Recent content by flummoxed

Yo, I want to add some pepperberry to a kit brew- just wonderin how much to add; as in 'ball park' for being enough to taste it but not enough to taste nothing else........ cheers

I believe so- although I'm unconvinced as to the scientific exactitude involved in using a $10 hydrometer in the 'vessel of your choice' where it can 'lean', 'get caught' on the bubbles on the side of the vial, etc, etc. Anyway,I read where 1 lb CSP can add 8 points to final gravity? (in 20...

Thanks, it's been 1026 for 3 days now, and has been in fermenter for 10 days - so I'm guessing it aint going any lower; I've used 250gm lactose, 250 CSP and 1kg of dry malt extract and 500 gm dark brown sugar..........so 1500gm 'fermentables', but the dry malt powder doesn't ferment right out...

My FG readings almost always higher than those cited in the 'blue brewcraft book' - either when I follow exact recipes, or when I add stuff to their recipes and estimate where it should end up. Can someone tell me how many FINAL gravity points (if any) will be added to a 20 litre kit brew when...

i've done a basic 20 lt aldi juice + US-05 yeast......nothin else 31/3 - pitched; OG 1046 2/4 - thought it wasn't fermenting- nothin through airlock 4/4- 1030.....but impossible to tell as sample was 'effervescing' and seemed to keep hydrometer afloat 6/4 - 1008?!!.....and has changed colour in...

also, i was jumping to conclusions about it being 'off' because way back when, when i had an early stint brewing - about 15 yrs ago.......i just used the yeast that came with the tin...........no safale, saflager, wyeast or firkingreatyeast or whatever.................and occasionally there...

yes, first time with saflager.............may have pitched it at too high a temp - 24 if the sulphuric odour is 'normal' then no probs........... thanks

For the first time in about 20 brews I am getting an off/sour odour emanating from fermenter. (kit brew) it's not over-powering but can smell it outside the laundry/fermenter room. Call me a dill but when the Brewcraft shop fella offered me the saflager yeast for 2 bucks because it was 'near...

Howdy, I'm a kit brewer; yes, one of those! I'm wondering whether anyone knows of a 'table' that will guide me in knowing what affect the non-fermenting corn syrup powder has on final SG readings? I add corn syrup powder to all my kit brews (should I?) and i therefore never achieve the 'low'...