new addition to my process.

[@Joe-ui3nr]

Love your creative editing and dry wit. I always learn a lot while laughing my ass off. Keep making these great videos!

[@Kyle-ts5th]

Lol seems like every brew day I make some dumb mistake. Glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@mitchellmorgan3030]

I love no chill brewing. Easy going, go with the flow. I challenge you to try no boil!

[@richarddunne5709]

I always liked your videos and I learned a few tricks that helped me tremendously in my home brewing. I also use the no-chill method ( as you know in SOCAL water can be scarce) and is perfect if you ferment in corny kegs with spunding valves. Usually, the wort will cool down overnight inside and will temp in the high 70's mid80s Degrees F perfect pitch for kveik yeast. Reserve and chill some wort after brew day in the fridge and you can prep a starter for the following morning.

[@saxonlights2872]

Lol. Love it. Perfect brew days are rare

[@jerrywoodard9357]

Great video braj. Cheers 🍺🍺

[@bigsqueegie]

Mom and Pop saw you coming a mile away 😂

[@JorgeAulestia]

Great vid!!! I tried the no boil method a couple times in a corny keg fermenter under pressure and it worked great. Dumped the wort after boil into a clean keg, purged it with co2, left it outside (during winter) and in the morning it was at around 86F. It was still a little hot but I had kveik so it was perfect. Then of course I went under pressure and it took around 3 days and I had great beer. 🍻

[@MinnesotaFats]

CH I'm glad you're back

[@borderat]

haha, so much going on. the sadness at minute 7:00.... next level dude! you should get into writing movies!

[@stevencoffey5010]

Great vlog very informative and funny 👍

[@gillachapelle4988]

Braj....been no chilling for anything dark or hazy cause there's a tad of chill haze....its great man....beer comes out great!!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@bigernbladesmith]

Y2K. Man that was a rough time. All 'puters quit workin'. Planes fell from skies. All money in the world was lost...wait. Dude I freakin' hate when I forget about Starsan being in my keg.

[@SmokeNFermentables]

So happy to see these videos back braj! Missed ya and love the vid!

[@bre08005]

I know these grain-to-glass videos are hard to make, but its great for people like me who barely understand to see the process 30 times with different recipes. I pick up a little knowledge each time.

[@Tense]

Urkel makes you a 28deg Dark Czech. 34/70 makes you a Schwarzbier. You win either way. :D

[@adamgorka368]

Glad to see you back with a new video, and inspired to brew more beers!! I love your stuff dude the day you stop would a sad day. Also, new intro is WILD I love it. Cheers!!!!!!

[@jcinsaniac]

CH! Dude, you are so close to 40K subs...I don't know if any of the other brewers on YT are near that. Ya, 5 mos for Liquid yeast is probably a bridge too far - I would have made a starter to check. This approach is why you have 40K subs...you brew for the little guy, no super premium gear, you make it fun, and you impart good knowledge while doing it...major kudos, Braj!

[@Ajyn4Life]

These edits! Love seeing you brewing again Braj!!! 👍🏻

[@gardencity3558]

Long time no brew! I thought you were just getting old busting out the licorice allsorts and watching Matlock on a repeat loop. Good to see you back at it!

[@bloodynoobtubename]

What an emotional roller coaster. I’ll be honest, I’m Australian and I do the lazy man wort chill that consists of dumping hot wort into my fermenter and chucking it in the fridge until it’s at pitching temp. I’ve never had a batch go bad yet. One day I’ll save up the funds for a wort chiller.

[@alvaradobrewhouse6387]

Lol, great video my dude. Now I'm inspired to brew a dark lager.

[@dudestewbrews]

Glad you got the itch to brew again. Entertaining as always!

[@doertedev]

Hail Schwarzbier! Glad you're appreciating the ways of the Köstritzer in the other end of the globe braj

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers from Knoxville!

[@cfelux6]

Awesome to see you back brewing again. My brother and I never chill our beer anymore after boil, we rack to SS fermenter and let cool overnight then pitch yeast next day. RDWHAHB!

[@mnkybndit]

Aussie brewer here. I almost always no chill wort. Easiest way is to transfer hot, straight into a HDPE plastic cube. HDPE plastic can handle 100°c/212°f or more. Then it's pasteurised and ready when you are. I've left wort for months in the plastic cube before pitching into a fermenter and had no infections. Beer looked great CH. Cheers mate.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Can you send me a link? Thx!

[@mnkybndit]

Not sure where you can get sonething like thus in the states but I buy from brew shops or hardware stores. Fill them to the top and squeeze all the air out. As long as it's above pasteurisation temp, you're good.

[@mnkybndit]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE I msg you on instagram. It won't let me share links in YT comments.

[@BrewNub]

Digging the edit. I love the thought of your neighbors wondering what the hell your doing posing on your porch, especially in this type of weather ✊🏾✊🏾.

[@NikitaVorontsov]

Congrats on the 40k!

[@CaledoniaGardener]

Great to see you brewing again CH! I too brew on a Clawhammer 120V system and love it. I’ve brewed your dark lager before-FIRE!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Good stuff!

[@scrampys2548]

Underrated KZbin content creator. Keep up the good work big dog!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Appreciate it!

[@NWsmallbatchBrewing]

I just had my first dark lager a few weeks ago. I'm a fan. Good stuff.

[@theslyrylan]

I love this channel. Got some really good tips thanks!!

[@Hellbrews]

Awesome intro ! Cheers Braj 🍻🍻

[@lazyplumber1616]

Man, I gotta have that...doing it for sure! Do IT!

[@burb3l]

Great content 👌 I am watching you from the beginning and you have learn a lot, and it shows. Keep going....!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I appreciate that!

[@randyboyd34]

Thanks for the video CH.. been using the distilled water for the last 3 or 4 beers. Getting it at Walmart for about $1.20 a gallon

[@TroubleBrewing]

Awesome video! Entertaining as always, cheers!

[@johnlbanks]

CH, I'm so glad you did this, I was getting worried. Looks amazing and I'll definitely be trying that recipe. Won't be with a liquid yeast though as I struggle getting it reliably round my area. Much love.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

🍻 ❤️

[@JoeVirella]

Hands down best brewing channel on the internet!!!

[@happycampster1]

Love the brewing videos! Great writing and editing, like usual. Dude you have skills. Glad you're back in the saddle. I've done several no-chill brew sessions, always when I only have time for the boil. Just leave it in the pot covered until the next day, then transfer to fermenter. Super clear wort too.

[@LiamJFord]

I only do no chill for this exact reason - means I can get up early and brew then just finish when the boil is over and get on with tmy day (though I usually draw off a litre or 2 of wort and chill that to kick off a starter - but not always). Never had an issue.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Much appreciated!

[@SteaminPile]

Your editing is TOP NOTCH!!!

[@GameNautilus]

Absolute top tier content

[@jamiehoward8176]

Great video appreciate the work you put into them

[@EtherealPrelude]

Enjoyed the new content and glad the beer turned out well! Missing some MBC

[@willieharvey8273]

Love the fermentation station it's best brew store in Knoxville 👍

[@wrwarnerhall]

Man, here is your sign, get your butt motivated! Cmon, join me... shooting for a black IPA

[@oldrikky]

Great video ,thanks. I have been into raw ale for a long time. I honestly can not remember the last time I boiled my wort. I do a 1 hour mash and always hit 1050 sg. while mashing I make a hop tea in 2 liters of hot water using the same amount of hops as when boiling. It gets added at sparge. Cooling is faster due to no boil,and cleaning is so much easier. Gonna try no cooling on the next beer. Its plenty cold here in Holland so it should work. Next experiment is with a dry Irish stout with juniper added to the hop tea. Greetings..

[@jaggersbrewingco]

Nice video Braj!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers Jaggers!

[@BentGateBrewing]

Hahaha the lotion shot when talking about the brewtubers 😂 Another hilarious and fun video! Glad to see you back up and brewing and now I am thirsty for a dark lager

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Hows it going in Norway?

[@BentGateBrewing]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Going well! Turned my basement into a small batch commercial brewery and soon selling beers. Been an interesting ride in a country with such strict conservative alcohol regulations 😅

[@will5430]

Cheers! I just brewed an IPA Sunday with espe kveik yeast that was dated August 12th but I made a starter. It was erupting out of the blow off tube in 12 hours. It krausened up in the starter so I knew I was good to go. Gotta get on that lager train

[@terryt-rexhanke746]

Fuggin classic! I was rolling

[@G-townbrewer]

Seems like I need some dark lager in my life! Distilled water doesn't seem to be a thing in the UK unless you're using it to top up your car battery, so will have to make do with regular bottled water. Love the videos, keep up the good work mate. Cheers!

[@watsonspringston]

What a rollercoaster of emotions braaj!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

THANK YOU WATSON!!

[@AllenDrewesBuilds]

Dark lagers and ales are my favorites. I've brewed many with Schwarzbeir being in my top 3. Cheers

[@OleBjerkholt]

Totally on board with the dark lagers! 😎

[@JoshUtley]

Never stop stopping! 🍻

[@jshall14]

There’s nothing that hits like a slump-buster batch. You have a couple batches that don’t work out, then you finally nail one.

[@jorgxqstro]

I need to brew a dark lager. Cheers Braj!

[@stripeyjoe]

In the UK we have kerbside RO water dispensers run by a company called Spotless Water. They’re used by window cleaners and mobile car washers. I just grab 40l or so in a couple of Jerry cans a few days before I’m planning to brew, costs me less than £2. Also great for making up StarSan as it doesn’t go cloudy.

[@sams.4197]

Chrono trigger music was on point 👌

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Nice catch!

[@richiedubs1062]

Great video. Quick question: why do you cool and pitch in your kettle, instead of hot transfer to the kegs (sanitizing them in the process), and then split your pitch between the kegs?

[@ronzimmerman9591]

Diggin the vids, Papa-Georgio. A dark lager is the perfect midday snack. PROST.

[@jamestelford1694]

Cheers to eating good cheers to drinking good. Subscribed

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

💯

[@GenusBrewing]

That thumbnail friggin kills

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

😘

[@Woahitsjurb]

Was really hoping for an MBC not really sure what to do with my beer now..

[@homebrew6155]

Gotta love Ferment Station!!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Correct!

[@Brewing_Up_Bass]

Knowing you are in Knoxville now, go hit Xul and grab a ORLOJ or NIGHTMAN COMETH at Albright Grove. Both Dark Czech Lagers and excellent. I live right down the road from Ferment Station and have been homebrewing for over 20 years at this point. Would love to xatch up with ya! Been watching the channel for a LOOOONG time! Some of the best Brew Tube content out there!

[@joshuabarnes3719]

Lotion next to the couch?! My man's living dangerously 🤣

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Split batch heartbreak vs perfection! Cheers man, glad the system is working out good for you!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Me too! 🍻 ❤️

[@garagebrewingsince2020]

Saúde, seu NO CHILL foi profissional do cervejeiro caseiro! Muito bom, também faço assim!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

💯

[@MadMax00215]

Glad I'm not the only one that makes dumb mistakes. Thanks for your honesty.

[@oldrikky]

Tried two brews this way. First was just the same as always ( fermentation taste ) second time I had a fermentation stop at 2.1% abv. I think that if the wort has to stand too long while cooling the oxygen content can drop. Bought an aquarium air pump with lava stone. Aerated the wort for 5 minutes and 4 hours later its fermenting again. Next time I will aerate just before pitching the yeast.Hopefully problem solved. Still a great way to save water.

[@hopsandbones]

Nice! I love dark lager.

[@wi6673r]

Dude this was a GREAT video.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

🍻

[@christopherwietfeldt3983]

Another great vid braj! I’ve been thinking about an all in one system for awhile. Any condensation issues in the house while you were boiling?

[@dillonolson5051]

Most underrated channel on the Tube

[@justhomebrew]

Inspired me to brew a dark lager for my next brew:) Looking forward to the next hb4 life video!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Damn dude that beer lookin good. And yo distilled, spring, and RO are all good options. I’d use spring water when you’re not adding salts 🤘🏼🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I'll look into that, cheers Dan!

[@LagerThanLife]

I cut my boil hops by ~75% for no chill and it’s still pretty harsh. But, it saves a lot of cleaning and time.

[@Nimbus.]

fire video man!

[@shanethoroughgood]

'Just for shits and giggles' Great Australian phrase. You're alright 😊

[@Khaladas]

I feel your pain on losing half of a batch. I lost an entire batch due to multiple compounded errors that I hopefully will never make again. The killer was leaving the blowoff valve dunked in sanitizer while cold crashing. Negative pressure drop caused all the sanitizer plus a bunch of air to suck back into the keg. Also lost a half batch due to a split evabarrier line ( got pinched in the fridge door and I didn't notice ). This one was bad because I had 5 gallons of beer spritzed all over the inside of my fridge and running into my garage, etc. Took hours to clean up, double sadness beer + time loss.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

😔

[@eddiane]

Loved the video. I pulled in about a quart of starsan to a brew once when cold crashing and forgot to seal and pressurize my Spike fermenter. No effect on the beer but 1.5 gallons is a bunch. Damn. Keep em coming. Swarzbiers are awesome.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I would've dranken that amount too!

[@MB-ho8ns]

you can also move that big oring around until it seals. Just keep trying and spray some sudsy starsan on the openings as it pressures up. If you bought a used keg from a merchant of any sort they do test them before shipping. So its gotta seal. Also, there can be different methods for closing the lid that can cause "imperfect contact". Just ask the Matt Damon dude from Interstellar.

[@Whopoopedinmypants]

Buy a still and distil your own water between moonshine batches lol

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Naw it takes forever

[@IDillon0]

Great video I’m in a new place and haven’t brewed in a while, this is giving me that itch to start agakn

[@stevevalli6425]

Hey man thanks for all the sweet vids. Got me motivated to brew again after about 8 years! Not sure if you've ever been to St. Louis, but we're not too far away from Knoxville I think. Can easily hit 3-4 in one day (with an Uber of course). AB Brewery is worth a tour too. I know they are basically evil empire, but the brewery is freakin amazing.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Good looking out!

[@Bigboj44]

I didn't realize how much I missed these videos until today. I finally feel like being again!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

🍻 💯

[@Bigboj44]

I really meant "feel like brewing again" but these videos definitely help my being too, both are equally valid