Recent content by ibu

Recipes Water quality/additions

Thanks everyone for the input and for the invite Mark. there were some really good tips there. Pratty your Amber looks great; I like the look of your hop schedule. I'll get onto a recipe for this ASAP; maybe I do need to consider water chemistry more than I do at the moment. Cheers

I agree; 30% freaks me out a bit when I'm used to <5%. I threw some melanoiden in this recent batch but the aromatic might add another dimension I suppose. Thanks. I'm thinking along the lines of 11kg ale malt and 1.5kg medium crystal. Keep it simple. Hop the back out of it and aim for ~8%. If...

Ha, yeah thanks Mark. I'm a brewman customer already; great site/service. 30% crystal? That seals it, I'm def gonna start upping that to get the taste I'm after.I've just always been hesitant after my fails and reading EVERYWHERE that crystral should be <5%.

Thanks black_labb, that's exactly what I was hoping someone to say but I can't find any info on that anywhere. I had suspected they throw a heap of crystal in there. I'mthinking I am just gonna have to bite the bullet and have a go; if it ends up too sweet then I'll rethink. I might have to have...

@GalBrew: I didn't combine the dark munich with the melanoiden and crystal; these were different brews. I'd consider it though. These are just different things I have done in the past to create a malty ipa. Thanks for the Draak clone Mardoo; I'll have to give that a go once I get this ipa thing...

Hey gang, Long time trawler, first time poster. I've been all grain brewing for about 7 years now and am pretty happy with the beers I make; for the most part... After a few fails (40 - 50lt tip outs on the lawn) due to me getting a bit too creative with grain bills and adjuncts (chasing the...

Good idea! I've been using some rubber around the edge of the bottom mesh which helped but hasn't stopped all the grain getting into the wort. This may help further with that and also aid with sparging as you said. Well done; thanks for putting it up.

Hey chook, From what I've read, standard beer freezes at about -1 degree C. Here's a chart http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MG0ceaLvdro/UsMGYfii6pI/AAAAAAAAA3o/c2eCbTFmyjo/s1600/EtOH+graph.jpg As to what temp your beer is in the kegs, at a guess I'd think they'd be at around the temp you set your temp...

No wonder it ended up so big; it has a 110% grain bill!!!