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i froze about 4,5 liters (3x1,5). I think double that (6x1,5) will probably be enough to cool a 5 gallon batch. but since i havent tried yet, i cant guarantee. Wiseprey is probably correct that it could be smart to cool the wort down some before adding the ice. If we all post our experience...

yes with the ice i had i was only able to bring it to 50 c (120 f). it went really fast. if i double the ice i think i would bring it to 25 c in about 20 min.

I undershot on the ice a bit, so i could only bring it down from boiling to 50 degrees celsius with the ice i had. it went really fast, maybe 15 min.

Today i tried for the first time to use ice made from preboiled water to cool down the wort.

Finished result: FG 1,025 When i bottled i mixed the corn sugar with 7 liters of preboiled water. the point was to dilute the beer a bit, it was just too bitter. The result is awesome! the beer tastes like what i wanted, a hoppy brown ale or dark ipa if you will. next up: honey ale :mug:

I took a gravity reading today, its 1,027. I will raise the temperature in the fermentation chamber by 2-3 degrees Celsius to speed things up a bit and take a new reading in 3-4 days. The beer looks really good, inbetween an amber and a porter. it tastes very hoppy but less so now than on...

Fermentation is progressing nicely!

me too, i think it will be a...special....beer. Might be a bit too hoppy for my taste, but maybe the hoppy taste will go down with time?

Which prison should i report to? :tank:

Ops, sorry, its 3 kg of each. fixed it already.

I brewed this morning, changed the recipe just a little by adding more hops. OG is 1,079! (5 gallons/19 L BIAB, 50% of the pale malt is DME) I started with approx 6,5 gallons. OG = 1,079 FG = dont know IBU = dont know = 62 ABV = dont know Ingredients 3 kg British 2-row pale ale malt 3 kg...

Thanks for the replies, everyone! I read up on american brown ale and it does sound a lot like what i'm after. Brew g's example recipe has a very big hop element, more than i expected. Anyway, i am so green at brewing and dont know much about the different beer styles and categories, so i dont...

But i dont want a brown ale, i want a taste of the black malt. but your point is taken, im very close to an ale. i might brew this tomorrow. if not, i have no time before after new year...

hi guys, i'm new to brewing and have done one batch previously which was a porter. it turned out ok. Now i want to make a lighter brew thats a hybrid between a porter and an IPA. I dont want it hoppy like an IPA, but i want it more hoppy than a porter. I dont want it dark like a porter, but not...