O2 Set-ups

[haerbob3]

OK O2 users I am looking into adding pure O2 to aerate my wort. What kind of set up do you use? How long of a burst are you giving it? Have any of you used O2 and sugar feedings?

~~BobH

[FrozenInTime]

I use an O2 bottle with stone setup. Too spendy, bottle ran out too soon, I'm back to the whip til I can get to the store someday. No sugar feedings. I do a 30 second burst, come back in 4 hours and do another 30 second burst when I have oxy on hand.

I like the aquarium pump some of the guys are using.

[RickBeer]

Are you talking about O2 to oxygenate beer? Or the tanks on rollers that some of the old timers on the forum pull around with them...?

[FrozenInTime]

I have this one with a 5 mil stone and clear hose.

[ScrewyBrewer]

I use about a 1 minute burst of oxygen through a 2 micron stainless steel diffuser, you can see the details of my Oxynator Oxygen Gauge And 2 Micron Diffuser setup. I counted about 10 or 12 batches of beer that I can oxygenate this way on a single red oxygen tank bought from Lowes or Home Depot.

If you can see your way clear I recommend buying the gear needed and oxygenating your wort prior to pitching, the results are well worth the investment.

[russki]

I have this Oxygenation System; I believe it has a 0.5 micron stainless stone. I've owned it for over a year, and the results are well worth it. When I oxygenate, I open the regulator slowly until I just see the bubbles breaking the surface - there's no need to blast the wort with O2 - you want it dissolved, not bubbling out. I go for about a minute. With this approach, the initial little bottle of oxygen lasted almost a year (20+ batches).

[Kealia]

I usethis one from MoreBeer because it has a filter in it and it gives me some additional peace of mind.

If I were starting fresh, I'd buy the one with the stainless steel tube instead of the normal tubing, just for the sake of sturdiness and storage (although I have had no issues).

I use ~30 seconds for 2.5G batch and ~1 minute for a 5G batch. I don't know the number of batches I've used it with so far but it has to be in the 10 or more range.

[genotype]

I bought mine from William's Brewing.

I hit it for about a minute.

[haerbob3]

went with this one http://www.williamsbrewing.com/WILLIAMS ... -P699.aspx from Williams

thanks For the help Guys!!!