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first step is about 50cm(20inch) off the ground - the size of my tallest fermenting vessel, so i can open the valve and drain directly into fermenter after chilling. second step is about 110cm(43inch) off the ground - obviously adjust accordingly to the size of your boiler. im fairly tall so i...

i was enjoying my very simplistic brew setup (post #970) during warm summer months. now winter here is dark and wet and weird spots started to grow on my wooden brew stand. i think its some kind of mold. i left mine untreated because during summer it would get dry and be fine. whats the best way...

hi folks, i have a few silly questions: 1. when boiling wort, towards the end i like to drain a few litres of wort to help sanitise the tap and silicon hose. at this point how bad is splashing? 2. when transferring from kettle to fermenter in the past i have used wort sprayer thingy to help...

simple pale ale: 90% pale, 6% wheat, 4% crystal. the caramel taste was so lovely, reminded me of werther's original candy. other things to note - no malt smell in my brew shed, extremely clear wort and protein coagulation I haven’t seen before.

just finished brewing my first LoDO - wort tasted incredible.

wrong thread mate - this is WOOD brew stand thread. although personally i would love to have something like this, so many possibilities.

making dark beer is no different than making pale beer. you mash all of your grain, drain, boil, chill, add yeast, wait, drink. the reason some people steep their dark grains is to do with mash ph. you should look into that.

let us know, im thinking about session strength belgian dark with m31.

hi all, i have a ss ball valve which i tried to clean thoroughly with some bar keepers friend. long story short i left parts of ss valve soaking in bkf solution for a few days and its now almost black, dar greyish colour and smells a bit ‘metaly’. i assume its some kind of iron...

i think MJ might be having quality control issues or something. how is it that peoples experience with them is so varied. i even had mixed results with the same yeast. a while back made hefe with m20, beer was spot on flavour and appearance-wise. made the same batch again, same ingredients...

i have mixed feelings about MJ yeasts. i had batches that tasted great, some bad. some attenuated well some not. some cleared some stayed cloudy. latest batch of APA with m42. 4 weeks in primary - the most murky beer i’ve ever seen.

10 days primary then straight to bottles - super clear wit. i've made witbier before and it had a beautiful white cloudy appearance without swirling the yeast. maybe theres some protein deficiency here. mash too low/too high with dodgy thermometer? will wait and see how it tastes after carbonating.

just bottled a witbier and its the clearest beer ive ever made without any finings. looks like pilsner. havent tasted it yet but i dont have great expctations for it. 50% pils 50% unmalted wheat. i would think there would be tons of protein in suspension to make it look cloudy but its super...

made three columbus smash ipas to date and im loving them, more than cascades..

im having similar issues though FG being too low isnt one of them. stouts, hefes, belgians - all thin and watery and look like soda. bottled a wit recently with 50% unmalted wheat and it is the clearest beer ive ever made without using any finings. im thinking its some kind of protein...

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temperature was a steady ambient 65f. i dont have a temp control so this could be it.

i also tried it after reading Brulosphy experiment. unfortunately it didnt work for me. i had a split batch 34/70 vs s04 they both tasted the same to me - very ale like, not lager. dont let my failure discourage you though. next on the list is mangrove jacks californian lager.

hi, i accidentally froze some yeast slurry. discovered it a few months later. pitched it into 10ltr of wort. signs of fermentation were observed 24 hours later. 6 weeks after that I’m sipping this beer and its good. i dont understand.. i thought yeast die when frozen?

5 year old thread but what the hell, heres mine. i wanted it to be a bit longer so drilled a couple of holes and attached ss skimmer with ss bolts. easy to take apart for cleaning. total cost maybe £1.50. cheers