Recent content by Kunal Vanjare

Yes Yes. Forgot to mention that. Used a refractometer calculator as well

Hello, as the title suggests, my milk Stout is stuck after two weeks of fermentation. I have just found out that with lactose, beers may tend to finish higher (FG). I don't know if that is the case over here and don't want to risk having a few bottle bombs. Edit : current gravity measured with a...

So I have come back to homebrewing after a lengthy gap of around a year and found that my fridge still has an opened pack of S-04 (the pack would have been sanitized & sealed with a clip). Now I don't remember how much of that yeast is still remaining or how viable it still is. Do you'll...

Don't need a blow-off tube but figured I'll use one just in case the fermentation goes crazy. I have brewed using a balloon airlock in the past that worked just fine. I could use a sanitized AL foil with a pinhole or your trick of a slightly loose lid, but I am worried about the blow-off. Lower...

Since I don't really have any power-tools handy, I was planning to use a screwdriver after heating the tip on a stove. That won't make a perfectly round hole, but I guess that should work right? I will cut the hole 1mm smaller than the OD of the tube and use a file. Might have to clean the lid...

Hello guys, a friend has asked me to brew an SOS batch for his birthday next month. I don't brew that often and have just the one fermenter which I am going to be using for my Hefeweizen batch this week. What I do have is a 5 Ltr PET jar which I would like to use to ferment the batch for my...

Hey guys, I am looking at making a 1G Hefe for the first time. The recipe calls for Pils & Wheat malt bill with Hellertauer Hersbrucker hops at 60 & 15 minutes. The problem I am facing is unavailability of Wyeast 3068 around here in India. We have WB-06 and M20 yeasts available. I have done...

Got it! Might just skip the fly sparge altogether.

Hello guys, as the title suggests, I am ready to brew a 1Gal BIAB batch of Pale Ale. Recipe is as follows :- PA 2-row : 80% Munich : 6.7% Crystal 60L : 6.7% Dextrine : 6.7% Magnum : 3.5g @60 Centennial : 5.5g @15 Centennial : 6g @0 Cascade : 8g dry hop for 5 days Citra : 8g dry hop for 5 days...

That's fine :) I've figured the difference is down to the Boil-Off Rate which is calculated as 1.5Gal/hour by Brewers Friend. That translates to near 5.7 Litre/hour. I have a 10 Litre Kettle with a 9 Inch diameter. I never get that high a boil-off rate! So I guess I'll stick with Brewfather's...

I tried. For the same recipe, Brewers Friend shows 2.83gallons of Strike Water, that's about 10.7 Litres! Why is there such a big difference? I have adjusted equipment profiles just now on the website. Still there is that difference. Not sure why.

I meant I was using their old Beta Software for windows which was working fine but suddenly stopped working last month.

Hello guys, I am brewing a Porter (1 Gallon) tonight for the first time. All my previous brewing experiences (4 in total) have been Pale Ales or IPAs. So I guess I could do with some pointers. The recipe is such :- BIAB Pale 2-row : 980grams Caramel 60 : 90grams Chocolate : 60grams Roasted...

Will do. Thank you so much.

I actually had smaller 10Litre batches in mind to begin with. Mostly because I usually brew 1G or max 1.5G batches. Will go for 5G batches after that if I feel like.