Jim's Beer Kit

Thanks Eric. There is so much to learn

Thanks Eric. Great advice. I did another rouse this evening and did raise the temperature up to 21C, so I am glad I'm doing what you suggest. I will up the temperature again tomorrow and hopefully do another rouse.

Nah, its back to where it was. Most likely the tilt settling back down. It took a few hours but its now reading where it was before the beer was roused. The mash temperature was correct according to the recipe so yeast? Anyone else had yeast like this? Other 1469's I've had over the years have just ...

Hi all, I brew on a BM20 but want to upscale. I fancy either the BM50 or Brewtools B80. I dont want a grainfather or such like - I dont like the non replaceable heating element as I have totally useless unit should it fail. I can get a second hand BM50 for £1000. Its the last controller model (the o...

Landlord.JPG Just checking my tilt log and it appears the beer gravity has dropped in a big way - no showing 1.013 whereas before a manual test showed 1.018 when the tilt was reading 1.020/1.019. You can see on the tilt log that its dropped since I last roused this morning. Not done a manual test s...

Hi,
Not really. The python pump isn't good at all. I have bought a couple of SS Brewtech pumps to install when I can empty the chiller.
I intend to just run the python pump as a agitator and pump out with the pumps. 2 pumps will allow me to chill 2 FVs.
Cheers

Hi all, Brewed a Taylors landlord clone the other day and used Wyeast 1469 yeast. This yeast was cropped from a batch of beer I made a few months ago. I made a starter with it and it took off after 24 hours on a stir plate and I ended up with what look like a healthy starter. I brewed this on Sat 9/...

Thanks guys, Im chilling slowly, but keeping a -ve pressure of CO2 in the FV.
Hope it comes out ok. Ive yet to brew a lager that Im happy with

Cold crash and reducing O2 ingress question. I have a lager just on diacetyl rest. Completion tomorrow and then intend to cold crash. Its in a chronical FV and I have a glycol chiller to crash - but I am wondering the best way to crash cool and not cause oxidisation issues? If I crash what is the li...

Does anyone else seem to struggle with temperature layering in FV? I have a SS Brewtech bucket, temperature controller probe in the thermowell controller and SP of 2C. I keep the FV temperature controlled using a glycol chiller and a Brewtech FTSS chiller coil - mounted in the side of the bucket not...

Im using a maxi 210 chiller for cooling. At present I use the agitator python pump in order to pump the glycol through my chiller. This pump is controlled from the FV controller and the Maxi looks after itself on a separate controller set at -5C (agitator does not run). It seems to function great an...

Hi all, I know its an old post but Im looking for some advice. Im using a maxi 210 chiller for cooling. At present I use the agitator python pump in order to pump the glycol through my chiller. This pump is controlled from the FV controller and the Maxi looks after itself on a separate controller se...

Hi all, I recently made Greg Hughes's winter warmer beer. My OG was a little higher than his and I've ended up with a 6.7% beer. It currently sat in FV, cold conditioning. Its a nice taste but wondered what additions could be added at the stage to give it a more of a 'winter feeling'. I was toying w...

I checked the gravity this morning and it was still 1.015, however this afternoon the tilt is now recording 1.014 (it did read 1.015 when I manually checked). Hopefully its dropped a point. My plan was to leave in the primary for 14 days at ferm temperature (its been in there 7 days today), then cra...

OG was 1.052, FG is 1.015 now. Attenuation: 70.5%
Was expetcting about 75/77%