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You should try a whirlpool then wait around 5 minutes. This works well and most the break / hop residue is left in the middle of the kettle. I usualy have about 2ltrs left over or there abouts have never measured it. Cheers Rob

Hi foles I also use a 50ltr Beerbelly kettle and hopscreen i have never noticed that amount of break in my NoChill cubes. Did you whirlpool before you drained the kettle? Cheers Rob

Half way through the mash of Doc's Bavarian Weizen at the moment. Mm cant wait to try this one. Still trying to decide what yeast to use 3068 or 3638. Cheers Rob

Whos comp are we all going to join schooeys or Phillips? Cheers Rob

Thanks Butters will give that a shot and see how it goes. Cheers Rob

Checked my Porter again today and its still sitting at 1.026 after lifting the temp. Should i go ahead and rack this tomorrow to see if that will help it along? Cheers Rob

Thanks guys will take on board all the info provided. Next time i will make a bigger starter and aerate more and see how it goes. Cheers Rob

Awesome thanks Ross will give that a go and see how it goes. Cheers Rob

Thanks Kabooby and Ross Ill try raise the temp to around 24C does that sound right? Im heading away thursday morning till monday for the long weekend here in WA, Shall i leave this till i get back then rack for a week or so? Cheers Rob

From my notes my mash was between 66.5 and 67.5C I thought that might be why so i checked to see if my thermometer was out against another one and it was fine so i thought that was ruled out unless both are out. Cheers Rob

Checked this again today. Its now at 1.026 so i still need a few more points. I Will rack this tonight. If that doesnt work is there any other options? Cheers Rob

I Pitched a 800ml starter to the TTL Clone made from a slant. And a starter around 1200ml to the porter. They kicked off pretty good with a big krausen but seem to just die so im a bit stumped so thats why im thinking my aeration is lacking. Wont have a chance to rack until tuesday ill give the...

The last two brews ive done with Wyeast 1469 Both times the yeast has stopped after about 5 days. The first brew was DrSmurtos TTL Clone this stopped at around 1.020. I racked this and it slowly dropped down to 1.016 when i was after a FG of around 1.013. The 2nd Brew ive got on now is a Robust...

I have been connecting my kegs up to serving pressure and leaving for a week to condition/carb. Only have 2 kegs at the moment but have another 4 on their way from Ross. I hope to have 2 kegs on tap while having 2 hooked up to serving temp and c/cing. Cheers Rob

Have been drinking this for the last couple of days. Has started to clear up nicely. The hop flavor and aroma has started to mellow out and its tasting great. One of my best yet. Unsure what i would change next time maybe a bit more colour. Cheers Rob

Im also having an issue with not reaching my FG. I Brewed 92.5 % JW Ale Malt and 7.5 % JW Munich. I mashed in at 65C I racked this at 1.020 2 days ago and its still sitting at 1.020 The beer doesnt taste overly sweet. I brewed this with Wyeast 1469. I have another started just about ready...

Thanks for the response guys. I Had another taste / smell of the starter last night and decided im probaly just over reacting and its just the taste / smell of the malt, So i decided to pitch this into the brew. 20 hours later the brew has a nice Krausen and is fermenting nicely. Will let you...

No Worries Thanks will see how the kegged beer goes. I fermented this for 14 days so i thought this would of been sufficient.

Kai will this cause the kegged beer to be very hazy? Has been in the keg since thursday. Or will this need more time to clear. Cheers

Guest Lurker this is after the starter has fermented out. Raven19 I created the starter by boiling 75grams of LDME into 750ml of water. I cooled this then tipped into my starter vessel. I tipped some into a slant i had ready swirled around then tipped into starter vessel. The starter was...