Search found 362 matches
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:23 pm
- Forum: Extract Brewing
- Topic: 2nd Brew - Blue Moon Style Extract Brew Questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5639
Re: 2nd Brew - Blue Moon Style Extract Brew Questions
LME/DME - no idea, they’re the same thing, although they vary in what gravity you’ll get per kg. Mango - indian section of supermarket, pulped tinned mango is cheap and sterile so just pour it in after fermentation and let it ferment again. US-05 is fine. No need for liquid yeast Hop variety don’t s...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: No Chill cubes - what do people use?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1559
Re: No Chill cubes - what do people use?
25L HDPE tubs of any description are fine.
Murphys are about to stop charging deposits so we’re about to have a surplus of these.
Anyone near south brum wants some in a couple months give me a shout!
Murphys are about to stop charging deposits so we’re about to have a surplus of these.
Anyone near south brum wants some in a couple months give me a shout!
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:00 am
- Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
- Topic: Cleaning and sanitising aluminium
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4640
Re: Cleaning and sanitising aluminium
Always finish with an acid wash, it’ll passivate the steel and leave a thin protective layer on, plus it stops beerstone from building up.
Caustic is best providing everything is stainless (no brass fittings, rubber seals etc)
If you use pbw make sure it gets a good rinse!
Caustic is best providing everything is stainless (no brass fittings, rubber seals etc)
If you use pbw make sure it gets a good rinse!
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:28 am
- Forum: Yeast
- Topic: Lallemand London ESB dry yeast.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3756
Re: Lallemand London ESB dry yeast.
Great yeast! Probably the best dry all rounder on the market for english bitters imo.
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:14 pm
- Forum: Kit Brewing
- Topic: Increase ABV Without Sacrificing Flavour
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3385
Re: Increase ABV Without Sacrificing Flavour
Use 1kg dried malt extract or beer kit enhancer (50:50 sugar and malt extract.)
1kg sugar will be detrimental to the beer.
1kg sugar will be detrimental to the beer.
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:05 am
- Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
- Topic: Bruzyme
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4311
Re: Bruzyme
Used it yesterday and it was extremely effective, dare I say as good if not better that pbw. But i May have used a stonger dose on easy to shift crud so not a fair test. But the Bulldog brewer came up like new after a 90min boil. Do you use Anti Formin S Rob? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro ...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
- Topic: Bruzyme
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4311
Re: Bruzyme
Is it similar to enzybrew? We trialled it but tbh it was a pain keeping it within temp range without the proper equipment to recirc and heat. The cleaning action we saw was effective.
It’s safe and non tainting though which is a massive bonus.
It’s safe and non tainting though which is a massive bonus.
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: whirlpooling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2602
Re: whirlpooling
It's easy enough to understand how whirlpooling helps with getting the hops and trub to the centre of the kettle. But the query I have is about what it says on the Malt Miller site about better hop utilisation. Presumably flavour and aroma, since this is flame out hops being referred to. Perhaps I'...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:45 am
- Forum: Fermentation
- Topic: Extremely fast fermentation.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5561
Re: Extremely fast fermentation.
Yea, breweries would decant the beer into a tank below from height so it interacted with lots of oxygen during the fermentation. Healthy yeast for cropping, fast clean ferment. Marstons i think?
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Fermentation
- Topic: Dry hopping
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2013
Re: Dry hopping
Bit of a piece of string question and regularly crops up on the pro forums, there’s no right or wrong really. Pre ferment - biotransformation, fruiter Near end of ferment - stirring, reduced chance of hop creep, sensible to keep warm during diacetyl rest and crash cool to drop them out End of fermen...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: Fermentation
- Topic: Extremely fast fermentation.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5561
Re: Extremely fast fermentation.
Yea I’d say oxygen. Accidental double dropping!
- Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Xmas beer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2774
Re: Xmas beer
Fv should be fine, honey is naturally sterile and a thick sugar. Add it slowly as the co2 breakout can be insane!
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:02 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Xmas beer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2774
Re: Xmas beer
Looks good. I would flame out the spices and use a high quality Cassia Bark from an indian retailer rather than supermarket cinnamon as the flavour is much better in beer imo.
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:19 pm
- Forum: Malts and Grits
- Topic: Amber Malt.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8891
Re: Amber Malt.
Dump it. Amber malt has a strong roasty grain taste. I’d probably use 5kg in 1000L batch, lol
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:57 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Mash ph - AMS/CRS addition advice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3063
Re: Mash ph - AMS/CRS addition advice
That’s exactly the process i use and no acidic twang here. The best advice i can give you is to measure pH of liquor, mash, pre boil, post boil and post ferment and see if the drop is gradual (which it should be). The obvious easy solution is to dial back your AMS, if it’s over acidifying it’s not d...