Northern Brewer Aeration System

[chugly]

I just bought an aeration system from Northern Brewer, how much o2 should I put in my wort? Would this depend on beer style, pitching rate, yeast strain, ect.... Please help.

Thanks in Advance,
Chugly


Drinking:
Keg#1: English Brown Ale
Keg#2: Blueberry Stout

Conditioning:
Keg#1: English Pale Ale

[BDawg]

Welcome-
90 seconds of O2 is what I go with. Don't overdo the pressure. if its bubbling up out onto the top, you have the valve too open and its simply wasting oxygen. A low flow is plenty.

Good aeration is one of the keys to yeast growth and health and this addition will make a noticeably positive difference in your finished product. (At least it did for me)

Good luck!

[Kbar]

I guess I have been making the mistake of too high a flow rate. Will shoot for 90 seconds at a lower flow rate.

[TheDarkSide]

Is this an aeration system with pure O2 tanks or the one with the aquarium pump and filter?

If it's the aquarium pump one, you may want to run it longer. I can't remember what I've done in the past since I've been using the pure O2 system for a while.

[chugly]

Sorry should have said aquarium pump w/filter and stone, that is what I bought from Northern Brewer.

Thanks again,
Chugly

[Scharf]

Sorry should have said aquarium pump w/filter and stone, that is what I bought from Northern Brewer.

Thanks again,
Chugly

I have the same set up, and use it for 20 minutes.

[BDawg]

Yes, huge difference. I've never used an aquarium pump. 20-30 minutes seems to be the norm from everything I've heard.

[TheDarkSide]

Since it's hard to control the flow of these things, just keep an eye on it. I had one at one point and it would foam up after running for some time. It had been said that once those head-forming proteins have been used, they are gone forever.