Recent content by nreed

Just found this thread after sampling my Kolsch 8 days into fermentation. I pitched 2 packs of rehydrated Koln yeast into 1.045 wort. Very slow start, but when it started after 48 hours it’s just kept going since. I’m down to 1.008 - expected is 1.006. Temp has been controlled at 17°C. The...

Hi all. I'm hoping someone can give me a lehmans guide to what connections I need for my immersion chiller. I've ordered my Brewzilla which arrives in a week or so and this will be the first time I've moved away from making beer with a pan on the stovetop and chilling in the sink with cold...

This is my American Pale Ale hopped with Centennial and Mosaic. Named it Sleepy Joe as i underestimated the attenuation so if you drink a couple too many you feel sleepy and can’t talk properly! 🍻

can you share your BeerSmith equipment profile? I could only find the 65l in the templates.

Are you sure it’s Diacetyl and not sweetness from using 10% carapils?

First try of my Golden Ale with Nelson and Vic Secret. :mug:

Blonde Ale with 100% Centennial

Just posting a quick update here in case anyone experiences this in future. I didn’t try the copper trick but left for another week or so and it’s mellowed down significantly into a really enjoyable beer.

Will the codes work in the UK?

US-05. Temps were controlled throughout and raised towards the end of fermentation. I think butterscotch is the flavour, I’ve had troubles with this a few times now.

I just opened one of my latest beers, an American style wheat beer using US-05, and it has a weird sulphur aroma that wasn’t there’s pre-bottle conditioning. It dies off to a very sweet aroma/flavour - possible diacetyl. I’m thinking it might be an infection butit tasted great pre-bottling,has...

First try of this with only and centennial and it’s really grown on me. This is my best brew yet - thanks for the great recipe! Can’t wait to try it with cascade as well!

Cheers all. I guess I just go for and see how it ends up.

It’s an APA, 92% pale/maris, 5% carapils, 3% carahell. Here’s my water profile from BeerSmith this is Pre gypsum/Epsom additions which I’m using to take the sulphate up to c250 for this one.

Hi all. I'm using the brewers friend water calculator and it says I need to add 5ml of 88% lactic acid to get my pH down to 5.3. I have the settings so I can add the salts and acid to the total water volume at the start to keep things simple - my total water is 13.35l so the addition would be...