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Posted: Sunday Jan 01, 2006 8:08 am
by yardglass
thanks greg,
now i have to work out how to target a certain Alc %, and achieve it.
7.5% is a bit bigger than my std brews of 5%.
this step up to Partials is a bit of a learning curve, but made a lot easier by this forum and it's members.
cheers
yard
Posted: Sunday Jan 01, 2006 10:07 am
by Dogger Dan
Yard,
Drive on Chum, you are doing fine
Dogger
Posted: Sunday Jan 01, 2006 4:50 pm
by db
yardglass wrote:thanks greg,
now i have to work out how to target a certain Alc %, and achieve it.
7.5% is a bit bigger than my std brews of 5%.
this step up to Partials is a bit of a learning curve, but made a lot easier by this forum and it's members.
cheers
yard
Congrats Yard
I generally mash 2-2.5kg & add a 1.7kg tin of LME after the boil.. usually gives me an OG around 1.040-8. if you dont already have it check out beersmith -
http://www.beersmith.com - i find it a pretty handy tool
Posted: Sunday Jan 01, 2006 5:35 pm
by yardglass
DD,
cheers mate.
db,
thanks champ,
a couple of things got a bit hairy there for a while but it all turned out ok.
i left it to get a decent start last night and put it in the brewbox this morning, at 11*C.
It's got a Hell Krausen and smells like Heaven !
thanks for that link, i'll study it tonight.
cheers
yard