MikeW

Hi Clint, please could you clarify the "For example for 23l... Iose 2.5 litres per kg of grain in your mash...you lose a litre per kg...

I use a bazooka filter in the kettle. I leave my mash paddle in the kettle after whizzing it round during the chill,it's now sterilised...

If you can cold crash your fermenter any trub will fall out into a nice pancake you can leave behind when you transfer.

Emptying the kettle via the tap will also require a bit of getting used to. It can be very slow because it gets blocked with trub/hop...

Thanks everyone, FV now topped up and yeast pitched. I will worry about the trub when I syphon to batch prime. My error or one of many...

Oh dear, am I learning the etiquette of this forum? Is posting "lager" like saying Voldemort. 🤭

How many litres did you get to fv? The thing is the more you mess with it the more chance it could get infected. Everything that touches...

I try and leave as much trub behind as possible. Then you have the problem of too much trub if you tip it all in although it will not...

Like Clint says, in the first few runs it will be a lot of trial & error, so stick at it. If you ferment as is, you will still get...

Thanks, appreciate your concern with the points raised. Sounds as if there is not a problem if I remove the excess trub.

Yes it's all in the fermenter, which is in the fridge at 13c. I realise my volume error. The question is do I just top up to 23L or get...

I have just brewed my first all grain lager, very surprised about the amount of trub that has been generated. The pre-boil is coming out...

The taste profile you mention is due to the mash temp, not duration as it's the conversion of fermentable sugars. Higher mash temp =...

Hi All, I would like to perform an overnight mash, reading previous posts on mash temperature I noticed someone had posted a standard...

You will find the voltage regulator on the pcb runs at 3.3volts. Below that the unit will not work. More than likely the battery is...