Recent content by brew2015

Hello, everyone. I used all the information in this thread to build a recipe for a TK clone. However, the two LHBS close to my place don't hold neither WLP500 neither Wyeast 3463 (the two yeasts I noticed to be commented a lot). Yeasts they have: - White Labs WLP530, WLP540, WLP545 - Wyeast...

I have just moved to the US and I and buying again some of the equipament needed for homebrew. I’m now building a jokey (the available ones are very expensive and I already have the faucets and connections, no need to buy again) and I can only find copper and stainless steel coils. Aren’t...

Hi everyone. Just to update: on my last brew session I finally had the chance to use my roll mill crusher. And the results were pretty good! Just out of curiosity, I took a photo of the brew shop mill gap and confirmed that it's probably too high (maybe close to 2mm). See below...

Thanks for all the replies! Answering the questions: - I just received my roll mill yesterday, so in my next batch I will be able to adjust the gap accordingly. I will probably waste some grains to fine tune the gap, but once that's done all the subsequent batches should be fine (I hope!)...

Thanks for the replies, guys. In my last brew I changed the place where I buy my malt. Grain crush looked better, as you can see in the photo below (it's 50% wheat malt, 50% pilsner malt): However, when I brewed (following the same guidelines I posted before), I got the same ~65% mash...

Hi everyone. It's the first time I post here but definitely not the first time I use the forum to get useful hints. I have just finished my fourth brew last week. Despite all the changes I incorporated in my process (described below), I am still hitting low mash efficiency values (~65%). I...