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The 30 minute soak at 75°C ish followed by a sparge of the grain with another litre of hot water was suggested by terrym, who also said that the liquid should be boiled for 15 minutes to sterilise it before cooling and adding to the wort. This is an experiment using Cooper's AuPa as the base...

I have a large 1.8L flask, so expansion shouldn't be a problem. I use a similar method to cook hempseed for fishing and that always produces consistent results. My kettle is temperature adjustable so I would heat 1.5L water to 75°, use a small volume to heat the flask, then in with the crystal...

I am going to steep a small amount (150g) of crystal malt to add to a Cooper's AuPa kit but wondered if I can achieve this in a Thermos flask? My thinking is that it should hold the 75°C temp for 30 mins rather than maintain that over a flame?

Interesting! Will post how it goes 👍

Actually what I am doing is to use all the hopped malt extract, with 500g dextrose and 500g DME, along with the liquor from the crystal steep, made up to 10L in one of the small FV's. Then once fully mixed, split 5L off into my second small FV, then make both up to 11L before pitching the yeast

Hi Clint. Thanks. I have looked at the Cooper's recipe's a number of times and agree that there is some good info there. However, it all seems to be for full batches, not one can plus fermentables split into 2 smaller batches. I think that as I am brewing very slightly short (when combining the...

Life got in the way of brewing again and now I am probably overthinking things. So my latest (last) question is regarding the yeast quantity. As I am splitting the brew into 2 X 11L FV's, is it sufficient to simply split the yeast packet supplied between each FV or should I look to add...

Thanks for the reply. I think I will try 50:50 with this brew and perhaps use all DME in the future just so I can compare. I will be brewing short anyway, at around 21-22L. Looking forwards to getting this one underway.

Where have the last 10 weeks gone! Been so busy with work I haven't been able to put this brew together yet. However, I have a 'window of opportunity' this week and intend to get this started as 2 X 11 litre brews, with a crystal steep addition and eventually using a hop tea in each, one with...

Drinking a Wherry at the moment which has turned out really well. Nice and clear, good head and very little sediment to worry about in the bottle. However, compared to the Cwtch that I brewed first, it's actually quite bland, but a good session beer. Cwtch is a pint to be savoured and well worth...

Sounds like a plan. Thanks

Thanks. I suppose my concern is 'spoiling' the beer by leaving it too long after the primary fermentation has finished. However, the FV is airtight and I won't be opening it up until I rack for bottling.

I started my Woodfordes Wherry last early afternoon last Sunday (28/6) and got an SG of 1042. Fermentation started quickly with the FV in a water bath @ 20°C, and was very vigorous but airlock activity slowed right down by 2/7 so I took a reading and got 1014. Checked the gravity again yesterday...

So, after just over 2 weeks in the bottle, I have a really good beer that is going to be difficult to keep out of my glass. It's already pretty clear, and the sediment is holding well on the bottom. I am only losing, probably 20 to 25ml on the pour. The head is fantastic and stays down the...

Similar timings to dry hopping then. Thanks again. Now to get an order in

terrym, when did you add the 'wet hop'?

Fantastic information terrym. Exactly the kind of input I hoped for. Really appreciate your input

So, while my Cwtch sits in the bottles for a little while longer, I have been looking at what to do next, and after much researching (mainly on here) I think I will use Coopers AuPa as a base, made up with 50/50 DME and dextrose and dry hop for 5 to 6 days before bottling. However, I have a few...

So, about an hour ago, I created a space in the garage where temperature should be pretty stable around 16°C to move the bottles to. After bottling, I had put them in 2 black, lidded boxes and haven't even lifted a lid until now. I had used 1 clear bottle so I could check on clarity etc, so I...

Thanks for the clarification 👍