Yep. Had that two weeks agoWhat's the ambient temperature ? I no-chilled a few days ago and due to the fact the brew shed was only a few degrees above freezing it chilled too much and I had to heat it back up to pitch![]()
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Yep. Had that two weeks agoWhat's the ambient temperature ? I no-chilled a few days ago and due to the fact the brew shed was only a few degrees above freezing it chilled too much and I had to heat it back up to pitch![]()
Just checked and it's down to 23 , so I have transferred to FV pitched and set heater for 21Yep. Had that two weeks ago. Going to keep an eye on it and may transfer late tonight if it's dropped
Even though the boil was only 15 minutes more it produced more trub, the kettle contents were poured into two jugs leaving me with a bonus 3 litres after settling out.A take on Sam Smiths India Ale.
OG 1,050 FG 1012 ABV 5% IBU 50 SRM 8.5
4.5 kg Veloria Schooner Pale Malt
0,50 kg Toasted Ale Malt
0,250 kg Voyager winter wheat malt.
0,350 kg Simpsons light crystal (late mash tun addition)
75 minute boil
60 mins 25g Northern Brewer
30 mins 40g EKG
15 mins 28g EKG
Hop Stand 28g Fuggles
They are aren't they.Cracking set of jugs foxy!
I don't think my scales are big enoughI bought one of those "under the bed" plastic boxes from the cheap shop.
I can second the comments, I've got that model myself I think you get a bit better than what you pay for. Only thing I would note is, on my machine, the temperature is quite a bit off from what the probe says to what's going on up top.Great stuff. Appreciate the review
Looks like they come with a chiller now too,![]()
I can second the comments, I've got that model myself I think you get a bit better than what you pay for. Only thing I would note is, on my machine, the temperature is quite a bit off from what the probe says to what's going on up top.
I dumped my first batch on it as it was bitter beyond belief, probably a few other mistakes like under pitching and others with it being my first brew but I've settled on the main problem being I was using the temperature from the machine to pick my whirlpool temp and put in a shed load of hops thinking I was at 80 degrees when I was probably closer to 87 which I confirmed with additional temperature measurements on the second brew.
No-chilled overnight and thanks to the freezing temperatures it was down to 15 so I switched the boiler on for about 30 seconds to bring it back up to 18.
Realised while I was finishing my breakfast that I've still got the packet of yeast in my pocket. I suppose it might help if I go back out and pitch it.![]()
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Just checked and it's down to 23 , so I have transferred to FV pitched and set heater for 21![]()
Finally got round to bottling it. I was filling the last bottle when I realised I'd forgotten to take an FG. It was 1.011.It was 1.039 the next morning which was better than 1.027. Decided to add 200g of sugar to make it up to the 1.043 target though.
Longest lag time I've experienced which I think was because I pitched around 16c. Its well away now.
Bottled/kegged the Lambtons this morning. Nearly forgot to take an FG (1.009). When I went to update my notes and work out the ABV I realised that not only did I nearly forget to pitch the yeast, I don't seem to have written down the OGNo-chilled overnight and thanks to the freezing temperatures it was down to 15 so I switched the boiler on for about 30 seconds to bring it back up to 18.
Realised while I was finishing my breakfast that I've still got the packet of yeast in my pocket. I suppose it might help if I go back out and pitch it.![]()
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40 pints of Oatmeal Stout.
It was an impromptu brew so used M66 hop head yeast and used up a bag of Hallertau hops.
How bad can it be?
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It's finished fermenting. That was quick, pitched Friday morning and its done Saturday morning. Forgot to say what 'it' is. Its a Abbot Ale clone. I thought the wort looked a bit too light but we'll see when I bottle it. Going to bump the temp up a degree to help with the D-rest then maybe bottle it later in the week or next week.Actually used maths (well Excel) last night to make sure I didn't let my latest brew no-chill too low as its sooooo cold at the moment. Stuck a monitored thermometer on the boiler and watched it cool for a few hours. Then got Excel to project forward and it was saying it would reach pitching temp around 3am. So I went out and stuck a blanket over it and it was a nice 21 at 10am.![]()
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