Search results

Awesome response 😂😂😂

Would you recommend leaving it in the fv the usual 2 weeks or bottle it sooner? The top of the beer is still now with no signs of active fermentation. At what stage would you recommend dry hopping? I’d need the hops (loose) to be in the beer long enough to settle down to the trub so as not to...

Thanks for all the advice, I’ve included a snapshot of my grist and hop schedule (it’s an experimental brew I do like to play), it’s a double batch which I split into 2 separate fermenters. In one I added a pack of m41 Belgian yeast and the other a pack of Nottingham. The Belgian was kept at 26c...

I’m thinking I will sanitise a small Tupperware box and put the hop pellets into it then bung it in freezer for a few days then just throw them in the fv loose for a couple of days then bottle it all. Will 2 days be enough time for say 60g of pellets to sink onto the trub?

How much would be considered a massive amount of dry hops?

Sounds nice, I’ve never dry hopped before I’ve always been too worried about infection. Is there a sure fire way to eliminate this risk?

I’ve got a hop surplus and zero imagination! Ive got in stock, - 25kg sack of pale ale malt -1x Nottingham dry yeast -1x mangrove jacks m41 And for the hops I’ve got- Strata 13.5%aa Citra 12.8%aa Simcoe 13.2%aa Mosaic 11%aa Comet 8.4%aa Archer 4.2%aa Apollo 16.7%aa Magnum 15.9%aa Hallertau...

Why’s that?

The plan is to do an overnight mash to help with the efficiency. My mash tun is 40litres so could potentially do 31litres mash water then 39litres sparge but I’m not sure if the size of my boiler, possibly only 50litres. I think what I’d do is sparge enough to max out my boiler then just top up...

Hi, I’m hoping to brew tomorrow and I’ve got 2 fvs, my mash tun is big enough for around 10kg of grain and I think my boiler is around 50litres. I want to brew a strong wort to around 28litres and once the boil is complete add another 28litres of hot (boiled) water to the boiler then cool via...

So I haven’t brewed since December last year since I’ve been busy fixing up my daughter’s bedroom (big job zero spare time) so naturally I was very excited about my brewday today. I did an over night mash for a Belgian golden strong and got up at 5am to start recirc, first runnings and sparge...

This is interesting 🧐 do different factors influence the final carbonation of the beer other than the actual sugar content added?

The bottles are mcewans champion bottles, they weight about 305g each. Wouldn’t want any gushers though, isn’t 3 volumes a risk of this? Btw, my Belgian quad is 12.5% and that’s in 500ml bottles too 😂😂

Yeah it’s confusing though as 1.9-2.4 is quite low for a Belgian, I’m sure that’s been put in wrong! If you Google carbonation for a tripel it says 2.4-3 so that’s quite a bit higher. I just wanted other brewers experience on the matter.

I’m scratching my head with how much sugar per 500ml bottle I should be adding for my 10% Belgian tripel. I’ll be using cbc-1 bottling yeast and can’t decide whether to just add a carb drop 3.3g per bottle or to add loose sugar at a greater amount, like 4g or something. It’s a 28 litre batch...

Thanks so much guys, I’m worrying too much!

I used half of the pack a few weeks back and I’ve kept it stored in the fridge with a clip on (as in the picture). I need some cbc-1 in a couple of weeks when I bottle my Belgian tripel, would I do better just buying a new unopened pack or is this opened pack still safe to use? I don’t want to...

I just have an InfuSsion mash tun, 3 vessel set up so no fancy grainfather for me lol. I was thinking of adding the 300g corn flakes to the recipe too but dunno if it will add anything

This is my recipe so far, I’m aiming for a Belgian golden strong(ish) I got hold of another couple of kg of pale malt so now have 4.5kg. I have the wheat malt so decided to use it up.

This brewday thread looks interesting! I’ve done a bit of searching for corn flakes without all the salt and it’s difficult BUT I found one brand that looks good. Anyone have any thoughts on the other ingredients in these corn flakes?