Thanks for this. I now understand a little bit more!
(I think)
Brewday 05/08/07 - Choccy mild with pictures!!!
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Ianb
.....and all this explains why my mate suggested I used my chiller to take the FV down as low as it can get for 24hours before racking straight to cask, and why the beers I've brewed that have been at c. 1 DegC for 24 hours seem to take significantly less time to clear, to the extent that I don't bother with finings unless I'm in a REAL hurry!!
Thanks for this. I now understand a little bit more! (I think)
Thanks for this. I now understand a little bit more!
(I think)-
delboy
linky
Check out the linky above for about of info on protein hazes, not too high tech and has nice little summaries and diagrams of what causes the problems and also how to reduce them. Mostly aimed at commercial brewers but some of it is applicable ie use adjuncts with low protein levels (rice, maize), stop the sparge early to avoid the excessive polyphenols, keep the sparge water pH below 7.0 for the same reason, add kettle finings, cold conditioning, polyclar etc.
Here is a link to some of their other summarys of brewing technique also
linky clicky
Check out the linky above for about of info on protein hazes, not too high tech and has nice little summaries and diagrams of what causes the problems and also how to reduce them. Mostly aimed at commercial brewers but some of it is applicable ie use adjuncts with low protein levels (rice, maize), stop the sparge early to avoid the excessive polyphenols, keep the sparge water pH below 7.0 for the same reason, add kettle finings, cold conditioning, polyclar etc.
Here is a link to some of their other summarys of brewing technique also
linky clicky
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Barley Water
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Nice pictures of your set up, well done. You are dropping hop wort directly out of you mash tun into your boiler and the picture shows it clearly splashing around once it hits the bottom of the boiler. Are you not worried about hot side aeration? I was doing the same thing in my setup and a buddy of mine advised me to put a hose on the end of my mash tun that terminated at the bottom of the boiler to avoid the splashing.
As an aside, although I have never heard of anybody comparing Hersey's chocolate to vomit, it is not a good idea to feed it to dogs as it is actually a poison to some. I suspect that the dog in question was not so much commenting on the quality of the chocolate as much as he/she was trying to avoid an untimely demise.
As an aside, although I have never heard of anybody comparing Hersey's chocolate to vomit, it is not a good idea to feed it to dogs as it is actually a poison to some. I suspect that the dog in question was not so much commenting on the quality of the chocolate as much as he/she was trying to avoid an untimely demise.