Recent content by chay17

I can't seem to edit my OP but here is the fermenter as of right now:

I'm a beginner brewer and have my first all grain brew in my 30L plastic fermenter as of yesterday. My worry is that my wort is only 11l and it is leaving a lot of headspace.. Ive done a bit of reading and can't seem to find a definitive answer on the effects of such a large headspace. I'm...

I have got a copy of BeerSmith, now I just need to work out how to scale the recipe down!

Thanks for the reply man, I've just gotten a 16.5L pot for the boil and am going to try and work something out with what I have. Here is the full recipe (I'll try list everything): EXPECTED OG - 1048 EXPECTED FG - 1009 ESTIMATED ABV - 5.2% BITTERNESS RATING - 19.8 IBU COLOUR RATING 50.3 EBC...

Hi all, I am aiming to follow a recipe from a book I have outlining a 'Honey Porter' and have already purchased and received the 4.2kg of grains I need to make a 23 litre batch. However, i am now regretting the large first attempt and want to half the grains but they have come pre-milled and...