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Regarding the DME, I'd dissolve it in 500ml or so of fresh boiling water and boil for a bit to sterilise. Then chill it to the temperature of your wort before pouring it into the FV. That way you don't risk contamination of the FV by taking wort out to boil, and don't raise the temp of your FV...

Thanks Lads, I don't have the recipe to hand, but the FG was 1.006. In FV for 7 months to "condition"...(actually just didn't fancy bottling it). I used begin candidate to bump up the OG which I though might be the reason for the extra sweetness. But then isn't that highly fermentable, so...

Hi all, I brewed a Belgian quadruple last year and after leaving it to condition in the primary fermenter for about 7 months I took a FG reading and gave it a taste. It tasted quite sweet, far too sweet for a finished beer I would have thought. The FG was 1.006 so it clearly isn't a...

Thanks Clibit, your thread was the all grain inspiration! Cheers Jeff!

Does the krausen sometimes remain after the fermentation has stopped? There was no sign of this in previous brews.

I also brewed an oat stout at the weekend: Mainly from this recipe: http://byo.com/hops/item/1189-oatmeal-stout-style Yeast: A cup of safale -04 slurry from previous Irish red ale batch Batch Size (Gallons): 8 litres Mash: 60 mins Boil: 60 mins Grain Bill: Marris Otter 1360g 70.1% Roasted...

Bottled this Irish red ale at the weekend. There was a surprise waiting when I opened the fermenter, it seemed the yeast had built a roof for itself - it looked nasty (see pic). Is this just some of the yeast caking together and floating on the top? it was safale -04. It tasted absolutely fine...

Second go at an all grain brew after a relatively successful first attempt at a Pale Ale: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/sh...sh+bang+wallop I was aiming for an 8 litre batch. It was based on this recipe: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=141086 My recipe: Marris Otter 1.2kg...

Mash, bang, wallop, I gave brewing a 5 litre batch of all grain ale a go last bank holiday Monday. I went with the simplest recipe as recommended, 1kg of Maris Otter malt, and some Fuggles Hops. Process: 1) 1kg Maris Otter in 4L of strike water heated to 69 degrees. Gave it a good stir (put...

I work around Whitechapel if that helps?

How did your 7 brews in 7 days go SteveJ? Or is it in a different thread?

Yea if it works then it could shave off some time from a brew. Had to do this with my latest batch, cooled it to ~35 degrees in ice water and then let it cool at room temperature for a few hours before pitching the yeast.

Thanks Clibit, I might try adding them just before the boil next time then.

Second go at an all grain brew after a relatively successful first attempt at a Pale Ale: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=56316&highlight=mash+bang+wallop I was aiming for an 8 litre batch. It was based on this recipe: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=141086 My...

Last chance for these before I use them for extract brews. All 3 for £30

I opened one of these (6 of these) at the weekend after 9 days in the bottle (maybe a bit premature?). There was still some yeast floating in the bottles, maybe expected after only 9 days and no cold conditioning. I didn't expect it to taste as nice as it did, very fresh and easy drinking...

Thanks Slid, I'll try icing the latter changes of sink water instead of the ones at the start. My pot is around 15litres so it would easily do a 10litre brew, but I don't drink enough at home to warrant a bigger brew, especially since I'd like to experiment with a few recipies.

Mash, bang, wallop, I gave brewing a 5 litre batch of all grain ale a go last bank holiday Monday. I went with the simplest recipe as recommended, 1kg of Maris Otter malt, and some Fuggles Hops. Process: 1) 1kg Maris Otter in 4L of strike water heated to 69 degrees. Gave it a good stir (put...

Mash, bang, wallop, I gave brewing a 5 litre batch of all grain ale a go last bank holiday Monday. I went with the simplest recipe as recommended, 1kg of Maris Otter malt, and some Fuggles Hops. Process: 1) 1kg Maris Otter in 4L of strike water heated to 69 degrees. Gave it a good stir (put...

Not looking good so far is it! That's a good thought alright thanks. One of the reasons I'm going to try BIAB is the ability to make small batches as I don't drink a huge amount in the house. But if there is no interest I might try it.