First brew done :)

[faeyd]

Well it took me long enough what with holidays and so on, but I made a pilsner which I have wanted to do for a long time but couldn't manage the 3 stage mash until I got the BM.

I used 26 litres of water and added 3 litres of sparge at the end... I still came up around 3 litres short though at the end. It was a 1.060 gravity Pilsner in the end and the lager yeast has started to get going so I will drop it to 11 degrees for a couple of weeks and see how it turns out.

The BM is incredibly stress free... fire and forget I do need to figure out the best way of cleaning the elements as it tok me a long time with elbow grease and washing up liquid to clean them. Citric acid solution next time I think.

All in all very happy indeed. Next up will be one of the original IPA's I devised that I am hoping I can replicate reliably and license in future.

Jeff

[Buckie Brewer]

I have just finished reading this on another sites forum.
Not sure if posting a link is allowed

Cleaning— This was the biggest nuisance to get used to when I switched from my old turkey fryer setup. If you can afford it—as I can guess you can, since you bought the ****ing Braumeister—buy yourself a 50lb bucket of pbw at the local homebrew shop (have them order it). That stuff is incredible and works with ANY water, and I have some HARD water. Oxiclean will not do it like PBW can, I don't care what you say. After you pump/pour all the gunk out of your Braumeister, close the valve and spray/rinse it out with some hot water. Next, fill with about 6-10 gallons of water and add like 5-10 scoops of PBW. Turn the heating elements on to about 45 C or so and run the pumps. Stir to make sure the pbw is dissolved. This soak will totally eliminate your need to scrub the heating elements as the stuff comes off TOTALLY. Believe me, I scrubbed for a while before i discovered the power of PBW in my braumeister.

I use a regular ass dishwashing brush to scrub the inside of the Braumeister, dunking the brush in the warm pbw solution. Every few brew days or so, turn the clean braumeister upside down and unscrew the pumps and peek in there to make sure there is now grain or gunk stuck in them. That's IT!

[faeyd]

Great - it's ordered thanks !

[barneey]

Good to know the BM went to a good home + glad you have enjoyed brewing with it.

Like everyone / most people, once you have used a BM you wonder why you didn't buy one sooner. Easy to use and should provide consistent results.

[faeyd]

Couldn't agree more Barneey

I am planning to brew my favorite recipe APA in it this weekend and next weekend will be a quaffing bitter. It's going to get a lot of use

Jeff

[faeyd]

PBW worked a treat - Did my signature APA yesterday for the first time in the BM... was stress free. BM now clean as a whistle.

[faeyd]

3rd brew now done on the BM - it's such a relaxing experience