Recent content by gethrog

Haven't been on the forum for a while. I am looking to do a red ale tomorroew with my son who has just arrivede up home. Anyone have a good recipe, that I can dial into beersmith. Partial or all grain will do the trick?

Thanks for the assist. Just to put your mind at ease Screwtop and Bindy are two members of this forum. They know beer making inside out and have been a great help to a newbie like me. I ened up working the SG on the last brew by "guestimation" but your easy formulae will be used in future...

Just on my 3rd brew and I'm still having some difficulty with mash eficiency and volumes. I have Beersmith which has helped me out of a few fixes, and Screwtop and Bindy have been great too. Anyway, a question. In Beersmith is the Estimated original gravity, the gravity of the wort before or...

Hey my brother lives at Tuross Head. I was there last week. Nice spot.i

I am aiming for a high 4's (4.8 ish) I am using SafLager West European Lager S23 and yeast nutrient. I have addee 2 litres so the SG at start before pitching is now 1.044

Added a litre at a time and after 2 litres the reading was 1.044. Will leave it at that and shoot for 1.007 or 1.008 and get a high 4's beer.

Thanks guys great stuff. What I am uncertain of now is just how much water I can add without dropping that SG down too much? Is it just trial and error with a few hydro readings??

G'day all, With a bit of assistance from the members of this forum I have brewed a couple of kick ass ales which were demolished at my sons 21st. (Strangely the oldies wouldn't try the "home brew" but the youngsters wouldn't drink anything else.) Last night I started on my first lager. A bit...

Thanks everyone for your input, I have been dragged out of town on business for a couple of days, so the brew has been in the fermenter now at 3 degrees for a few days. I am guessing the yeast has well and truly stopped in any event. My intention was to add 2 carbination drops to each of the...

Hi all, I am due to keg my second brew and this time I got the quantities right and ended up with 23 litres in the fermenter. (First brew was just 19 and was just enough for the one keg.) I was about to keg the 2nd brew tonight and realised I will have 4 litres over. I have a few bottles and a...

Thanks boys but my son has a fair bit of experience with non AG brews + he and his girlfriend are big on making spirits etc as well so they will guide the process. (I'm largely just paying the bills at this stage) That said we will have a run at a larger. As well as new to AG I'm new to using...

Thanks Bindi, We have a reciepe for a Dortmunder Export that requires a pale ale malt or a larger malt is recommended. I will take a bag of that. What is the time frame for delivery do you know? We are still getting our kit together so may well take you up on the offer of using your gear.

Hi Bindy, its your new student here under the name of Humpys dad. I want to start our firt AG to be ready for Christmas and Matts 21 shortly therafter so would welcome input on amounts needed. I can pick up my bags from your place if OK.

I will be up for some as well but am a newbie so don't know amounts just yet. When is decision day?

Hi All, I have just realized I posted this in the wrong area the other day. I want to sell and old stainless steel boiler my father had made over 20 years back. From my maths it would comfortably take 175 litres. I will be using the proceeds to make an AG set up with my son, so trades on...