Mate, did you put just the star anise in the boil @10, and then the cinnamon and nutmeg in the primary when you pitched?
Just making sure I'm reading your recipe right - my instinct is to put all the spices in the last 10mins of the boil...
What did you brew today?
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Just making sure I'm reading your recipe right - my instinct is to put all the spices in the last 10mins of the boil...
All in @5 mate or @10 I cant remember, it didnt go on the fv.
I am SO jealous of that amazingly clear wort - is that after chilling? Mine always looks like scrambled egg with the cold break....
Festive ale after the boil - looks about the right colour... spices are there but not excessive.
I thought I'd undershot the OG but it went up a couple of points after giving the FV a good stir. I’ve noticed that before, too…
Decided to use S-04 because I had some handy and it’s now in the fridge at 15°C
I thought I'd undershot the OG but it went up a couple of points after giving the FV a good stir. I’ve noticed that before, too…
Decided to use S-04 because I had some handy and it’s now in the fridge at 15°C
Various sized packets of white powder,@pilgrimhudd festive inspired festive aletoday!
Why does someone have to come to the door when I’m at the weighing out suspicious white powder stage
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Fine measurement scales,
Mortar and pestle (love it),
Stainless teaspoon.
Can't see the problem.
Add a burner and bacofoil and perhaps a syringe/needle and tourniquet - then they've got good reason to be concerned.
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12 litres cherry wheatbeer
10 litres raspberry wheatbeer
10 litres raspberry wheatbeer
Today it's Hazelwood Brewery Plum Porter. Mash on...smells absolutely delicious!
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23l patersbier with hull melon on the boil
Up early this morning dog walked and all.
Up early this morning dog walked and all.
The Porter is nice without the flavouring too so a split batch is always an option, especially if bottling.
Great idea!
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I’ve got a bitter on mashing at the moment.
3.1kg MO
300g crystal
I was meant to use 350g golden syrup as well but I forgot to buy it at Tesco this morning so I’m sticking in the rest of a bottle of maple syrup and 200g caster sugar.
40g 5.6AA fuggles for 60mins
25g 4AA Willamette
London Ale III
3.1kg MO
300g crystal
I was meant to use 350g golden syrup as well but I forgot to buy it at Tesco this morning so I’m sticking in the rest of a bottle of maple syrup and 200g caster sugar.
40g 5.6AA fuggles for 60mins
25g 4AA Willamette
London Ale III
A Belgian Dubbel/Triple.
The refractometer gives a converted brix reading of 8.2%.
Well if you're only going to have a couple a night!
The refractometer gives a converted brix reading of 8.2%.
Well if you're only going to have a couple a night!
All done. Wort smells and tastes very promising...it even lured the youngest son from his gadgets as he thought it was chocolate cake cooking!
Smashed my predicted OG getting just over 79% bhe. Yeast pitched and in the fridge it goes.
That looks just about right
Looking forward to this! Plum flavour ordered this morning. Four points over target and an extra litre to fv.That looks just about right
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I brewed an AG Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, which I've brewed before using my 11L stock pot, brewing short and liquored back to give me 12L. This time I used my Klarstein Maischfest and got the same OG as before (1044) while hitting the 12L volume into the FV too. Very satisfying brewday. 
Only difference this time was that I added 50g of Cocoa nibs during the boil. Last time I only added them after the 3rd day of fermentation. I'm hoping that using them in the boil, and during fermentation, will give more chocolate flavour, as my previous batch wasn't as chocolate-y as I wanted (still delicious though!).
Only difference this time was that I added 50g of Cocoa nibs during the boil. Last time I only added them after the 3rd day of fermentation. I'm hoping that using them in the boil, and during fermentation, will give more chocolate flavour, as my previous batch wasn't as chocolate-y as I wanted (still delicious though!).
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Just mashed in on a simple EKG based Golden Ale
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Brew day done. Few minor mishaps. The Challenger hops I was going to use for bittering didn't exist (note to self: update spreadsheet). Luckily I had over ordered on EKG.
Missed the alarm for end of boil too so the 15 minute addition was more like 20 and the extra few minutes may have contributed to OG being 3 points over.
No matter though. Wort looks good and tastes good at this stage. In the fridge at 19C ready to go.
Missed the alarm for end of boil too so the 15 minute addition was more like 20 and the extra few minutes may have contributed to OG being 3 points over.
No matter though. Wort looks good and tastes good at this stage. In the fridge at 19C ready to go.
it turns out OK.
