A complete brewing beginner needs advice

Discuss making up beer kits - the simplest way to brew.
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:56 pm

'Pitching' is the act of adding the yeast to the unfermented beer (or wort) & the 'gravity' is the relative density of the brew (relative to the density of water). Take the gravity measurement before pitching the yeast (this is known as the starting or original gravity). As fermentation proceeds the gravity will fall (as the sugars in the wort are turned into alcohol which is less dense) & will give an indication when fermentation has finished. The gravity at this point is known as the final gravity.

These links are great places to start :-

Daab's site

Horden Hillbilly's site
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sparky Paul

Post by sparky Paul » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:08 pm

First of all, welcome to the forum! 8)

The links above are a great place to start, you shouldn't go too far wrong.

You'll find that most of the strange sounding brewing terms used are really quite simple once you know them, and there's always someone about happy to help with anything you don't understand. :wink:
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:10 pm

DaaB wrote:I see Roger beat me to it
:D
I knew I'd do it one day ! \:D/ :lol:
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Post by edit1now » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:40 pm

Welcome LoT. Enjoy...everyone on JBK seems to be amazingly helpful and friendly :beer:
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Duncndisorderly

Post by Duncndisorderly » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:11 pm

sparky Paul wrote:First of all, welcome to the forum! 8)

The links above are a great place to start, you shouldn't go too far wrong.

You'll find that most of the strange sounding brewing terms used are really quite simple once you know them, and there's always someone about happy to help with anything you don't understand. :wink:
Sparge, its my favorite brewing word because it sounds dirty

eg. "yeah i sparged it good and proper" :wink:
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:59 pm

Welcome - you won't believe the wealth of knowledge available to you now!

Biggest thing I've learned so far? Don't be afraid to experiment!
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booldawg

Post by booldawg » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:17 pm

Duncndisorderly wrote:
sparky Paul wrote:First of all, welcome to the forum! 8)

The links above are a great place to start, you shouldn't go too far wrong.

You'll find that most of the strange sounding brewing terms used are really quite simple once you know them, and there's always someone about happy to help with anything you don't understand. :wink:
Sparge, its my favorite brewing word because it sounds dirty

eg. "yeah i sparged it good and proper" :wink:
'And then I gave it a reet good Lautering' :D
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Post by Ditch » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:21 am

I can never talk of having 'Sparged my wort' without the trace of a smile :wink:

Didn't Dave Lines make some reference to the greatness of that expression?
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grumpysod

Post by grumpysod » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:17 am

Ditch wrote:I can never talk of having 'Sparged my wort' without the trace of a smile :wink:
It's even better as it's the stage after you've been "mashing your grist"
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