Have a go at simple AG

[Little Rock Brewing]

Hi all. I'm going to start making 10 litre Smash brews to understand the flavours of a few different hops. But I only have 25 litre FVs. Is the large headroom going to be a problem? Thanks

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Hi all. I'm going to start making 10 litre Smash brews to understand the flavours of a few different hops. But I only have 25 litre FVs. Is the large headroom going to be a problem? Thanks

Hi @Alderneybrew - good question! If you're doing normal bitter (not massively over-hopped or whatever) then you'll be be fine with fermenting a 10 litre brew in a 25L FV though

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Excellent news!
I'm kind of exploring to find what I like in the way of more "traditional" ales, if that makes sense.
Commercial brews are very limited here, Carling & John Smith's
I know I like Belgian beers and American IPA style but want to educate my tastebuds to appreciate more.
Seems like a good excuse to me anyway!

 

[Gerryjo]

You'll be fine as there'll be plenty of CO2 to fill the void and no worries of krausen escaping...

 

[Nottsbeer]

Hi all. I'm going to start making 10 litre Smash brews to understand the flavours of a few different hops. But I only have 25 litre FVs. Is the large headroom going to be a problem? Thanks

I have a 13l fermentation bucket (labelled up to 13l but probably takes 15l) which is great for smaller brews, and fits snugly into my small undercounter temperature controlled fridge (brew fridge). . I got this from my local homebrew shop for around £6 I think.

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

I have a 13l fermentation bucket (labelled up to 13l but probably takes 15l) which is great for smaller brews, and fits snugly into my small undercounter temperature controlled fridge (brew fridge). . I got this from my local homebrew shop for around £6 I think.

I'll have to wait until my next bulk order from the UK to get a couple added. Might be a while though.

 

[Gerryjo]

I'll have to wait until my next bulk order from the UK to get a couple added. Might be a while though.

If you have a bakery or sandwich outlet near you call in and ask about any spare mayonnaise,icing or anything large food safe tubs which are usually around 10l which they end up dumping but are good for Brewing.

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Great idea, will do.

 

[clib]

If you have a bakery or sandwich outlet near you call in and ask about any spare mayonnaise,icing or anything large food safe tubs which are usually around 10l which they end up dumping but are good for Brewing.

Indeed, until recently I had used a few 10L mayo/yoghurt buckets from local take-aways. I bought 5 new 10L buckets online for about 3 quid each a few months ago. I sometimes make 20 to 30 litre partial mash batches now (10-15L AG batch plus malt extract plus water) and split them into 3 or 4 buckets, use different yeasts and dry hops/hop teas.

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Indeed, until recently I had used a few 10L mayo/yoghurt buckets from local take-aways. I bought 5 new 10L buckets online for about 3 quid each a few months ago. I sometimes make 20 to 30 litre partial mash batches now (10-15L AG batch plus malt extract plus water) and split them into 3 or 4 buckets, use different yeasts and dry hops/hop teas.

Just found them on Amazon, £15.35 for 5, so ordered them.
Sounds like a great way to accelerate my learning of hops & yeast, doing as you said Clib.

Is it a common affliction amongst brewers to get all twitchy if there isn't at least one brew on the go?

 

[clib]

Just found them on Amazon, £15.35 for 5, so ordered them.
Sounds like a great way to accelerate my learning of hops & yeast, doing as you said Clib.

Is it a common affliction amongst brewers to get all twitchy if there isn't at least one brew on the go?

Very common. And there's no known cure.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Almost as bad as emptikegitis

 

[Justin9]

So this is my first attempt, got 7 bottles far too clumsy and lost some. Honest feedback is most welcome

 

[moto748]

I would fill the bottles a little more next time. As full as the one on the left, say.

 

[Justin9]

Ah ok thanks, was worried about over filling and having bottles bombs.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

So have you tasted it yet @Justin9 ?

 

[Justin9]

Not yet, 3 weeks in and its still cloudy as owt.. ?

 

[Ozzy]

Any online brewing videos you recommend for extract and all grain?

 

[Pete9586]

Any online brewing videos you recommend for extract and all grain?

I like the David Heath videos. Have done many of his recipes and they all seem to come out well!

 

[Ozzy]

I like the David Heath videos. Have done many of his recipes and they all seem to come out well!

Thank you,I've been doing all in one kits. I'll check them out,I've an extract kit,plus a biab kit +peco boiler set up on the way from Get er brewed. And an all grain blonde ale kit with it. Slightly nervous about doing it.