Jim's Beer Kit

It was at a reduced price i could not ignore,i have wanted an Ss one for ages mainly for the summer months and have just bought a secondhand (but unused) 1/2 bbl Ss Brewtech Unitank (collecting tomorrow) my old maxi 110 died,i was considering a glycol modded maxi 300 but thought i would treat mysel...

nibber wrote:No longer required as i have bought one

Well done! I will get one at some point when the trusty Maxi chiller dies. [emoji106]

Matt

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When I use mf GF I use the rather coarse mesh GF hop spider. Visibly allows the hot wort the circulate through much more than the finer mesh versions and I would estimate it holds back about 75% of the hop debris. I believe it is 800 micron mesh. When the transfer is finished, the filter looks a bit...

I’m blaming Digby and Hanglow and this thread for jumping in the car this morning and grabbing a load of Franconian (and other) beer this morning. I think I may have well got the last 4 bottles of the Spezial seasonal smoked bock in the country until next October as it’s definitely sold out at the ...

Don't forget to go to the Malz & Mehr shop at Weyermann in Brennerstrasse (short walk from the station) and grab some some of their very limited and hard to find beers brewed on their small in-house brewery. They are also available to enjoy at the quirky Cafe Abseits. Great beer list there! Still, t...

Franconia as a whole is still my favourite beer destination Annafest is worth going to, start at the top and work your way down Indeed Annafest is on the list for 2020. Had a great day at Erlanger Bergkirchweih in the summer, so another one ticked off. [emoji16] Matt Sent from my SM-G955F using Tap...

An interesting post Scott Janish on why dry hopping cooler and with shorter contact times may be beneficial in a few ways. Good post. I recently had to bottle a schwartz bier about 40 hours after dry hopping with saaz at 46f (8c). Were you happy with the results? I get to drink quite a lot of schwa...

Good suggestion Kev. These chaps came back quoting 40 euro for a 20 litre keg and s spear plus delivery, but obvs only by the pallet load of 42!

Matt

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I am tempted with a pallet of 20 litre kegs, I must admit. Need to decide if it is worth the faff to make some pocket money.

Did they indicate a rough price including delivery for the pallet of 50s?

Matt

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Just to let you know, I use water butt water for my counterflow chiller and immersion chiller. I consider there is no realistic risk of contamination if I inspect the chiller and pipework to ensure no damage etc prior to use and stick to robust procedures. It means no mains water use! As per previo...

Thanks for the replies guys.................. Pilsner malt and no chill is a no-go for me. Gonna be full of DMS with the extended heat time... Thanks for the steer - aware of DMS but not researched until now so see exactly where you're coming from. Might explain why I haven't been impressed with my...

You are most welcome. That percentage is my suggestion for the Weyermann beech smoked malt. Be much more cautious with peat smoked as that is on another level!

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Hi, I used around 25% Weyermann beech smoked malt in a strongish 6% porter. It had a distinct smoke character but nowhere near that of a rauchbier. If you want to be cautious, I would suggest 10 to 15% would give some smoke but not overpower the beer at all. The problem is that it depends what you t...

The temperature used in the calculation should be the maximum temperature reached during fermentation since that will determine how much co2 is dissolved in the beer. Thank you, that seems to be the consensus in most comments I have seen before. The calculators’ instructions are a little vague and ...

On flushing oxygen: Common misconception - CO2 will settle underneath the air and oxygen. No it doesn't unfortunately, or is that fortunately because the world will be covered in grass and trees won't exist. CO2 would rather mix in with the other gases and despite being marginally heavier will do j...