Reckon you could be right. I thought it was a strange OG
I did try to splash it up a fair bit when adding the water to the 18L mark and swirled the fermenter around.
But probably was a bit under done on the stirring though.
So you would open the lid and mix it at this stage?
After a year or so since my last home brew, I decided to ease my way back into the game with a kit brew.
I went for the Coopers Brew A can and mixed 1KG of dried light malt extract to make a 18L batch.
OG reading was 1028 which I thought was low but wasn't really sure what to expect of the...
Thanks S.E. after looking into it a bit more I reckon I might save up and go for the single vessel brewery. Have you got experience with either the Guten or Brewzilla? Pros/Cons?
Thanks - Digiboil looks pretty much exactly what I am after.
Have you had experience with it? Recommend it?
Unfortunately the 35L is currently sold out (back in August 10) - should I just wait or would this do the trick:
https://www.keg-king.com.au/boiler-2300-watt-domed-lid-no-hole.html
Looking to upgrade my setup from a 15L pot which I previously cooked on a stove top (electric) to a larger pot and stand alone gas burner.
I am looking to brew 23L extract batches (eventually will look to get into BIAB/AG) and have been looking at the following:
Mega Jet Gas Burner -...
Not going to claim to be an expert with the hydrometer at this stage but fairly confident with the 1011 reading. I might keep the yeast strain the same for next brew so as to not change too many things at once but do you have a yeast strain that would work better? US 05??
I fermented at 20 C on...
Cheers BigD - I must admit I cracked another one last night and even a few extra days seemed to have made a difference in carbonation and improved flavour.
What sort of quantities would you recommend for 30 & 15 min hop additions?
So I recently cracked open my first bottle of an American Pale Ale I brewed using a basic recipe I got from the 'Brew A Batch' home brew book. Details below:
Base Malt:
1.5kg Coopers 'Light' LME
1.5kg Briess CBW Munich LME
Hops:
45g Cascade (6.5% AA) 60 min. boil
Yeast:
Nottingham Ale
Bulk...