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Check all the seals and plastic bits and replace if any smell like the syrup. Rubber and plastic can absorb odours, stainless cannot. Have you tried disassembling the in/out post and thoroughly cleaning them?

Then maybe I'm confusing it with the Starkbier that is served in March. :cheers: I've done the Starkbierfest at the Paulaner Keller in Munich in mid to late March... Very good times were had.. I'll change the subject of the Thread :D

This smelled and tasted excellent going into the fermenters: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=46108 Would recommend a different yeast though (Wyeast 1007 doesn't settle out easily apparently..) Cheers, Awfers

Hi All, As it's almost half way through November, I'm thinking of brewing a Starkbier to be ready in time for March. To date, I've brewed just about everything except a Starkbier (ok, maybe not everything..). Anyone have any recipes ? Cheers, Awfers

Well, the Wyeast 1007 German Ale is fermenting away already, kicked off early this morning! The odour accompanying the escape of CO2 from the airlock is a bit unique.. rotten eggs and exotic fruit... :D

Schneider Weiss is good mass produced Weissbier. Franziskaner is good too. Never in a can though! Hofmühl in Eichstät make a great Weissbier and Dunkles Weiss. As well as Guttmann in Itting for their Weissbier.

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Brewed this yesterday, wort looks great, came un at 1070, so dead on estimate. It already started fermenting overnight. Will let you know how it turns out. Here's the final recipe: GRIST BILL Wyermann Pilsner Malt 10.000 g / 74.07% Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt 2.500 g / 18.52% Weyermann CaraRed...

Hi all! My brother found an Apfelwein recipe and put it together the other day, consisting of: 12 litres apple juice 1kg dextrose White wine yeast The apple juice was pasteurised, but it was also carbonated (unfortunately we didn't read the label close enough). We removed a lot of the CO2 by...

Watch out for a stuck sparge if you mash it.. can recommend rice hulls to aid in a good filtration. I mashed and boiled some, which had been pre-roasted. Can share a recipe if you want. Not much pumpkin flavour makes it through, more likely just a hazy beer with slight spice flavour if you add...

I can second Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt for a traditional Weissbier. Dark wheat malt can be used in a Dunkles Weissbier, but not as a main ingredient in a normal weissbier.

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Make sure you sanitise it if it's been used ;) I bought a Merkur with a badger brush and a few sets of Merkur blades. Cost a small ransom, but I enjoy using it!

Surely some pubs etc use instant mashed 'taters ? Personally I boil very starchy potatoes (never waxy) and a mash them to bits to get it smooth, then a whisk to make them silken..

Looks like it could be a nice beer! Only change I would personally make is if you're going for a "true to style" Weissbier it normally does not have any flavour / aroma hops, only bittering, and not tons of that either (+/- 18 IBUs of a noble German hop).

Thanks guys, I was wondering about the quantity of spices and ginger they recommended, will cut it down to 10 cloves and 20cm of cinnamon as per your suggestions greysalchemy. I'm not personally convinced about adding the ginger at all. Is it worth adding some? Also, I forgot to mention in...

Hi all, Am going to be brewing this up in the next few days, it's a grain kit I purchased of a German HBS (HomeBrew Store). I'm modifying the recipe to add the 1kg of CaraRed to give it some colour and bump it to 7% alcohol. This is my first ever attempt at a Christmas Ale, so I'm a bit new to...

What about some first wort hopping ?

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My sanitation schedule includes: A rinse after each use. A two hour soak in bleach solution (cold water) before draining and putting into crates. And on bottling day: rinse and soak bottle tree and bottles in Oxi Clean solution (warm water). Never an infection yet.