Jim's Beer Kit

Goosey wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:30 pm

D215Aquitania wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:04 pm

Est 1.7% abv

Blimey! I don't think I've ever seen a beer that weak, let alone tasted one.

I've made a few around 2% - usually quite pale & slightly hoppy but surprisingly drinkable. Trick is to mash warm & pick a low(ER) attenuation yeast.

MashBag wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:21 am

It's going to be light and bright. Served cool?

Yes, it'll go in the fridge so much cooler than usual.

I've a 'table beer' planned for this Christmas. For the days in between when I'll be having a beer on days I wouldn't normally.

14L batch
500g Vienna, 500g light Munich, 250g carared, 100g caramunich
Hops - Mittelfrueh 10g 35min, 20g 10 min, 10g FO
MJ M15
Est 1.7% abv

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70C or even 72C mash shouldn't be a problem, though I've not gone beyond 72C myself.

As for yeast, there's various lower attenuative yeasts readily available - CML "The Firm", MJ M15 Empire Ale, S-33 or anything "Windsor" spring to mind.

I'm using an Inkbird strapped to the side of the (plastic) fermenter (under a chunk of foam sponge) & a Tilt inside it. With the Inkbird set to 18C the Tilt is reporting within +/- 1/2C of that. There's a bit of rounding going on (the Tilt works to the nearest 1F & then converts to C iirc) but that'...

[quote=Kingfisher4 post_id=846465 time=1572973940 user_id=17366] ... I also bottle and have only recently acquired any ability to crash cool, although it may be limited down to 6°C. It may sound a naive question, when trying to make the bottled beer as clear as possible, but is there still sufficien...

I've given Brewfather a go this week & quite like it's setup. Easy enough to use.

I do have a preference for offline apps that I can use on my phone. So Wort (android) is still my go to starting point.