Recent content by kaiserben

Most likely an infected bottle IMO. Does it taste a bit funny compared to the others? Otherwise, how do you carbonate? Bulk prime or just put sugar into each bottle? I know it's obvious, but is there a chance you mistakenly put more sugar into that single bottle?

Just dropping some of the prices generate some interest. I have 2 of the Mangrove Jacks craft series stainless steel fermenters (like this LINK). Will be selling both without the taps or air locks. Will sell at $60 for each (or $100 if you take both). Stainless steel mash paddle will sell for...

I have some stuff that I no longer have room for (down-sizing at the decree of SWMBO). I'm located at Eastlakes in Sydney. I have 2 of the Mangrove Jacks craft series stainless steel fermenters (like this LINK). Will be selling both without the taps or air locks. Will sell at $75 for each (or...

Wow! Did I miss something?

I might just use a HDPE container for that from now on; ie let it settle out in a container before pouring it into the snub before oxygenating and pitching yeast. I've done the same (but using 2 x HDPE containers) before for stuff I was particularly worried about (eg kolsch). At the same time...

I should also say that the amount of cold break surprised me, and I'm assuming it's down to the fact I use a counter-flow chiller.

I recently bought the snub nose (and bought a Kegmaster fridge at the same time). I was keen on closed transfers and also moving from bottling to kegging. Because one of the selling points of the snub was to ferment, carbonate and serve all in the one vessel, my plan is to try serving directly...

Oops! I missed that date. Oh well.

From now on my comp entries will be under the name Guy Incognito.

Interested. Probably just for 1.

My nominated brew shop (National Home Brew) just contacted me to let me know they'd been emailed by the Comp organisers weeks ago about prizes, replied to that email, but then not had a response since. So they (NHB) have now gone ahead and donated a prize to me, which is very good of them...

Nothing here either. Except the yeast packs from Lallemand.

For reference I pitched (roughly) 230bn cells.

Got an email overnight.

Just tasted my first beer from the batch brewed post #161. It's still very young for a lager, but the beer tastes good. Dunno how much that good taste can be attributed to LODO. I'll reserve judgement till I've let some of the beer condition at fridge temps for a couple of months (if it lasts...