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Hi Beerslut,
I'm with everyone above.
Though, when I first starting brewing I introduced my beers to my mates in a sneaky way. I would pour them a beer that they were used to, then another that was a little more of an adventure for them and my beer would be the third one they tasted.
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i kind of feel like im missing out now

thanks Dr geez can't believe how little i knew about the refractometer...that answers a lot of questions i had regarding my yeast health not just in this brew but in some others....saved me a lot of stuffing around there :)

taking another measurement its probably more like 6...i had to recalibrate ...

mmm i might make something like this soon

i wonder how it'd go with a wheat yeast? some banana and clove might mix quite well...anyone had any experience with this?

so ive been brewing a blonde ale type thing (recipe below) and have used wyeast 1007 (german ale)...it seems to have stalled at about 5 brix (1.019 or so)...

i made up a 2L starter (the bag swelled before i put it in)...this was crash chilled and i pitched 3/4, saving the rest

its been brewing ...

hmmm well you wont get much krausen from saflager anyway? sorry but i haven't had this happen to me - i have brewed multiple fresh wort kits (but the ones from st peter's brewery) and never had anything strange like this happen

maybe open the fermenter and using a sanitized instrument test how this ...

what yeast are you using Elbow?

thanks for the suggestions guys
will drop the mash temp to 65.6C...am also saving the amarillo and doubling the saaz
as for the IBUs i think ill keep them where they are - from what ive read of no chill i can probably expect the IBUs to raise by 5 or so
also on reviewing the style ive dropped the ...

thought i'd give this a go soon, ive head maris otter is good enough just on its own...

Maris Otter Summer Ale
Blonde Ale


Type: All Grain
Date: 22/08/2009
Batch Size: 20.00 L
Brewer: Tom
Boil Size: 23.93 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 ...

hi just wondering what sort of increase in IBUs and decrease in aroma people seem to be getting with this method? did a couple of Ags with it but way too soon to be tasting

i'm guessing some dry hopping wouldn't be a bad idea once i get to 2ndary

cool thanks for that - 1.048, while a bit low on the efficiency, puts my beer well within the APA style i was aiming for

just make sure you never use bleach on anything plastic

bleach.....and leave it overnight
dissolves practically all organic matter

after breaking 2 hydrometers within a week i decided to invest in the refractometer...got the basic model with no temp conversion...really should have sourced a good conversion chart before beginning yesterday...

hey guys...I recently aquired a 20L rubbermaid (with false bottom) and did my first AG with it yesterday...now my gravity reading was a bit hazy - 12 brix at 55 deg C I think...but I think this means, when adjusted for temp, that my preboil gravity was around 1.060 - once heat is accounted for ...

did this one today...well yesterday technically

am a bit worried i improved on the expected gravity of the mash....12-13 brix at 55 deg C...still a bit unsure about conversions at high temps

went with the hop schedule i posted...hope it works ok...may be a bit underhopped i guess if the efficiency ...

cool...will have to see if firstchoice has it

probably a bit less water and it should be alright

so um...what's TTL?

yeast shouldn't make much of a difference in a stout, *relatively speaking*, as the other ingredients are so strong in flavour...the most important points id say (which have already been made) would be lower the water and use malt extract (or at least a cooper's brew enhancer) instead of the sugar ...