Starting a Solera | Blichmann BrewEasy | FoederSmith Foeder | EP22

[@Tomtiburon]

5:00 its so cute. looked like you are a clumsy person, but i really like it! sometimes its just happens. we are just hobby brewers.🍻

[@TheBruSho]

VERY excited about this solera experiment. Not something you see everyday at the home brewing level!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Dude when I found that thing online my mind was 🤯! Then seeing it on David Heath's channel just confirmed I had made a solid purchase. Stoked!

[@TheBruSho]

@@HopsANDgnarly haha I will be following to see how it comes out!

[@atebbe1]

This was the highest quality brewing video I've ever seen on KZbin. Literally stopped what I was doing to subscribe. Keep it up

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Wow thanks dude 🙌🏼

[@jeffreyblack9999]

You and Meg are killing it on the videos! Love the addition of some diegetic dialogue on the brew day.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Thanks man 🙏🏼 it’s fun layering things in!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

great video, epic editing. I'm gonna brew with my crucible this weekend, cheers!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Thanks dude 🤘🏼

[@ChuckUnderFire]

With all the gear I’ve got, I typically don’t have much gear envy. Not because I have it all, but not much gear catches my eye as something totally different and worth switching things up for..... until today. I’m super intrigued, and can’t wait to see more from the Foeder. Awesome stuff.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

I couldn’t believe it when I found it online! And if you haven’t seen David Heaths video on it go check it out!

[@familybjornestrand4548]

Foeder in the bedroom, you are everybody's hero!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Always look forward to your videos, nice job!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Thanks dude! Just checked out your channel - subbed!

[@manueljulianrodriguez1705]

Im still waiting the update of this beer, as always bro, amazing edit

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Thanks dude! It’ll be a minute but I promise there will be more solera content! 🍻

[@LuisRodriguez-kf4ir]

Impressive! I have never heard of a Foeder but now I want one. Keep up the great work!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Hahaha thanks Lou!

[@PortlyGentleman]

That foeder is super cool !

[@demcastles7493]

Nice save with the heat resistant gloves!

[@Jango1989]

I considered aging my Lambic style wild sour beer in an oak barrel but chickened out as it was my first Lambic beer. Looking forward to seeing the tasting of yours!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

I used a really small barrel first from Amazon just to feel it out with the barley wine and sour porter. Might be worth it if you wanna get your feet wet. It’d be cool to split a batch and see the differences

[@Jango1989]

@@HopsANDgnarly good suggestion. With the next batch I may have to try this out.

[@gnomebrewing]

I have one going at the moment (4 months old) but just in a big mouth bubbler. Hoping to get a barrel at some point but plastic will have to do for now. Going to do my first pull soon to blend with a saison but also bottle condition some unblended. I hope yours turns out well!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Sounds awesome! Love the name! I’m still kind of debating when I’ll do my first pull but I’m thinking maybe 9 months or so depending on how acidic it is at that point

[@gnomebrewing]

@@HopsANDgnarly I used Bug Farm and a relatively simple grain bill so it was drinkable fast. I'll go more complex for the next top up. I recommend adding a small amount of flaked adjuncts at mash out when conversion is no longer possible so there is leftover starches so you can provide food for the bacteria and brett. This should get you more acidity as well (if desired).

[@AndrewLynch9]

Killing it bud!

[@HopsANDgnarly]

🙏🏼

[@Murlockingqc]

Did you pitch F08 right into the foeder? Very cool project, gonna watch the rest of this series !

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Nope into the primary fermenter and then transferred that into the foeder. Definitely check out the playlist for a full run down

[@finspin4984]

Looks sweet! 👍

[@Kberrysal]

Nice I just wished they made a smaller one

[@BruceCheek]

Woah, didn't know anyone was even making foeders this small. $900 is a bit steep but really cool that it's available at all.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Totally agree! At this size a barrel is pretty comparable but with how thick these staves are I’m hoping it lasts for well over a decade

[@kyledupont5832]

Are you worried about pulling to much oak character from the foeder on the first go around?

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Yea for sure. The holding solution I used likely removed some of that but at this scale it’ll be hard to avoid completely with the first batch. Planning to check in with it at maybe 6 months and worst case I suppose I could blend it

[@Blackoakx2222]

what is the tee and ball lock post on the in port of your plate chiller for? inline oxygen? if so can you send a link to the parts used, please?

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Yep inline oxygenation. If you hit me up on instagram I'll send you a diagram and parts list 🤘🏼🍻

[@nccountryboy76]

Next time you dump your water bottle into the kettle, try dropping a racking cane or the inner tube from an auto siphon. Allows air to enter a lot quicker and water out way faster.

[@ChuckUnderFire]

Bro.... pretty sure you left Meg out on the partner shot..

[@jonthebeau4653]

Just checked out the price and woo boy that's a tad more money than I could spend and stay married.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

😂 Yea it’s up there with the unitanks and stuff like that

[@jonthebeau4653]

@@HopsANDgnarly I actually have 2 sanke soleras one gomden sour the other sour red. I bought triclamp kits for them so I can push beer in and out of them with co2. They work well and I get to keep my wife.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

@@jonthebeau4653 😂 that sounds rad! How long do you think I should wait before I make my first pull? I feel like the first one might take the longest to really develop some character and I can maybe shorten the wait later on

[@jonthebeau4653]

@@HopsANDgnarly I would think at least 6 months. I waited a year for both of mine and have doing every 6 months. I base the amount of the pull and the replacement beer on tasting samples. I have pulled 2/3 and added back 10 gallons with increased ibu in an attempt to tame the acidity. That works to a point but maybe more frequent pulls are in order as well. They're 3 years old and have not had issues with off flavors yet beyond the beers being too acidic. It's a cool project hope it works out for you.

[@alexrocks135]

I don’t appreciate you cussing

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Did you like the beeps I did before better? If you’re serious this is good feedback

[@alexrocks135]

@@HopsANDgnarly lol nah Idgaf tbh