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Hi, I brewed a 7ltr batch AG on 13-6-15 and pitched 5g US-05 my issue is that the beer after only 3 days appears to have finished fermenting, OG 1.052 and hydrometer checks on 17th and 19th indicate 1.006, is this normal for this yeast to ferment so quick?

Few pics my 1st AG - MO and EKG and my 3rd AG - MO, Black, Crystal, Wheat, EkG and Cascade whic I really like, pleased with the clarity of my 1st AG and love the body and taste of the dark ale.

yes 60 mins, put pot in bath of cold water and got to 25c in 30mins but I have never had it this clear with the other 4 brews and its the first time I had a good OG, maybe the mash/sparge system worked well for me.

I have now brewed my 5th small batch AG, this is a batch I'm hoping to take to Dorset with me in August Batch 7L Grains Maris Otter 1.250kg Wheat Malt 200g Crystal 120 40g Black Malt 10g Hops Summit 6g @ 60min Citra 4g @ 30min Cascade 4g @ 15min Citra 4g @ 5 min Cascade 4g...

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had one tonight, the bittering is just right and the flavour is great :-)

So Im very new to HB and did my 1st brew in April (Festival Kit) and then read @clibit AG small batch so jumped in and have done 4 small brews, my issue I only have a 14lt pan but want to do a large brew for my 23ltr FV, I would prefer to do something other than a kit, is it possible to do a...

brewed on 4th May and bottled on 23rd May, so it was in 1st FV for 12 days and 2nd FV for 1 week before bottling, the temptation last night was to much so I taste tested after 10 days in the bottle and I was very pleased with the taste and clarity, obviously needs more time for better...

This is my 1st kit I have ever brewed and Im well chuffed, I have done 4 small batch AGs since I did this kit in April, this kit tastes lovely and hope for summer sun so I can sit in the garden and enjoy a few chilled stags:razz:

My 2nd small batch AG, Maris Otter and Crystal Malt with EKG, very pleased

@clibit I tasted the wort as i measured the OG and it wasn't very bitter and not much from the cascade, will this come better with fermentation? Should I do a dry hop and if so when is best? My OG was 1.040 so that was disappointing and not sure what I did wrong to get a low OG :? Thanks again

Just completed my 4th small batch AG after being inspired by this thread, big thanks to @clibit , so today I had a free day as my sea fishing trip was cancelled so went to my local brew shop and got some supplies, I messed with brew mate and Im experimenting with the following Maris Otter 1kg...

Thanks both, I have now edited Brewmate :-) its the grapefruit Im looking for, I have also added lemon peel to the last 5 mins so hope to get some citrus notes in the final taste:-)

Hi does anyone use Summit as a bittering hop? I cant find the hop in the brewmate app but I am experimenting with Summit at 60 min boil and Cascade at 15min and 5 min in a small batch 5ltr AG beer, I have seen some horror stories about getting an onion flavour, unfortunately after I purchased...

I wanted to open more but have to hold off so it can become even better with age;-)

Looks like I may have got away with it, its been bottled for 2 weeks and tonight I sampled a bottle and it was ok, no off flavours :)

My 1st AG after 2 weeks bottled, I just wanted to sample, the beer was nice to taste and also clear, will it carbonate more in the next 4 weeks as that was my only let down but overall Im pleased at this stage with my 1st small batch AG, I have 2 more batches in FVs and if they are like this I...

I have a terrible addiction from this thread, I have bottled my 1st batch but did have an issue when syphoning from FV to bottling bucket (I caused to much aeration) so bought an auto-syphon to sort the issue, I have done a 2nd batch and added some crystal malt and that is now its 2nd FV. I...

Thanks, this is what I have been doing with my small batch AG's but didn't think to do it with the kit beer as I just followed the instructions but next time I will do the 2nd fermenter for a few days and see what my loss is from that, I suppose I'm just being greedy:wink:

Hi, I bottled my Festival Golden Stag tonight and just wondered if 2ltr loss from 23ltr is about right? I bottled 40 x 500ml bottles so I am pleased but just wondered if Im being efficient whilst I use my auto-syphon which is very fast which may be my issue when you get near the bottom of the FV...