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Is it possible that the wort was starved of oxygen when you piched the yeast? with a big boil and all. Or did you splash it about as you transferred into fermenter. I've had a quick ferment before, and found rocking the fermenter a bit got it going for a few more days. Good luck :)

I posted somthin earlier and cant find it, so here goes again. Can I use a copper tank (previously used as a water cooler tank so nothing sinister has been inside) as a boil pot. I want to get some AG gear together. It holds around 60L . SS Kegs seem to be the go or aluminuim, why not copper...

LCPA For a fairly simple K+K that i've done and works well. Just finished a glass :P 1.7 KG can of ESB Pale Ale 1KG DME (dry malt) 150g crystal grain 25g Chinook 25g Cascade US 56 yeast The HBS said to steep grains with Chinook for 20 mins simmer and then turn off heat and add cascade for 10...

Hi, I'm wanting to try A-gain one day so I'm casually looking around for equipment on the scrounge. Today I came across a copper tank used in a water cooler unit. I think it would hold around 60L which is ideal from what ive read. Is copper okay? I'm assuming it is and the only reason it isn't...

Yeah I have to agree that cost is definetly a consideration that I make with this hobby, probably because thats the way I am. Although its great fun to make beer, I like to know that I can make 2 slabs for the price of one. Time excluded. That brings me interested in AG to make the most natural...

By the way, it was the same yeast your talking about - US 05

I'd be tossing another yeast in. Last year I made a 3kg esb american pale ale and after 2 days, no bingo ! :huh: So the HBS supplied another ( i was willing to pay but he gave :) ) Which made me think it has happened b4 Anyway it turned out my best beer so far :D don't leave it more than a...

I've wondered about FWK v AG and tried neither :angry: but will have a FWK on the shopping list. What about added preservatives? is there any in Wort kits? Ive wondered how they last the time from kettle to fermenter without going bad.

I was told that Dextrose will give a better finished beer in the glass regards to a compact longer lasting head. Ive tried both and to me the difference is minimal. I bulked primed and bottled today with cane sugar.

Might taste a bit more like alcoholic herb tea :o

Year I know most local honey in WA is derived from eucylptus, and wescobee is a blend. I was also told to go for the light in colour. I tried the recipe on the coopers website for canadian blonde a few years ago, I included 500ml honey from freo markets and it was okay from memory. I would like...

Ta NRB I put it down to high storage temps after a skorcher of a summer. The shed is insulated but at 40 deg nothing can insulate enough and after reading another post here the other day and your comment confirms it. I didn't realise that once it is bottled it will still go bad under certian...

Thanks. Last year I did a few mini mash with lager kits and it came out horrible :angry: I did boil the liquor but realise now i would have over sparged, it came out very sour. One lot smelt like glue and tasted like burn't rubber. It went all dark in colour over the warmer months (stored in...

Hi, brewing again. I'm a sucker for the hobby, you get to drink beer :icon_cheers: I've got a L.Creature pale ale type in the fermenter after 1 week and tastes great(temp control at 24deg US 56 yeast and 20g shinook + Cascade). the grain 150 g crystal malt was left in hot water from kettle...