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Wheat beer and cider...

So it's taken me some time to get round to this, but finally it's on track. Last weekend I did the brew, my first with wheat, using WB-06 from a starter. It was 2890g Pils, 2505g malted wheat, 22g callenger at start of boil. I suffered a bit on my efficiency, which I learn often happens with...

Yes, an oft used thread title :nod:. But it is a milestone for any beer brewer. So not much to it of course, but I did do a full cornie's worth, added some brown & white sugar, and used proper cider yeast. It's been in primary for 2 weeks, so will be transferred to secondary today. Sample is...

Talking of firsts. I've only been brewing 23 years. Last weekend I did my first ever turbo cider. This weekend I brewed my first ever wheat beer. Next weekend (or the following) I'll be adding cherries to that, so that will be my first ever fruit beer. And only my second ever yeast starter in...

My first ever cider. Should be interesting. 19 litres of shop bought pasturised 100% apple juice; 1.042. +400g table sugar (mix of light brown & white). Some yeast nutrient. SafCider. SG 1.050, should end somewhere in the 6-6.5% ABV range (higher end probably). Since starting AG I've become a...

Oh god. I'm really on the wrong lines then. I always thought the lighter body came from lower FG. Got to rethink. I never thought mash temp would effect gravity; in my recipe calculator, mash temp is just a record, it has no impact on OG. Maybe my fermentation fridge will bring some clarity to...

I've become familiar with Brewer's Friend pitch rate calculator recently, as I'm just starting to plan starters (done one so far). To date I've just been using one dry packet, two in the cases of very high ABV. I kept all my attenuation records, and that's what throws me, because, for example...

Still young mine. It's sort of sweet and bitter at the same time; in other words, not balanced. It's low on hop aroma, which means other aromas come through. I can't tell if I'm getting a home brew twang from this, or of it's some carry over of plastic smell from the fermeter, or both. Anyway...

To date I only use dry yeast; so same pitching rate every time. I guess though that sort of depends on how old the yeast is and how well it's been stored. I store it the same of course, but don't know what happened before it reached me. Ferment temperature variation is not massive with me. So...

Mash temp: Lower in the temp range means thinner more alcoholic beer. Higher means less fermentable sugars, thicker body. Mash pH: I believe sort of a repeat of the above (substituting "temp" with "pH"). Attenuation: Obviously certain yeast strains have different AA% ranges, but what is it that...

Timothy Taylor Boltmaker; supreme champion beer of Britain in 2014. Wheeler recipe; was sad to hear he died recently. Although I tend to prefer Belgian styles, I can't pass up the supreme champion. Got to. Volumes fully tied down, all steps. Have hit target pH right on the head on my last 3...

Price sounds OK. I pay about 30 pound for 5l. I guess most common sizes are 5l & 10l. After going through a few tanks probably quicker than I should have, I'm learning to reduce my CO2 use during cleaning. you need to pressure up to push through the cleaner, then water, then sanitiser, so it all...

Paters bier from Homebrew Handbook. Interesting. Has that Belgian strong ale base, while still having a malty side. A perfectly good beer; not challenging my Westmalle Tripel though. This came in just short of 9% ABV, and reading up, a true Paters bier is not in that high range. I know the...

I got the brewferm one a few years ago. It (normally) comes with a free bucket which is great if you haven't already got one for this job, and it slots perfectly into the groves on the base. It seems to me it's probably a generic chinese producer though, as I've seen almost exactly the same unit...

Paters Bier, Homebrew Handbook. First time I ever used a starter; stepped up T-58 (getting my feet). Had to boil 50% longer than planned to meet target volume. I have a bad feeling I only had 1 of my elements switched on. But I also added a lot of honey and brown sugar, so I'm thinking that...

Courage Directors (Wheeler recipe), AG#13. Likely one of my cheapest brews, as the hop bill is very low, and there is not a great deal of malt either (added dextrose). I'm thinking about £8 for 23l, and it should be coming out above 5%. Starting to move away from Brun Water for acid addition...

Yes, I have a second element too. My original motivation was that I didn't think one would be enough for a strong rolling boil, but actually it probably would have been fine. In any case, happy to have two in case one packs in.

Did he add sugar to the barrel?

Thanks for that. I bought in all the equipment for a yeast starter, but I worry about my brewing frequency, which is about once a month, or less. Yes I'm in a position I can now starter and step up, but if I'm going to keep some for the next brew, I'll have to keep making starters at least every...

Yes, the missus liked mine too. Which I found a bit strange for a stout. I think she'd add lemonade if we had any though. Still, my French colleagues found it bitter, but I think that's down to style preference, because I don't find it bitter at all. You know the Guinness really does taste...