Recent content by NzBrewerMatt

Yeah I've read a lot online about people doing that. I've talked to a friend that is a professional brewer and he suggested to add them in at the end of the boil to get the most flavour out of them.

Hi all I'm keen to hear your experience from those of you who have used cacao nibs at the end of the boil. What flavours did you get, any flavours you didn't want to get etc. I have some raw cacao nibs that I am going to roast tonight before brewing. Because I am putting the cacao nibs at the...

When learning, I also did the same as you. I brewed 3 SMaSH beers so i could learn flavours of the malt and also of the hops. For my Mosaic SMaSH recipe I used Golden Promise. IMO Maris Otter gives a more biscuit flavour to the beer where Golden Promise is slightly cleaner and isn't...

Hey all, I have a stainless steel fermenter that's been left outside open for a few weeks while it's not been used. I forgot about it when I went away I'm wondering what would be the best product to get this back to fully clean would be. Any suggestions? Would PBW be enough or will I need...

Sorry to hijack this post but I seem to be having the same issues. I think i accidentally played around with the F2-F4 settings and now mine is playing up. Is there any way to properly set this to act normally (e.g. set a temp and it turns on the heating element or cooling element to get...

Yeah i did think this. What would be a good cleaning product/agent to use to soak the Fermentasaurus in?

Yeah I tried that however it doesn't seem to get the grit and stuff off the sides of the fermenter where the top of the wort was sitting.

Hi team, how are you guys cleaning the fermentasaurus? I finished my first brew with this fermenter over the weekend and found cleaning to be a massive pain. I couldn't get my arm in there to clean the outside where the hops and yeast had left marks. Are you using a specific tool to clean or a...

You should be batch sparging between 75-77C. If the sparge water is too hot, it will dissolve not only sugars, but also tannins from the grain husks. Tannins can potentially cause an astringent mouthfeel to beer.

Thanks for that. I'll do that when ready to take a hydrometer sample. Looks easier just using the blow off tube instead of the airlock. How much Co2 in psi do you load when taking a small sample?

What exactly do you mean by "Old beer machine"? Provided you have a fermenter, you can brew a 10 litre batch of cider easy. I know WilliamsWarn do a 10L cider kit that you could purchase. https://williamswarn.com/product/ingredients/ww-dry-apple-cider-10-litre-kit/

Yeah there is an additional racking arm that can be purchased but drilling a hole in the fermenter voids the warranty so I don't really want to do that unless as a last resort.

Thanks. Not a bad idea actually. I will probably do this as i want to use the pressure kit to pressure transfer into my keg so it saves having to switch the lids.

Yeah thanks. Just seems to be a bit risky with swapping the lids as it will allow oxygen to get in. I guess i could add Co2 and then purge out the oxygen. More oxygen would potentially get in when i add the normal airlock lid back on though.

Hi Home Brewers! Just finished brewing an all grain batch last night which I have transferred into the Fermentasaurus which I am using for the first time. I'm definitely excited to start using the Fermentasaurus as it looks to be a great piece of kit and it was extremely cheap for a plastic...