Recent content by Brad2027

Hey Guys and Girls, looking for some advice. I have been AG brewing for a little while now, maybe around 6-12 months (Extract for a few years before that), and I am looking to up my game a little. I have always produced nice tasting brews (for me anyways) but wanted to look into water chemistry...

Hey Guys, Need a little advise, plan on doing an Ale today, using US05. First time using the new pressure fermenter (Apollo stub nose 30L), my main question is after yeast starter is pitched should i leave pressure relief valve open for the first 24hrs or so to allow for start of fermentation...

Hey Weal, Thanks for the tips, Yeah i watched your Guten thread for some time and took alot of your tips on board.. Will definitely check the temperature out, Question, do you know if the new Guten 40L are accurate in terms of side volume measurements or are they a couple of L off? I know i...

Thanks for the advise mate, appreciate that.. I will punch those numbers in GF as a starting point and see how i go. Thanks again.

Grain was shop crushed and yeah I did recirc.. mash was thick until I started the recirc, but I imagine that even with recirc it may not be fully submerging grain? All learning i guess

Hey Guys, Hoping for a little advice, today i tried my first AG brew using a 40Lt Guten system, I decided to keep it simple, didn’t use any apps and just went off what i thought was about right in terms of volume etc…. Brew ended up with a OG of 1.036 which was much lower than the 1.042-46 i...

Thanks mate, so in other words it won't kill me but I might end up tasting my mistake.. fair enough....

I am new to all this and still learning the ropes... I have just bottled a fresh larger batch however i used the PSR solution that my home brew store recommended to clean / sanitise the bottles.. My problem is i did not rinse these with hot/cold water after using the solution before bottling...

Hey Guys, Fairly new to brewing (3rd batch coming), I have just purchased a fridge and temperature controller for my new brews.. My question is ; If i want to pitch yeast at say 18-20dg and my wart is at 24dg after mixing do i just sit in the fridge (temp controlled) for a day before pitching...

Thanks for the feedback guys, Definitely want to invest in the fridge / temp control but at the moment i am just stoked i am creating something that resembles beer lol... I am sure i will get pickier as time goes on :) Tasted today after taking another hydro reading and it actually taste ok :)...

New brewer question here guys, I am brewing my second batch ATM , Going with a pretty simple morgans larger / inf hops.. I dont have temp control so used the standard can yeast, Pitched at 25dg however it has spend most of the week down at 22/24. Went to do hyd reading today and it was fairly...