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donald_trub

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LHBS gave me bag of Saaz and wrote 7.9% AA on it (proper labels weren't ready). That seems awfully high for Saaz... can anyone confirm? 18/11/17

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    1. Brewman_
      Brewman_
      Saaz T-45 can be that high. The stuff we have at the moment is around 6%
      30/11/17
    2. DU99
      DU99
      b saaz is that high (Motueka)
      18/11/17
      2. donald_trub
        donald_trub
        Thanks, that stacks up. Making a BoPils. While it won't be fully traditional, looks like it'll still work.
        18/11/17
    3. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      LHBS gave me bag of Saaz and wrote 7.9% AA on it (proper labels weren't ready). That seems awfully high for Saaz... can anyone confirm?
      18/11/17
      2. Mardoo
        Mardoo
        I saw that Brewman has Hersbrucker at 6%, so maybe it was a high alpha year in Germany. Packing hops with Hopdealz when they were around, alpha percentages could vary widely from year to year. Not always, but definitely sometimes.
        28/11/17
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    4. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Hop bursting Fuggles today... anyone do this?
      3/9/16
      2. Brownsworthy
        Brownsworthy
        Not specifically with fuggles but I do with most of my IPAs with great results.
        4/9/16
      3. donald_trub
        donald_trub
        I'm curious to see how the earthiness comes out when it's used this way. I typically use Fuggles at the more traditional times.
        4/9/16
    5. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Homebrew shops, would it kill you to keep online inventories up to date, before I make the trek into your store?
      6/8/16
      2. MartinOC
        MartinOC
        As they say in the classcs "La merda succede". Gremlins get into even the best inventory systems. Just accept that nothing is perfect.
        6/8/16
      3. JPS
        JPS
        You could shop at Woolies or Coles, they have trillions. The local HBS owner is lucky to pay himself a wage plus super plus leave etc
        6/8/16
      4. idzy
        idzy
        Are you talking about KK Yeast Inventory? LOL...never up-to-date.
        7/8/16
    6. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Stuffed up... doing my first lager and chucked in 1 x Saflager S-23 into 20 litres. Reading the packet says I should've used 2 or 3 sachets. Should I pop into LHBS tomorrow for a couple of packs and chuck more in tomorrow arvo?
      20/12/15
      2. DJ_L3ThAL
        DJ_L3ThAL
        Beer will turn out OK, but if you want to give it every best chance to be an excellent beer then yes get the additional yeast. Being your first lager might be worth leaving it with 1 sachet so next time make the same brew and use 2-3 packs so you can taste the difference.
        20/12/15
      3. Topher
        Topher
        What temp did you pitch at?
        21/12/15
      4. donald_trub
        donald_trub
        11 degrees. Raise it or let it be?
        21/12/15
    7. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Am I crazy, or do I get a whiff of truffles off Northern Brewer hops?
      5/12/15
      2. Mardoo
        Mardoo
        I get all kinds of crazy aromas from hops. I assume many of them are more about my nose than the hops.
        6/12/15
      3. Adr_0
        Adr_0
        Depends on your malts. I always get tea with US NB.
        9/12/15
    8. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      My keg fridge can't get delivered quick enough!
      6/10/15
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      3. Diesel80
        Diesel80
        Got beer to keg? Nothing worse than a keg fridge with nothing in it!
        8/10/15
      4. pist
        pist
        you wont look back. I dont know why I didnt go to kegs sooner
        8/10/15
      5. Yob
        Yob
        We all say that to ourselves
        9/10/15
    9. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      1st runnings into my Sunday morning coffee sounded good in my head, doesn't really change the coffee all that much.
      30/8/15
      2. Bribie G
        Bribie G
        jigger of Scotch into some first runnings hits the spot.
        31/8/15
    10. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      A riveting article on how to go camping... why do I still have a subscription to Beer & Brewer?
      26/11/14
      2. TimT
        TimT
        Would you prefer a camp article on how to do riveting?
        27/11/14
      3. Bribie G
        Bribie G
        Maybe it's a plug for Aldi's Rivet lager.
        30/11/14
    11. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Just smashed my glass hydrometer :-(
      10/9/14
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      3. 431neb
        431neb
        Yeah, so down to the refractometer which is a PITA for finishing gravities. Never really trusted it in general.
        11/9/14
      4. Bribie G
        Bribie G
        What is this hydrometer you speak of?
        11/9/14
      5. SimoB
        SimoB
        I did that last week...
        11/9/14
    12. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      What time of morning is too early for your first hydrometer sample?
      20/6/14
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      3. Camo6
        Camo6
        Hydro samples aren't alcoholic, silly!
        20/6/14
      4. MastersBrewery
        MastersBrewery
        anything before 3am I count as the night before
        22/6/14
      5. dicko
        dicko
        Any time before breakfast is fine...at least you know what you are bottling/ kegging later in the day
        22/6/14
    13. donald_trub
      donald_trub
      Forgot to put the falsie in the eksy before adding hit water and ALL the grain :-( Used a rubber glove to add the falsie but there's a lot of grain sitting under it.
      7/6/14
      2. SimoB
        SimoB
        ouch
        8/6/14
      3. elcarter
        elcarter
        It'll come out when you crash chill :D
        8/6/14
      4. donald_trub
        donald_trub
        Things seemed to work out OK in the end. The first turn of the tap resulted in a stick sparge. Cleared that and it was fine after that.
        9/6/14
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