Recent content by axivanax

Hey guys, there are dozens of IBU calculators, but I think none of them suits my case: I boiled 100g of 9.4% Centennial hops in 7L of wort (OG: 1.125) for 60 minutes, I guess after boiling it, the wort was somewhere around 5L, after that I added the mixture to the fermenter and filled it...

I would recommend cramars steps. Use kits until you will get the basics down good!For example I didn't know about off flavors and right brewing temperatures until my 3'rd kit brew.After the basics find a base on which you could start experimenting.

Yeah, most low ABV'ed homebrews will lose their crispiness and hop profile over time, no worries, just drink up : D!

Thanks for clarifying guys. To freisste; yeah I'll probably add some more dextrose. To uniodr : I don't know what speciality grains would work with this coopers lagers batch other than carapils.A list of speciality grains that are available in my brew shop are : caraamber, caraaaroma, carabelge...

So I have thought experimenting with speciality grains so a few questions: For a batch of 21l(5.5gal), how many speciality grains should I use, eg carapils for example? Inital recipe: Coopers Lager kit S-04 0,5kg DME + 0,5kg Dextrose 25g hop tea + 25g dry hop (Saaz) Steeping some...

Start experimenting with kits.. Ideas: different sugars LME's DME's hops partial mashing different yeasts etc etc.

If you'll wait patiently for about 2 weeks after bottling it should carbonate fine, haven't had any issues myself so far when cold crashing. But if you are worried you can add a little bit of yeast before bottling. A lot of similar threads in this forum, so you should use the search button : )...

Another way of cooling the fermenters are wrapping wet clothes around them and using a fan to blow some cool air on it, works perfectly.

You'll be probably fine, maybe you'll grow some wings after drinking it, but the batch seems normal to me.

Don't want to irritate the beer gods, so I haven't dumped any batches so far.

I've always wondered, if you add the sugar and stir the beer, the wort will be hazy again..so I still add sugar directly to the bottles.

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Gotta love the programming work, but I think a regular person would have easier time using excel etc.But nevertheless, If anyone has time they should try it. --- Overall code is pretty clean, some vars I think should have better names(For example in line 91 using better names, would not require...

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You should also sanitize the vanilla beans somehow(let them sit in vodka for some time?), because I think they can contain some bacteria if you want to throw them in to the secondary. -- I would make a vodka extract and add it prior to bottling - u can add it, taste it, and add it again until...