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Here’s our Whippet... He’s a complete idiot.... and seriously gets in the way when brewing... one of us usually takes him out for a walk during the mash...

So today we had our first smooth, completely uneventful, catastrophe free brew day. This was all grain brew #4 for us. A single hop Amarillo pale out of the GH book. Hit the OG bob on at 1050 and just under a litre short in final volume in FV... feeling smug and finally happy with our set up...

Our first ever AG brew. Maris otter with EKG and challenger. Came out at 5.2% Tastes great! Very happy. Hoping it gets better over the next few weeks.

Interestingly it’s gone from 1024 to just a fraction below 1020. It’s now at 23 degrees and it tastes nice but now a bit effervescent and full of tiny bubbles... fingers crossed. Already done the yeast calculation for our next brew though! athumb..

I had already had the same concerns about bottling this beer. Our last batch was perfectly carbonated and we’re committed to bottling this batch rather than doing anything else with it. We will try some rehydrated dried yeast on Wed if there’s been no change....

So how much S 05? Enough for the whole volume? Do I literally rehydrate it as per instructions (10 x weight sterile water) and lobb it in and stir gently... or do I need to make up a starter with it using DME and yeast nutrient? Please bear with me... this was only our second AG brew...

Wow! That yeast starter calculation is v useful - sadly i’m still a few steps down from that level on my learning curve!

Will do... off to buy a conical flask... (because we haven’t spent enough already obviously!)

Well we’ve obviously inadvertently underpitched. It’s only our second AG brew but it would be helpful if instructions like that were on the packet/tube. Hey ho. You live and learn. Thanks for all the help!

Ok. I’ll bring it up a notch temp wise. I took the sample via a tap. I haven’t tested my hydrometer. I thought as it was a physical test rather than a digital/tech based test it was fairly accurate. I’ll test again on Wed and if it hasn’t dropped i’ll pitch some US 05. I presume the...

BB Nov 16 18

We ended up with 20 litres

Using a hydrometer and mashed at 65. What does “massive underpitch” mean? Does that refer to the temp drop? In terms of the yeast we exactly followed the instructions on the yeast tube, we had more yeast than required for our volume. The pack said no starter required. We got it out of the...

So bit of an update.... we’re at 1024 after 7 days and we’re supposed to be aiming for 1014 Our plan is keep it above 20 degrees and check again in a few days.... Would the experts agree? It’s tastes pretty great though considering the stage we’re at...

19 litres Summer Lightning dupe 20 litres GH American IPA 12499.5 litres

Thanks. I’ll let you know how I get on... The OG of the recipe i’m considering is 1045 so we shall see....

Thanks that’s all very helpful. I think i’m just going to mash the full volume (the other appeal of this technique was not having a hot liquor tank etc) and see what efficiency I get first time round. Would anyone suggest mashing for say 90 mins instead of 60 to improve efficiency?

Actually my copy of Hughes said 18 too. I think we planned on 19 to err on the side of caution. Thanks all.

We brewed Greg Hughes American IPA on Sun. All went well. Pitched the yeast at 8pm at 20 deg. It was whitelabs wlp060 American ale as per the recipe. Didn’t use a starter but had it out of the fridge for 6 hours prior to pitching as per instructions. We left it at 20-21 and it was a little slow...

I’ve done a couple of 20 litre AG batches with my husband but I want to do a couple of smaller BIAB batches on my own where I can add ginger/fruit etc (what my husband calls “girly twaddle”) The benefits of this are that they will be more niche beers (ie FOR ME!) so smaller volumes and I hope...