Recent content by bradmccoy

Yep very different. I love galaxy, can't stand NS.

Just getting back into brewing after a few years of inaction and hearing about the kveiks everywhere. Are they as good as I keep hearing? Which ones do you use? What's good for a pale ale style?

This is exactly the sort of set up I'm looking to build (element under the false bottom). Whereabouts did you get the service tray and is it working out ok?

Got some chooks. Didn't even think about giving it to them. Would rather find a use that more directly benefits me ;) Think I might just try mashing it and see what I get.

I've got a few kilos of crushed grain that would be around 6mo old. I've read on some previous posts that crushed grain doesn't last this long. But if I used it, what should I expect? Stale flavour? Poor efficiency? Should I throw it out or use it for something?

I pitched another pack of yeast, seemed active in no time, then dropped out without changing the gravity at all. This BYO article points out that there probably wouldn't be enough o2 left for a pack of yeast to thrive. They recommend a 1-2L starter and pitching it when it's most active. Tried...

Would like to see some pics of your rig sometime. Only ever see it blurred in the background!

This look great. Is it 100% pils malt?

Hey Jamesco have youtried contacting the brewer? They can be surprisingly generous with giving away their recipes. Let us know if you find anything as I'd be interested.

What I mean is - there seems to be a lot of suspended yeast around the bottom of the vessel, which I wonder is affecting gravity readings. Not sure if this is possible.

Still reading 1.020. There's no way that's done. I wonder if I'm getting inaccurate readings from the bottom of the vessel (drawing from spigot)? Might try siphoning some from further up.

No idea sorry. Hopefully someone more qualified will comment. Increasing bould size will help, but I don't know by how much. I'd add the malt right at the end as there is no need to boil it. That, and a slightly higher volume, should help a little. What exactly are you looking for more of...

Brewtoad.com is good for some quick calcs. And it's free.

You'll need to adjust your calculations to factor in your smaller boil size (11L). Your boiling your hops in quite a syruppy solution, which I assume would affect what you're getting out of them.

Real men shoot in M (manual) ;)