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Bottleing this afternoon after 30 days in primary, FG is only 1.018. I think I could have used two packs of wyeast 1084 instead of one. Last this I brewed this, it went down to 1.012 with only one. Next time, I'll make a starter to increase the number of healthy cells.

Funny, usually people say to only use liquid no particles for iode test. For batch sparge, I usually give it a good stir (3-4 minutes) then let it settle down slowly. You're saying we should stir and drain immediately?

Have you tried to put your numbers into this? http://braukaiser.com/download/batch_sparge_simulator.xls How long do you let it rest after adding sparge water? As for the milling, I'm using the same killer grain mill but never had problems with draining my kettle (8g pot with false bottom) with...

So, just making an update. It's been in the bottles for 6 weeks now. The color is pale... but taste is nice but kind of light. Not a good as the last Hefe my friend brewed, but I wish it was summer (would be perfect served cold with a 25°C). It bubbles like there is no tomorrow when served at...

Yeah, I'll see next time I brew this if I can reach the 1.049 with the full 4.4kg of grains. I might just drink this faster than my last batch of irish red and try again. I know the beer changes alot in the bottle. My irish red almost taste like a scotch ale now (the caramel was pretty strong)...

So I used this recipe http://byo.com/malt/item/2265-german-hefeweizen-style-profile : 2kg wheat 2kg pilsner 1oz Halleraut @ 60min Wyeast 3068 Used 4g to mash and did a mash rest at 113°F for 20mins and mashed at 153°F for 40mins. Batch sparged with 2.5g and boiled down from 6g to 5g...

I used that yeast as well, left hop pellets in. I have to say it's pretty clear.

Mine turned out really good. It has a bit of sweetness to it, same as a scotch ale would have. It has a strong hazelnut and caramel taste too due to my mistake (doubling the speciality grains). When I botteled, I've put some in the fridge right away and those didn't carbonate. My last batch of...

doug, that's one awesome answer as to how sparging works.

Can't simply look up dilution of sugar in water vs temp to settle the matter?

I read about kai experiments on sparge temp when I started, but I must have forgot about it. I'll try to use a smaller gap next time and see the difference since I got about 68% efficiency on both brews I did. I got a false bottom and with this grain crush I can just drain at full speed.

Yep. Next time I'll get it right ;)

I've done a little mistake! I used 0.5kg of melanoid and carafoam (instead of 0.5 lb) plus 1kg cara 120 instead of (1lb). Mashed with 5 gallons, batch sparged and got 6.5 gallons to boil down to 5.5 gallons (1.056 after cooling). Used wyeast 1084 since I didn't have white lab. It's still...

That would be great, with pictures as well! I'm trying to get better efficiency (to keep the same grain bill but get more wort). The next step would be to heat my sparge water. I'm using hot water directly from the sink since I'm missing a kettle to heat it up.

I'm brewing in the afternoon and I thought I could get some input on my crush while I'm at it. I sprayed water on the grains and let them rest for a bit before crushing with my Cereal Killer at around 0.29. All grains seems to be crushed, but alot are still inside the husk.

I just finished drinking my first batch of this (first time brewing as well). I had a problem with the mash (temp was too high) so I had less fermentable sugars. It still taste good. I added cocao powder and cold brewed coffee to it. Taste like a O'hara I must say.

I did stir it a little with my racking cane without splashing. I'm waiting another week and will take my reading then bottle. The yeast was 4 months old. I should have made a starter. Coule it be that i started it too early (12hrs)?

Hydrometer at 20℃

I just took a gravity reading after two weeks... 1.030! I also tested after a week, 1.030. This means something really went wrong with my fermentation I think :( I should have something close to 1.018-1.020 according to the plan. I should have made a starter (I will make one next time). Ho...