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  1. dent

    Fermenting Under Pressure

    That's a pretty good idea, nice work.
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    No Sparging brewing

    Yeah with a mash pH that high your efficiency will be crap, sparge or not. Apart from that you're not guaranteed to get lower efficiency with no sparge, but it is highly likely. The liquid soaked into the spent grain when you're finished filling the kettle will have more sugars left in it...
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    CPBF Recommendations

    That T shaped one is a pain in the arse to use, so unless you're filling glass bottles the simple carb cap is a better choice.
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    No Sparging brewing

    The pH of the water is irrelevant. The buffering capacity of the water is what matters, unfortunately a pH meter cannot test this. Instead you want to be testing the pH of the mash. This way you find the outcome of the water buffering capacity vs that of the grist. I've heard mixed reports...
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    Does anyone boil for > 90min?

    I often end up with 2+ hr boils as I am often pretty generous sparging into the kettle. I do notice after such a long boil the wort gets very bright with large snail size flocs without any help with finings. Apart from that I haven't noticed much difference.
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    Fermenting Under Pressure

    Well, yeah obviously it is a little more effort - and those kegmenters aren't cheap. Then again if you're happy with the percarbonate, it's not much extra effort at all - change a spring once, and trim a dip tube once. This way I can go straight from fermenting to dispensing while using my...
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    Fermenting Under Pressure

    It is nice to see a resurgence of this. I stopped doing the pressure ferments back in the day as cleaning the krausen from the inside of the 50L kegs was a PITA. But lately I've started it up again with slightly modified cornies, as part of my current war against oxidation. At least with...
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    Low dissolved oxygen brewing techniques

    Just a reminder to be careful with the sodium meta additions. It tastes pretty awful if there's much left in the finished beer - it reminds me of bottom-dollar cider.
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    Australian Bitter Ale: BJCP 6.1 [AABC]

    I brewed an ABA years back that was pretty much inspired by the new AABC guideline - got 2nd place state wise. I really enjoyed the style as a showcase for subtle Australian hops and a super clean malt profile.
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    Whats In The Glass

    Sunshine Pils Clean lager with a nice bit of hersbrucker in the aromatics.
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    Low dissolved oxygen brewing techniques

    It would probably help if it was under vacuum as well.
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    Low mash pH from rainwater

    Rainwater alone won't result in a low pH for brewing purposes - even with distilled water the pH is still too high (5.8 with pils malt). Measuring the pH of the water is a waste of time. Check your mash pH instead. It is likely you've overdone the mineral additions which has resulted in...
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    Low dissolved oxygen brewing techniques

    Well the first brew on LODO is on tap now. I think it still has some of that great aromatic nature but it has diminished a lot - but that was expected, the cold side process still needs some work. Gotta say this must be one of the palest beers I've ever brewed. The other problem is I think I...
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