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Agree with @Clint on the underpitch of the CML Voss. I've done 4 brews all between 1055 -1060 OG, used half a packet in each and had great results

For something that is 3.8% it drinks a lot bigger, highly recommend it. This time I'm going with the Lallemand Verdant yeast, hoping to get some nice esters come through

That's a real shame, I know you had big hopes for it. I recently brewed Even Sharks Need Water by Verdant and had good results with the water profile given by Verdant themselves. Down in Cornwall they have really soft water and so have a good base to work from. Depending on your local water, if...

Thanks. I'm brewing a clone of Sonoma by Track, GF's favourite session beer. I've brewed it once before, only my 2nd ever brew, and it came out really well but as I was in my brewing infancy I just let it ride and it finished low at 1007 on a 66c mash. A year on and with a few tweaks I'm hoping...

Thanks again, think I'll go at 70c and take readings from 45min onwards to see how conversion is going 🤞

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Is a 90min mash about right or do you think that I'd get the same efficiency if I went shorter at 60min or 75min?

I'm hoping to get a brew on tomorrow that has a low(ish) target OG of 1041, 3.8% ABV. After tinkering around in Brewfather I've gone for a mash temp of 70c for 90min in the hope that the beer will not dry out and finish around 1012. The grainbill includes a high amount of both flaked and...

Thanks 👍 I've had good results recently with using the Voss Kveik from CML in APAs at the high end of the range (35c). I'll see how I go with Verdant in my next batch (Sonoma clone) and take it from there

Thanks, I thought as much. I've fallen foul of the Lallemand New England pitch rate before, only when you look at the calculator and realise you need 3 packs for a batch and only gave 1 in stock :rolleyes: I did an Even Sharks Need Water clone with the Verdant yeast, came out well, and have...

Thanks 👍 So it sounds like I should swap my timings around, longer at the lower temp. I always do a mash out around 77 anyway

To those of you that do a step mash, do you still get the same 'body' in your beer as if you mashed higher in the 67-68c range but the beer attenuates more? I'm hoping to do a few higher gravity brews in the upcoming batches and was contemplating a step of 30min @ 63c followed by 45min @ 68c. I...

Hi, has anyone had any experience of using the Sanders yeast (liquid or dry) from WHC? I'm toying with the idea of getting a 500g block and before I went ahead wondered what people's experiences had been, good or bad. From the description it sounds like it is possibly a rebadged Lallemand New...

@DocAnna Looking forward to seeing how this goes. I too have a Robobrew and up until now have held off trying to brew a Double IPA due to the larger grain bills and potential drop in efficiency. Have got one planned in for a few weeks time so hoping to learn from your experience. Good luck...

What feels like the last of the Even Sharks Need Water keg :confused:

Fruited Philly Sour - Andrew Adams Brewfather This was my attempt at the David Heath version on his YT channel. I used Blueberries, because my brother acquired a couple of kilos and this is who the beer was for, but wouldn't again as they gave very little flavour. On sampling I decided that it...

First go at kegged beer, 6% Citra Mosaic APA. Very happy with it 🤗

I've sampled plenty of L&D over the years, actually think it's changed slightly recently 🤔, but I didn't do a direct comparison. This beer, as all of mine up until recently, was bottle conditioned and I think it lacked the aroma hit but the taste wasn't far off I reckon. I got the recipe over on...

@dan125 @strange-steve I brewed a version of Life & Death back in April, was only my 4th ever AG brew but turned out great. Unsure if it was an exact clone but very tasty all the same, this was my recipe: 5.25kg Maris Otter 500g Torrefied Wheat 250g Carapils Equal amounts of Amarillo, Citra &...

I'm in Buxton and might be interested in a sack or two come Feb, could collect from the Brewery too if that's possible?

https://homebrewoutlet.co.uk/shop/ols/products/phosphoric-acid-250ml This is the industry equivalent of fermcap that I use. Ignore the description of phosphoric acid, it does link to the correct item 🤷