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  1. Denis2121

    Bad efficiency brew day

    So brewed an American Wheat today. Was aiming for 1.046 OG. Everytime my efficiency was 72%. Today it was only 55%. I got OG of 1.035. I did use rice hulls, 220 grams. Sparge was done in 12 minutes. I usually sparge for around 20-30 min. Could this be the reason i got such a bad efficiency ...
  2. Denis2121

    FG lower 5 points than expected

    Hey guys, back with another issue. Recently brewed a red ale. Had a stuck mash as recirculation was poor and had to stir often. Will fix this by taking some water from sparge and adding to mash instead or by adding some hulls. Due to this my temp during mash kept moving between 64c (147f) to 67c...
  3. Denis2121

    Racking to secondary with krausen

    Hey everyone ! I made my 6th batch last weekend. I ferment in a plastic bucket. Usually I go for around 2-3 weeks. This time I decided ill go to secondary after 10 days for further 10 days and then cold crash. I did this just for the sake to have less yeast at bottom of secondary when going to...
  4. Denis2121

    Negative Bicarbonate / Alkalinity

    HI Guys, Just designing water profile for Irish Red Ale I'm about to brew. Never looked closely into Alkalinity but just noticed that my Residual Alkalinity will be -205 after adding 2.5 ml lactic acid 80% to bring the mash PH down to 5.4. What effect if any will this have on my beer ...
  5. Denis2121

    Dual Outpur Gas Regulator

    Hi guys, Im hoping to start kegging soon and was thinking about getting this regulator...
  6. Denis2121

    Cold Crash CO2

    Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place to post this question. I just brewed my 3rd AG batch on 28/01, Cherry Saison. Recipe attached. This is the first time i didnt use a starter. I am fermenting in a bucket using a blowoff tube and DIY co2 harvester kit. Picture attached. Its a blowoff...
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