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Quick update following a chat with the helpful guys at MaltMiller and completing my next brew. I switched to the smaller pipe work setup (the “micro pipe work”) and this did the trick! TBH I am not exactly sure why! Is it something to do with faster recirculation?? I was advised to use these...

I agree. I looked at other recipes as the Grainfather app needs this value. I just plug in 35 which seems to be the average- at least for the basemalt which will drive most of the OG value.

Thanks for all the inputs. I will check the milling. Three versions of recipe Brewfather, Grainfather and what I bought! EBC are different is the only thing I noted. I will check the temp vs the controller and already cross checked my refractometer vs hygrometer. I also attached the Grainfather...

I am on my 60th Grainfather 30 brew and am occasionally struggling to hit Target OG at end of Mash. I suspect the grain mill as I have not changed anything else. Last night I was doing David Heath’s Mild. Target OG 1.035, I got 1.018. I have spoken to the supplier who delivered 5 grain bills...

Thanks all! In the bin it goes!

Hi All. Finally got to bottle my Stones smoked porter today.. but had real issues getting a good transfer from the fermenting bucket to the bottling bucket. I tried the tap-tube method but was not happy with the tap to tube seal as it was sucking in air - obviously a “no no”.. Switched to my...

Thanks for quick reply to my post! Will go and fettle it now!

Having taken the plunge with cornys I just wanted to confirm the process I have in mind below having read up on various posts... corrections suggestions welcome! 1. Clean everything. Full disassembly. Thorough rinse. 2. Sanitise everything and reassemble. Leave some sanitiser in keg. 3. Beer...

Great. Thanks !

Hi Brewing brains. Am about to batch prime my Chinook Porter. The priming calculator on Malt Miller is asking for fermentation temp. I fermented at 18-20 deg C but have cold crashed to 4 deg C. Which is the relevant temp for the calculator. I have entered both temps and get a big difference. 50g...

Ah yes! My daughter, aka master bottler”, did say that she needed a certain pressure/position or the wand would not work it’s magic! Hopefully Gringotts will dispense me some funds to acquire a new wand! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ah yes ! My daughter, aka master bottler, did say she needed a certain pressure/position or the wand would not work it’s magic! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for all the advice folks. I will try a new wand as the first option. (Diagon Ally here I come)! Then go for direct filling from tap as that may be fastest.... but probably aerates the beer too much?? Corny kegs are appealing but need a full kegerator set up etc. May be cheaper to get...

Bottling fermenter bin. Have racked off to second bucket for priming. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bottle wand on tap of fermenter. Once I get to 8 litres it is dog slow. 30secs per bottle?? Tried tipping the bucket etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi guys. Just done another 40 bottles with gravity fed bottling wand. Am running out of family helpers as this is a boring job. Anyone sorted some kind of pump system?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Guys! Will go and research the Belgian/kolsch yeasts and their preferred fermentation temps. Any variations on the grain bill for the base wort? I was going to start with 90%maris otter and 10%crystal...

Hi All Am tight for time and still improving my BIAB technique (20-25l batch). I am hoping to find a recipe from which I can drive two different but drinkable pints ... I would like one of them to be a standard English session bitter... and the other is to be as different as possible but from...

Ok thanks All, will get it into the fridge somehow. And chill down and see if it clears! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

King keg. 3weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk