Has anyone ever sent their home-brew off to these companies offering "professionalâ calculation of the ABV? I have no knowledge of this but note from a few American forums that the average professionally calculated ABV's usually come back up to 2/3 degrees lower than the home-brew calculations...
I only do extract and kit brewing and I live in a 18th cottage. So not being a modern insulated house I found the main problem was maintaining a constant temperature throughout not just the fermenting but the 2/3 weeks of storing in a warm place thereafter aswell. It seems beer can be very...
I only do extract and kit brewing and I live in a 18th cottage. So not being a modern insulated house I found the main problem was maintaining a constant temperature throughout not just the fermenting but the 2/3 weeks of storing in a warm place thereafter aswell. It seems beer can be very...
Hello
I have made a fridge/STC set up and thanks to advice from Hairy biker (senior member) on this forum I brought this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60W-Electric-Tubular-Heater-1ft-Tube-with-1-5m-cable-Plug-Top-Wall-Brackets-/140769769352?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air...
Yes you have cracked it many thanks after a load of research and looking on the American forums I realise I have made a mistake. I bottled too soon with these American style beers 2 weeks even at a controlled stable temp is just not enough. My second brew a Young's American Amber ale is now 3...
I am getting a little bit of a result with the great advice above so will try your suggestion aswell with the brew on the go at the moment I have an STC set up so temp no problem I usually leave 2-2.5 weeks there then bottle then 2 weeks warm and then at least 2 weeks cold but maybe the yeast...
Just made 40 bottles of American Pale Ale in clear plastic PET bottles they are ready to drink with the expected sediment on the bottom the beer is crystal clear but as soon as I open one the rush mixes the sediment up again and it pours cloudy. Very annoying I have tried gently and slowly...
A simple question really how long can you delay adding the yeast? I appreciate its normally after the wort and temperature are ready etc but just as I was about to add my yeast life took over and I find myself with wort that's two days old still waiting for its yeast. Is it still ok to add the...
I just love the new Bulldog kits with 4kg of malt in they have a fantastic "body" to them just wondered if its possible to add 1kg of malt to normal British kits would this achieve the same result? Would the yeast need to be doubled as again the bulldog kits seems to come with an awfully large...
Does anybody know if its ok to send home brew abroad as a gift? I wish to exchange bottles with my cousin in Canada now and then. I assume there's a customs duty on it due due to it being "foodstuffs"? if so which end is that paid?
Many thanks for reply. Yes that's what I would expect but my update is that after 21hrs absolutely nothing at 24hrs it went crazy it now has a 5 inch foam head on it. It looks like a giant 5 gallon pint if you know what I mean.Panic over.
Yes noted : ) I have stuck the temp probe straight thru the top of the fridge and into the centre of the fermentation bin. That way there's no wires and I get a truer temp reading of the actual wort however it causes another issue the temp probe is not heavy enough to fall straight down so I am...
Hello I am a newbie aswell and had the problem of crazy temps in an uninsulated shed. Just wired up a STC to the tubuler heaters their recommending on here they work a treat all you need is the 60w one. I used a fridge because of back problems lifting a 5 gal bucket out of a chest freezer. At...