Recent content by benoj

Thanks - I used the predefined value from BF and not had any issues with it being off by this amount so far.

The OG was 1.061 as measured by my hydrometer (at room temp) I use the SS Brewtech 1V BIAB which has a temp controller and I also used a thermo pen - so fairly confident it stayed in that range (although I have noticed some issues with wandering temps and the BIAB bag on the thermometer)

Hey all, So I brewed what was supposed to be an AIPA-ish type beer a few weeks back. The fermentation started off well and has stopped showing signs of activity according to my tilt for the last few days. The tilt reading was pretty high, so I pulled a sample this morning..and well it was about...

Also - my poor tilt has no idea what is happening anymore :laugh:

This is a pressure fermenter - however, I'm just using a blowoff tube on this fermentation. I can very easily seal and swirl I suppose though? Yes definitely need them to drop for the floating dip tube - it's so annoying when it gets clogged. Will do a cold crash which generally gets everything...

I recently dry hopped my latest batch with 100g of dry hops. The pellets have now expanded and are floating on the top. Should I try to swirl them back into solution, or given that they are wet I can assume the oils will get into the rest of the beer?

Interesting - would have thought 89 would be super bitter - I'm still a bit afraid to go beyond the "Style guides" that brewfather shows - perhaps I need to be more adventurous

I'm a software engineer - so I tend to think in zero indexes - so probably around day 3. I want to DH while there is some active fermentation just to avoid oxidation issues. I switched out some of my equipment and now I use gravity and an immersion chiller

Hmm.. just tried to find my source - fairly sure I read it in Building better beer or Radical Brewing - Had a quick google and there is a reference in BYO but to malted wheat...

Yep definitely - It's basically glorified sugar - just trying to dry up the beer here and also get rid of this sugar I overpaid for This was to try and determine whether is was indeed my process failure (pump failure overnight chill - oxidation) or simply I don't like the colour. The colour is...

So I've taken a few points from this and brewed another APA this weekend - I'm calling it my Remnants IPA (I'm using up some grains/hops I have leftover) and hopefully it will turn out a bit nicer than the last one! Malts (4.177 kg) 3.4 kg (75.1%) — Crisp Clear Choice Malt ® Extra Pale — Grain...

Hi all, I’m brewing this week for a comp. and my usual wit strain isn’t in stock. I picked up Omega OLY-030. Just wondering if anyone had used it beige and what to expect based on your experience? Cheers, Ben

I chilled the HS to 80c on this one - do you have a recommended temp? I've recently (as a result of this brach) bought myself an immersion chiller so now im not reliant on pumps... Regarding dry hops - I'm hoping for that character but I really wanted a clear beer for this particular batch...

I used WLP090 for this one. Yeah I'm honestly confused as to why I put this much in here - definitely taking this out / down for the next one. Also will look at lower crystal malt - this is ~C60 - might take it down a little to C40

A mixed bunch - this is my 5th IPA - but my first westcoast clear. I've made one terrible NEIPA and 1 fantastic one (IMO) - the other two were drinkable. I'm doing pressurised/sealed fermentation where possible and closed transfer to reduce oxidisation and have been adjusting my PH to 5.2 with...