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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Thanks for the tip, I will definitely check them out!!!
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Hi Mark, yes sorry the info I gave you was incorrect. That recipe also had an extra 800gm Vienna malt (x2 for two machines) for that OG. I was actually squeezing replies in during a brew day so I only had small intervals and didn't check my brewing notes properly for the batch I quoted. No...
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    I think the beers I make are reasonable and my friends think they are good, but I still don't feel like I've made anything special. I know there is a perfect beer for me but I havent found it yet, but I will know when I do. I've tried various hop combinations, different grains, yeasts etc...
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Mine always seems to be gunky for the first pot or two, and pot 3 and 4 are just to make sure. I think its because moving from deep freezer to kegerator stirs things up a bit (I use an overhead electric winch / crane thingy to lift them out) so I pour two pots as soon as moved, then two more...
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Thanks for your comments! Re 1. I will definitely try the mash out ramp up from 45 mins in - it will actually save even more time as the wort is already starting hotter when I set it to boil. Re 3. I think I will definitely adopt your pitching and ferment temps as I've been worried the most...
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Thanks Mark, my OG is usually around 1.045 for 59L wort (includes the 7L water added to ferm). I know from reading your previous posts over time that you might have a fit about my pitching temp! I pitch around 1L of reused slurry and have bubbling action start within about 8 to 12hrs. I will...
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    Taking some shortcuts - what am I missing out on?

    Hi everyone, haven't been much of a poster over the years but I am a big lurker and generally keep up with the daily threads. I am also a high throughput brewer and usually do 60L AG batches every 2 - 3 weeks or so consistently for the last 6 years. Over the years I have read many threads and...
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    Anyone Using Brewfather?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I gave this a go but I'm not sure if it really achieving the purpose. When I try this it simply uses the largest mash volume possible, plus max sparge and then whatever is left becomes top up water. It does not seem to affect IBU calculation and it feels a bit 'hard...
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    Anyone Using Brewfather?

    I had a fiddle around with Brewfather yesterday to see what it was all about. Seems generally pretty good but I could not find a way to add 'top up water' to my equipment profile. I have a grainfather (and a robo brew) that I use for slightly concentrated batches. Between the two I get around...
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    Mould spots in fermenter tap - is my brew stuffed?

    Thanks for the extra replies. Yes I've always been worried about the plastic taps, I do soak them overnight in PBW and then spray with starsan before every re-use, but I have never pulled them apart before. Didn't even know you could. The two mold spots were only a couple of mm each and they...
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    Mould spots in fermenter tap - is my brew stuffed?

    Thanks for the replies! I will definitely not be tipping the beer after all the effort. I usually do spray with some starsan after taking sample but just forgot this time for some reason. Fair enough about not wrapping the tap. I was just hoping someone else has had the same issue and could...
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    Mould spots in fermenter tap - is my brew stuffed?

    Hi Everyone, hoping I can get some opinions on whether my most recent lager is doomed. I have a temp controlled fridge for fermenter and sometimes I get small spots of black mold on outside of fv by the end of the fermentation. This has never been an issue for me as obviously everything is...
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    Time to say hello and get more involved

    This seems very sensible to me. I think there has to be a process for fair evaluation here and this seems like a good strategy. Will definitely give this a go. The main problem I've had with new flavours is that after a few glasses, any strong flavours seem to magnify and linger in my mouth...
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    Time to say hello and get more involved

    I agree, and I know I need to get out and sample what's available a bit more. I have always been worried though that Dan Murphys etc would all just be different types of mega-swill in the one place so wasn't sure I would get much value. I have made a few different ales and a couple of semi...
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    Time to say hello and get more involved

    Thanks for the suggestions, I think you have summed up my taste in beer pretty accurately. I will definitely try Magnum and Perle as a substitute for bittering and hopefully pick up some subtle changes. While I am doing that I will pick up a few Pilsners, Helles, belgians etc to see which ones...
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