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• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 03-24-2013 at 03:55 AM
  So, amber IPA turned out more like an APA. Certainly not clear but still good enough. Beginning
  to think my previous issues were a slight infection or too much drub and grains passed over
  from the boi...

• Posted in thread: Fermentable sugars - a tough question? on 02-15-2013 at 10:57 PM
  I'm comparing the nutritional panel on the back of a bag of a brew enhancer (dext, malt, malto)
  and dextrose. Maltodextrin doesn't ferment, so....Whilst the energy values are similar = 1580kJ
  and carb...

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 02-11-2013 at 06:45 PM
  I've just been able to try my previous brew (Nelson Sauvign APA) which had a weak cold break
  and where I used gelatine. It's not crystal clear but that's not a problem, it is certainly
  better and acce...

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 02-10-2013 at 02:42 AM
  Ok. Tried gelatine in the fermenter a few days out from bottling my last brew after only
  getting a weak cold break. didn't really do anything.Today I did the usual 10L boil and bought
  a 5kg bag of ice...

• Posted in thread: Clearing beer/ Chill haze.. on 02-10-2013 at 02:31 AM
  Or do what I just did, add a 5kg bag of ice to a 10L boil. Pitch temp of 25 degrees Celsius in
  3 minutes! Proteins are dropping out in the fermenter

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 01-20-2013 at 02:36 AM
  Tanks all. Trying gelatine for the first time in 20 years, a few days before bottling. Got a
  partial cold break with this brew.Next brew will try 0.5kg malt in the (partial) boil and add
  the test at f...

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 01-20-2013 at 12:16 AM
  I tend to put the bottles in the fridge the night before, so will try and fit some in for some
  fridge lagering.With a cold break, why not dump everything in the fermenter and drop a big lump
  of ice in...

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 01-18-2013 at 11:49 PM
  Meant to say haha I need a bigger fridge then !

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 01-18-2013 at 09:29 PM
  Haha

• Posted in thread: Extract brewing - chill haze and dos and don'ts on 01-18-2013 at 06:38 PM
  Thanks guys, yeah I'm working in my cold break and looking at getting some Irish moss. I've
  tended to just strain the whole boil into my fermenter and top with water then try and chill --
  expecting th...