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  1. BorisM

    Wort chiller B3-12A 60 plates question

    I've bought this thing, B3-12A 60 plates chiller on aliexpress, it seems like a good piece of equipment but I am not as satisfied as I thought I would be and I have a few questions. It is not labeled at all so the first question is - does it have predefined wort and water chambers and their...
  2. BorisM

    Brewing pump

    I am in the process of making a 130 liter capacity nano brewery and current problem is the pump. As for the types, it is all clear but the flow rate is a big question. What is the optimum flow rate, to be time efficient but not to lose as much temp and not to over-stir the wort/beer?
  3. BorisM

    Determening style

    I was wondering how can I determine what style am I brewing when using some leftover malt instead of following recommended recipe? I was left with some Carafa III and some crystal so I went on to use that and the results are pretty satisfying but it left me with this question in mind.
  4. BorisM

    Some (probably) basic questions regarding yeast washing

    I tried yeast washing for the first time and have a few newbie questions. The first time I washed the yeast with boiled and cooled water some 3 times the volume of the yeast itself, let it settle and then extracted the middle layer into a jar (first photo). The reason I did that is because my...
  5. BorisM

    Grape juice cider experiment

    So the other week I was draining juice from grapes for the wine and it occured to me that I could try and make a cider out of it, since the amount of wine we got from our vineyard vastly exceeds my familly's needs for that beverage. So I did some calculations, pasteurised the juice, added water...
  6. BorisM

    Brass and zync coated materials?

    I have an electric pot that had a small faucet that leaked so I removed it and now I am trying to seal that hole with some kind of a bolt. It is rather hard to find an INOX bolt so the things I could find were made of brass and nickel/zinc coated materials. What, if any, of these materials would...
  7. BorisM

    Yeast washing, few questions

    So I am about to wash my yeast for the first time and have a few questions. - what is the shelf life of a washed yeast? - how do you store it and should it be in a slightly open or tightly closed jar? - is a washed yeast bound to be used in the same beer style or not (can I use a washed...
  8. BorisM

    SMaSH style question

    Hi all, I am wondering what style is my SMaSH I made with 2-row pils malt, Styrian goldings hops and Safale US-05. I was all about testing the malt but didn't get into the style...
  9. BorisM

    Caramel Malt 80L substitute?

    Hi all, I am brewing a recipe that has Caramel Malt 80L and CaraVienne but I can't get them here in Serbia. We have to choose from Weyermann and Castle Malting. Is there any chance to find a substitute within this two manufacturers?
  10. BorisM

    Whole batch not carbonated

    So I made a batch of english bitter beer and the whole batch lacks carbonation, it is completely flat. This is my 8th batch,the first one with this kind of problem and the only thing I changed is the sanitation agent, in the first seven batches I used Chemipro OXI and this time I used bleach in...
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