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I recently had issues in my robo. This was around 85 batches in, and after no real issues previously. I had changed my grain mill setting for a different brand grain. What a nightmare. Well, not really, i just had to note down mill gap settings and adjust for different brands, and grain ( wheat...

I brew lagers every summer and i don't think i've done a D rest for 20 years, and even then i didn't think i needed to, in particular with lagers fermented cold. Maybe the early days when i would pitch lager yeast warm, and then refridgerate the beers. Once i started pitching cold and enough...

Witbier. Been a long time but im pretty happy with it. Used raw wheat from a health food shop, and i did use some Malted wheat as well. Hazy as i think it should be. I used wlp400, which worked quite well. I usually use WY3944, but this seems just as good. Wife likes it too. I will definately...

Sure, i wasn't trying to offend or anything. Apologies if it came across that way

I'll be brewing a lighter version for session drinking. I rarely brew over 4%, this one ended up 5.5% or so. I used 120g of sinimar, which is a freaking lot, but i really like it. Hardly any flavour, but i like the deep colour. I found some more sinimar online. I have to buy a full litre, but...

If my robo dies ( 99 batches in it ) I’ll get a digiboil. I don’t need fancy

Ah, ok i get it now. I have a Robo. I thought they were the same thing. My bad Now ill spend all day looking at Brewzilla's haha

I really like heidelberg. I pay too much for it but i still buy it. I use it in rice lagers, saison and pretty much anything non british really.

Which bottom drain? the hole in the bottom ? I ask because i've never had an issue after 99 batches in mine. When i first got it, i tried to recirc too fast a few times and the grain bed became too solid to let flow through, but once i slowed recirc down, no issues. A rice lager got a bit...

I don't have any of those extras and im very happy with the beers i make in my standard robo

Re trying a few weeks later. Really like this yeast for the dark saison i threw it at. I get a small amount of bubblegum now, which im enjoying in a dark saison. Very happy

I use s23 at 15c, and it is great. Don't stress, unless it's over 1.045. Even then, let it ride

Dark farmhouse saison. Was meant to be a schwarzbier, but i fermented it with Lalleamand Farmhouse. I do a saison every year, but it's pretty much 30% Malted spelt and 70% pils and wyeast 3726. Have done many similar over the years and love it. I thought i'd try the lallemand farmhouse, was...

This is one of the few imported beers that seems to travel well to Oz. Clean, firm bitterness and very nice lager character.

Heat diffuser plate?

No, haven't tried it. I have a 35L robo, and also the malt pipe extension kit to do double batches, and even doing double batches with a lot more grain than a single batch, the standard false bottom is fine. I used a BIAB a few times when i first got the extension kit, so all the weight was...

I started brewing in the early 2000's and started with mostly US05 and S04. I went to liquid yeast for quite a few years. After a few years out of brewing, maybe 5/6 years ago, i read about US05 and peach flavours. I tried it again, and definately noticed peach, cant not notice it. I never...

I never use the top plate in my robo, never had any issues. I don't use the fine bottom screen either with no issues. I've also removed the centre overflow pipe, and plugged the hole. Next batch is my 100th in my robo so i'm pretty comfortable with it now. Hopefully not confusing the issue...

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I have a 35l robo and 6.5kg is a lot IMHO. I have the extension malt pipe for double batches, and would use that for the rare High OG batch i brew. I have also used a BIAB bag for higher gravity batches before i got the extension malt pipe. Also, once the mash recirc has started, i turn the...