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Do I do this with a sanitized spoon, or just by picking up the fermenter and gently rock it? Ive done the last, but that only because i had too carry it up three stories.

Thx for the reply :thumb: Will let it sit then for some days and see if it gets active again, if not throw in some more yeast. Thx again!

Hey, Ive done a Thomas Coopers IPA kit, with 1kg. BrewEnhancer 1 and 500g of extra light DME. I brewed it too 21 liters, and my OG was 1.048. I pitched a packet of s-04, at 25C, and the brew has been standing in a 18C room after that for two weeks now. When I took my SG reading it was only at...

Thx, for reply. Ive never had S-05 go this low, but its mainly pilsner malt with some vienna, so no rly specialty grains, that might be it too. The mash temp, is also a good point, doh the recipe called for 65C. I just hope its not gonna be to alcholic in flavor when its done conditioning...

Hey, I tried brewing the Kölsch recipe from BCS, and the targeted OG and FG was 1.048 and 1.009 My FG was a bit higher at 1.049, and my FG ended at 1.005. Mash temp, was around 64-66C. What can i expect from the low FG? Will the beer be unbalanced (it tasted great from the bucket)? And what...

Hey, 0.12 U.S. gallons is 0.454 liters, and 1 pound is 0.454 kg.. So roughly, a kilo of grain would absorb 1 liter, using those values. Beersmith works with these values: (Using the grain bill above, and BIAB mash method) 1.31 liter absorption on 2.15 kg. of grain. Will try and brew this next...

Hey, thx for reply, and for bothering doing that. I have run it trough beersmith myself, and I've adjusted the hops and gravity there. It is actually a take on the blonde ale recipe from "brewing classic styles". I get the following: OG 1.051 FG 1.015 IBU: 22.3 Color:10.7 EBC ABV: 4.8% I think...

Thx for reply, will definitely try this then :) I didn't add late hop additions because i want my dad to like this one. He is not that used too homebrew and "hoppy" beer, mostly drinks store-bought pilsners/lagers. But now that you mentioned it, i really wanna try with some late hops, so ill...

Hey, Really wanna try some AG brewing, and was thinking of a way to do it with my limited equipment. I only have a 13 liter pot, a stove wich only can boil 6 liter with a good roll and a mesh bag. So was thinking of making a 9,5 liter batch as follows: 2kg. Pale malt 150g. Caramalt 10L 20g...

Ahhh, thx :) Ok, ill keep it one more day, thx :) :cheers:

Hey, Ive had mine in the FV (i know this stands for fermenter, but why FV?? anyways..) for 15 days now. My OG was 1.045 brewed to 20 liters, with 1kg of dark spraymalt. It has now been at 1.015 for two days. Safe too bottle? It has been standing on around 19-20C the whole time. Cheers - Ray...

Hey, I was just playing around in Beersmith, trying too plan my next batch. What i wonder is, would a 1,7 kg Coopers kit, be the same as 1,7 LME, gravity wise? Im not thinking about boiling the kit, but trying to estimate how much LME to add, for desired ABV etc. Cheers - Ray

Hey, Thanks for the replies :) This was an extract brew, I steeped crystal 60L, chocolate and black patent malt. It may be the darker steeping malts that foams up, I've never rly used much of those earlier. Thx again :cheers:

Hey, For my first time I had too attach a blowoff tube instead of my airlock. My batch started spewing out foam through the airlock, and is still doing so through the tube. My question is if this is gonna affect the end result? E.g. lose taste or head. It is a porter, and OG was 1063...

Yeah, i stirred it well, and had much froth myself. But lets say i didn't, is it still ok? Will it just take longer too ferment out? Ive had this problem with other batches too, with low OG (I've checked my hydrometer). Anyway, still excited about the beer :) Cheers - Ray Edit: I tried...

Hey, After reading all the great reviews of this kit, I decided too try it out. I added 1kg dark DME, and brewed it short too 20 liters. My OG ended up at 1045, I tought that was a bit low, as my supplier said it would end up at app. 5-6% abv. Anyway, it smelled great and I'm really looking...

Hey, Thanks for replies and advice. I think ill just boil the amount of water that the kit says, add some hops for 5 min and mix in the extract just before adding to FV and topping off. Cheers

Hey, Im thinking on brewing a Coopers Dark Ale kit, and my plan was too use 1kg LDME with some hops I have from an earlier batch, Willamette 5%. Total batch volume 20 liters. My question is how do i do this. I am planning on boiling 6 liters of water (thats how much my stove is capable of)...

Yeah, was afraid of that, thx :) Thinking of stepping up too BIAB, but as it is now, my stove can't handle big enough kettle. I only got a 12ltr and that take ages too boil. But guess I will buy a burner or something in the future. Thanks for all the replies, will keep the Coopers kits for the...

Hey, Thx for replies. I have a 23ltr fermenter that I've used, and still uses on some kits. Its just that i also have this 10ltr that I also would like too use, and taught it would be great for trying different kits, without ending up with too much beer (yeah, i said it.........its just a...