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    Ace micro brewer

    Well, broke in my Microbrewery on Saturday, was a bit of a mare of a brew day to be honest. Was bloody too hot to begin with, was slightly hungover from a night on the tiles from friday night. Probably should have given it a skip. Had a big problem with my shed electrics it kept tripping the...
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    ACE Microbrewery

    Hey Gang, after a long wait mine arrived Wednesday, upacked it and gave it a warm up with some water and oxyclean to give it a little wash and ran thru pump etc. Now to brew day on sunday, anyone give me some pointers to programme in the steps and the power setting, ie step 1 mash in at eg...
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    Bad cat Imperial red.

    I've done it twice, I like it, although it is a sweet red. first time i did it was only second brew and drank way to young. 2nd time let condition for good 12 weeks or so brewed in September 16 for christmas and it was great, still have some now its a brew that needs 3 weeks in primary and...
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    Ace micro brewer

    Hey Gang, waiting on delivery of mine, and I'm working on some beersmith receipes in advance to be ready to go when it arrives, anyone got the equipment profile locked in for the ACE, I think I came across it on the forum somewhere in the past couple weeks but despite my re looking cant seem to...
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    Ace Brewery or Bulldog Brewer

    Sorry Guys, found similar thread I'll chime in there
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    Ace Brewery or Bulldog Brewer

    Hey Gang, thinking of pulling the trigger on one of these - Any thoughts on one over the other? I've one of the ACE Mashtun boilers already, the ACE is more appealing to me for the built in pump rather than the seperate pump on the bulldog, are the electronics better on one over the other...
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    First BIAB

    Yeah, I've brew fridge with inkbird, was set to 20.3 c, Normally would leave the 14 so I'll do that
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    First BIAB

    Now that you mention speedy fermentation, checked it yesterday evening down to 1.014 after days, didnt check before now, would normally leave two full weeks to check, alot of trub can be seen in bottom of fermenter had to run a couple trial jars off to get a clear sample, already good and clear...
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    First BIAB

    So no harm done but just up ending the boiler and emptying the strained lot into the fermenter?, I've a hop spider on the way hopefully be here in time for next brew. Gonna use a mash tun for 2nd go as larger grain bill and dont want to struggle
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    First BIAB

    Hey Gang, after two years of kits I'm trying my hand at all grain, did first BIAB with a new ACE electric boiler. All went relatively ok, when I say ok, couple things I did note. Overfilled kettle expecting grain to soak more water than it did, no biggy I just drained some away at the start...
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    how many pints.....

    Stock low at the moment, last brewed September/October, So only have about 20 bottles ready to drink, Have a kit batch bottled and conditioned, and my first BIAB in fermenter, Did a stock take too and I've 6 kits on shelf that I have to do
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    Woodfordes Wherry Review

    thanks, went ahead and pirched both tea bags last night actually, two weeks in fermenter on sunday gone, will be bottling friday night, was hoping it would be ready to drink fairly soon as supplies are low. Did a Bulldog Red Cat for christmas, have an Festival Endeavour Pale just about ready...
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    Woodfordes Wherry Review

    Bit late to this Wherry game been kit brewing two years now and have read so many times how fine a kit this is I finally succumbed. Been on since saturday gone, was thinking of dry hopping couple days prior to bottling with some fuggles tea bags anyone else done this, next question is one or two...
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    How much beer have you got?

    Wow some impressive stock levels. Newbie brewer started in Feb this year. Nothing fermenting at moment will do one soon so ready to bottle over Xmas break. Conditioning - 40 bottles Coppers Lightning strike Drinking: 15 Shocktop Wheat beer 15 Craft range blonde 30 bulldog evil dog dipa 5...
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    Bulldog, Evil Dog Double IPA

    Think so mine bottled 20 Sept. Have had a few after 8 weeks but keeping rest mainly for Xmas. What I've had though been very good
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