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I think so, but next time I will use another Hydrometer to double check. I tasted it a bit before bottling and it felt much dryer than another batches.

I tasted a bit before bottling and it feels extremely dry but not much Saison flavour.. I will pay attention to it when it is ready to drink which will be in 8 more days. I did the cleaning with PBW and sanitation with Starsan, so I thought the equipment has been taken care of properly...

My last batch was an IPA using US05 yeast. Its OG was 1.064 (15.6p), while after 3 weeks in the fermentor ( 20°C/68°F, including dry hopping 1 week) the actual FG was 1.006 (1.5p)! which is supposed to be around 3p (1.012).. They say it is because my last batch was a Saison, the Saison yeast...

When the boiling is finished, there are three terms explain different ways of adding hops: Flameout, Whirlpool and hopstand. What are the differences among them in terms of how to conduct and the purposes. Thank you very much. :)

Just wondering if using real honey in the secondary fermentation instead of using honey malt at mashing, what the difference in taste will be like? Do these two methods both contribute to the honey flavour of the beer? Thank you. :)

Sounds interesting. Could you please provide a picture of it? :)

I am using simple equipments like 5 gallons pure water barrel and a cheap temp controller with air and water tentacle...

I use a chest freezer and a temperature controller to keep the fermenting temperature at 20 degree celsius. The thermometer (A) connects with the temperature controller is dipped into a small jar of water in the chest freezer. Another thermometer (B) is to test the air temperature inside the...

I think one of the reasons of having too much of Diacetyl is because of lack of sanitation or infection, as in How to Brew it says "Diacetyl can be the result of the normal fermentation process or the result of a bacterial infection." The contamination can affect the ability of the yeast, so it...

Thanks. Laltely I participated in some local homebrewing competitions, the feedback is that my beers tastes "full of diacetyl, aldehyde，etc, and a bit sour. be aware iof contamination". My shortage use of ss with water explains why. Cheers guy. :)

I use SS for sanitizer. Just want to know confirm that 1. Am I correct to use 2.5ml SS with 3L water? 2. Do I need to wait until the siphon pipe and fermentor become dry after santized by SS? I know some bubbles in the fermentor is OK, but am I OK to use the fermentor when it is still wet...

@bitteritdown for a lighter farw, how many percent of flaked oats would you recommend ?

What are the differences in flavour by using oat Flakes and oat Malt? Also I heard that traditionally they are used in stouts or porters, but I noticed they are used in some great pale ales, agreed? Let me know your opinion. Thanks.

Update from my last Saturday batch. Pre-boil OG is 13.33P and the after is 17p, which gives the difference is 3.67p. It is between 3p and 4p... anyway, guess I will get started to measure the after-boil volume! Thanks guys

@FunkedOut @Smellyglove Any idea how to better put mark on the stainless steel boiling kettle? I assume any sticker inside will be boiled off... or should I measure it after transfered into the fermenter? Thanks. :)

I am pretty sure the pre-boil volumes are correct, but by my equipment I could not measure the after-boil volume, so I did not. However, I can use the fomula to calculate the after-boil volume which I believe is correct. I have paid attention to measure the gravities at the same tempeture 20 C...

@FunkedOut @kevin58 @Oginme I did re-add the adjusted equipment to the previous recipes, the pre-boil gravity changed a little bit, but not much, the difference is still around 4p, a little be better though. In fact, I created a new recipe and used the modified equipment profile, and again is...

Or should I adjust the Evaporation rate to 13.5%hour? Because this is 3/4 of my original set up which is 18%hour Evaporation rate, but if I do this, the boil off will be around 2.6L which is different from the average result (3.08L) I calculated from previous batches . Which way is correct or I...

@Oginme I just created a new receipt by using the adjusted equipment profile which I posted in previous reply. However, my original problem of this post has not been changed, as the difference between Est OG( 1.069 ) and the Est Pre-Boil Gravity(1.051) is still around 4p.. It seems the result...

Thanks all that. I did math about my 10 batches based on the fomula you showed: Pre-boil Volume * Pre-boil gravity = Post-boil Volume* Post-boil OG. The result is my average boil off for 90 mins is 3.08L, which is 2.05L lost for hourly lost as blow: Hope this can help me to get rid of of the...