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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:42 pm

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IPA 8)

DOB 11/06/2007
Racked to secondary 17/06/2007
Racked to corny 26/06/2007
Tapped corny 16/08/2007

Haze issues...what haze issues :lol:

Passing the feck test....a breeze :wink:
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steve_flack

Post by steve_flack » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:44 pm

So Vossy, to save anyone trawling through this huge ass thread - what's the secret?
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Wez

Post by Wez » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:59 pm

Passing the feck test....a breeze
Nice one Voss![/quote]
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:00 pm

Wasn't down to high efficiency either Wez, this ale was done at 80% :?
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:04 pm

VERY interesting......

This was the first beer that I racked with preserved issinglass as opposed to all those before that were racked with the tripple strength stuff from the H&G....

I had my suspicions regards my 3 x issinglass and this would bare them out :wink:

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the H&G stuff isn't very good, I bet it is, just not when it has to travel through the postal system at none chilled temps :wink:
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Wez

Post by Wez » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:08 pm

Vossy1 wrote:Wasn't down to high efficiency either Wez, this ale was done at 80% :?
What do you call high efficiency! I get in the 80's sometimes. My next step is to tune the brewing so i'm only getting 65% but extracting the good stuff...hmmm there maybe a thread coming on that subject!
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:12 pm

I was getting 80 - 81 % fly sparging but I've now moved over to batch sparging and it's more like 70%.

I'm not educated enough in brewing to say if the 70 or 80% will make a difference. My latest result at 80% is very good but there are far wiser home brewers saying that lowering efficiencies leads to better results and that's good enough for me :wink:

If I find out their maltsters,,,they'll be hell to pay :twisted: :twisted:
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Post by johnmac » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:12 pm

I'm also unimpressed by some of the isinglass from homebrew shops. Davies gelatin is much better, because you don't have the shelf-life problems.

What I am impressed by, is Brupaks Isinglass paste (though it smells like a dairy farm).
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Wez

Post by Wez » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:15 pm

I read your post wrong I thought you were saying that you would consider 80% a low efficiency :lol: (dunce cap on)
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:15 pm

My next move is to rack the brews in secondary to corny without any finings at all.
If that doesn't work then it's a case of looking for a cheaper source of preserved IG or to move over to gelatin :wink:

Afterall, my bottled beers never have finings added and always come out sparkling clear 8)
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Post by johnmac » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:16 pm

And regarding efficiency, I strive for low efficiency, to use up all my crushed malt before it goes stale :?
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steve_flack

Post by steve_flack » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:16 pm

Most Homebrew isinglass is rubbish - the H&G stuff is the really deal.

Personally I get mine from a local brewery but it's the same stuff.
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:17 pm

And regarding efficiency, I strive for low efficiency, to use up all my crushed malt before it goes stale
How long would you keep it for before regrding it as going stale JM :?:
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Wez

Post by Wez » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:18 pm

Is my Honey Ale a Fecking Pass?

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Wez

Post by Wez » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:19 pm

Personally I get mine from a local brewery but it's the same stuff.
Think i'll see if my local micro will supply me some, I get all my hops and grain from them :-k
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