Every batch I do has a minimum of 6 weeks with the above schedule. Honey & candi sugar take a considerable amount of time to ferment out at 16 degrees.
I adopted the double racking because nearly all of the beer I make falls into the strong <9% category. When making higher gravity brews the trub increases in size. I kept finding that when it came to rack for the final time, (for bulk priming) the trub was considerable enough for me to consider racking twice throughout the brewing process.
The beer that I’ve made over the past 12 months using this process has been very clean and to a high standard that I thought would be unattainable through home brewing. As for losses, I generally loose less than 200ml in each rack, and that’s nothing to be concerned about in my opinion. It is a lot of effort however, but I figure it’s worth it when the beer comes out clean tasting with a lot less of the crap in the bottles that as home brewers we’re used to.
RUM57L wrote:Every batch I do has a minimum of 6 weeks with the above schedule. Honey & candi sugar take a considerable amount of time to ferment out at 16 degrees.
I adopted the double racking because nearly all of the beer I make falls into the strong <9% category. When making higher gravity brews the trub increases in size. I kept finding that when it came to rack for the final time, (for bulk priming) the trub was considerable enough for me to consider racking twice throughout the brewing process.
The beer that I’ve made over the past 12 months using this process has been very clean and to a high standard that I thought would be unattainable through home brewing. As for losses, I generally loose less than 200ml in each rack, and that’s nothing to be concerned about in my opinion. It is a lot of effort however, but I figure it’s worth it when the beer comes out clean tasting with a lot less of the crap in the bottles that as home brewers we’re used to.
Thanks Trizza,
As mentioned I would like to try a cider and am keen to give your one a go in the near future.
I guess i might wait till i find some juice on special.. is there any particular juice that i should keep my eye out for? I want the 100% stuff right?
Bum wrote:I'd ask them what they needed so many pimples for.
Tipsy wrote:Or just tell them to mind their own f---ing business
rotten wrote:Tipsy wrote:Or just tell them to mind their own f---ing business
I do miss that frankness that only living in Gippsland gives you.
rotten wrote:Sorry for poaching your thread Trizza
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