Just a single layer of thinnest foil to stop the light. This beer is quite light and needs this more than most, but I just wrap every fermenter that has any hops traces.
I estimated the real ecological costs at some point and it seems that they are near zero, even recycling the foil would make things worse, unless I just burn it for hydrogen. I do sometimes.
Sure, but sufficiently low temperature would harm the phenolic profile madness, not something I’d do at home.
If I had an industrial fermenter, I’d probably try installing a sonicator head near the exhaust pipe orifice on the inside, coupled with gas phase, and just pop the bubbles. Like they do in waste fermenters sometimes.
I’m advocating against 100+L fermentations in general, that’s where industrial moves start to infringe on artistic part imo. Besides, local population has severe drinking problem and overcompensate, whenever I share a bottle with someone, they sometimes don’t touch it for months - I could start homebrewing daily and make more than my village can drink.
I keep returning to idea of having super local brew houses, brewpubs, but local food place owners don’t want to mess with it. National anti-drinking laws force people to drink pissbeer and cheap spirits.
Nah, shipping alcohol is a nightmare. I’ve tried that, it could get criminal quickly if you are not extremely careful.
Although, why don’t we all give it another try, together?