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Afternoon all just finished my first lager brew using the grainfather. The only part I struggled with was getting the wort down to 12c the pitching temp for the yeast with the counterflow chiller It just stuck at 20c any suggestions ?

Evening all, I'm in the process of setting up all grain Crona clone for SWMBO tomorrow and getting all the water sorted etc. I have just measured my Calcium which comes in at 40ppm. is this ok for lager style beers as I note on the front page that low calcium levels are ok for Lager? or have...

How many days prior would you start the starter ?

Attempting my first lager on Monday and just starting to plan things out. I intend to use a liquid yeast. At what temperature would do the starter? As I'm aware lagers are brewed at a lot lower temp than ales

Correct I am keeping an eye on the BG/GU ratio. The mash efficiency has an impact on the amount of hops added to reach the desired IBU and BG/GU ratio

Good morning all, When conducting a brew do you calculate the Mash efficiency so that you can adjust the hop additions to the boil to reach the desires IBU or do you not bother and go with the recipe as is?

the OG was 1.070 When I tested the refractometer this morning it was in line with the hydrometer give or take a point or two in the water 1.000 and sugar solution of 1.120 When I tested the wart the hydrometer gave 1.010 The refractometer was 1.040

Morning all as above I have bit of dilemma which is confusing me so I thought I would ask the experts. Currently, I have a IPA on the go which has been fermenting away nicely for the past 7 days monitoring with the Tilt Hydrometer. ( I changed the battery before placing wort and forgot to...

My first brew for two years is bubbling away nicely and the gravity is falling nicely to the point where I added the dry hops last night in a bag. I tend to leave them in for 3 or 4 days and hope to start to cold crash to drop most of the sediment out. Would you drain off to another fermenter...

How do you get on with the false bottom? I've seen mixed reviews on this site?

Yes I managed to get the wort into the FV as I had the ball and spring already removed. Been out buying some stainless steel hose clip today to secure in place ready for next brew. Have been looking at the false bottom but not sure if it worth it?

Evening all just completed my first brew in over two years and went well apart from the filter comming off!!! What adverse affect will this have on the brew? I did use a hop basket for the pellets wich only included 68g in total

Good Morning all, I will be attempting my first brew in around two years with my Grainfather on Friday. As it been a while I have lost my previous notes and how to guides. I can remember most of it but there are a few things that I have questions on and wonder if you can help? 1. Water...

Tasted a small sample of this today and tasted and looked ggod. I thought I had a pack of yeast in the hosue but couldnot find it so I habe bottled primed it today fingers crossed for carbonation.

Would you just sprinkle the yeast on or rehydrate and gently stir in?

Would you add a yeast to it to help it condition as it been a few months sitting on it?

Morning all, Due to one thing or another, I have left a Saison on the ferment for a few months now in a brew fridge at around 4 degrees inside a stainless steel brewbucket. Can I rescue it or is it best to thrown away?

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My second Sasion first one went down to well. I will have to drop a bottle off to you in work

I managed to fix the sparge heater there a rest button underneath which I found out of pure luck. So I put a brew on late yesterday afternoon and the fermenter was bubbling away nicely this morning.