Recent content by simplepleasuresbrwery

Hi All Just made a cherry stout - using my own stout base recipe but using "Brewing Classic Styles" guide to volumes for cherries. The cherry flavor is not very pronounced although this beer is nice out of the fermenter. Jamil recommends using a small amount of acid blend to taste - no idea...

It has already really got to FG - if the yeast remaining ferments the sugars then not an issue. I have never added fruit before so did not really know whether I should let these sugars ferment out! Yes I am keeping it at the same temp absolutely. It seems that whenever I pressurize from the...

Will do - not sure at all if it is leaking but this will help me see if indeed I have a leak

Thank you VikeMan so leave on gas for 30 mins or so? Or longer?

I was hoping you could help. Not sure if my Fermzilla has a leak. Previously I brewed a NEIPA under 10psi pressure which held through much of my primary and dropped a little in my secondary. After cold crashing this dropped to 0psi. At present I am making a pastry stout with cherries. I...

True enough ...

Yes this will be my last lid off ... never open my fermenter unless I am dry hopping!

I have been brewing for 4 years now and in last year or so started using Milwaukee refractometer - once you have your wort correction factor and tools such as refractometer calculator from Brewers Friend they can be very useful. Measuring small samples as you boil - quickly at the end of the...

Really appreciate the rapid replies! It tastes odd (bitter/astringent)at present but as the yeast have not really done anything and it is about 90 IBU cannot really rely on that I don't think? WLP001 batch is nearly down below 1.020 and that tastes good in the fermenter ... Definitely going...

Hi All This is my first post to this forum - I have been brewing for over 4 years. I do a lot of harvesting of yeast from starters - have made starters from my very first homebrew and have a technique where I calculate the starter volumes using Homebrew Dad's Yeast Starter calculator and...