Conical Process
Ferment your beer using a Spike Conical and accessories in just 14 days!
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Oxygenate / Aerate
Why: Oxygen promotes healthy yeast.
When: On your brew day, once the wort is chilled and moved to the fermenter.
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Dump yeast
Why: To reduce the chance of off flavors caused by dead yeast.
When: When fermentation has slowed – about 7-10 days after your brew day.
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Cold crash
Why: Allows the yeast and hops to fall out of suspension for a sediment free beer.
When: After fermentation has completed, which will be about 8-12 days after your brew day.
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Force carbonate
Why: After you cold crash and are still at cold crash temperatures, before moving to the keg or bottling.
When: After you cold crash and are still at cold crash temperatures, before moving to the keg or bottling.
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Pressure transfer
Why: Avoid off flavors caused by oxygen contact.
When: The final step, after forced carbonation in the conical, about 10-14 after your brew day.
