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Thanks guys. I'm trying to work out strike water. I filled up my urn with 35 litres of water, brought it to the boil and then set my timer to see how much evaporated in an hour, which was ~3l. Say 3.5 to be safe. So if I'm looking at a 23l batch size with a 5kg grain bill , I add 3 litres to...

I was thinking saaz as an alternative with roughly double the quantities as it seems far less bitter.

Hi all I'm thinking about doing my first BIAB and the idea of doing a Vienna SMASH lager sounds good. Does this sound about right? Grain - 100% Vienna (5kg) Hops: Perle - 60m 30g Perle - 15m 15g Perle - 5m 15g No chill - looking for ~22l batch size. Got my urn boiling away at the moment to...

I've just started out too, using the G3 fermenter King. Pressure fermenting is the best. I've just been using FWKs so far and getting excellent results. Check out Dr Hans YouTube videos, and Geoff Heath Homebrew. I found they helped a lot to understand the concepts and some tricks with...

Thanks mate. It's kegged at 18psi. Stuff bottling! It's mellowed a little since yesterday. I'm guessing you're right, the yeast might have cleaned up a bit. Anyway, time for the next one - oatmeal stout.

Yep, settled at 1.007

Thanks all. I chilled it down a bit today and transferred to a keg. Most of the krausen dropped. Tastes ok, a tad more bitter/astringent than I thought but lots of banana.

Ok, thanks @kadmium and @Reg Holt.

I've just finished fermenting a bavarian wheat beer in the fermenter king. OG 1.045 FG 1.007 (seems a bit low) Fermentation should have finished, but there's still krausen (hopefully) on top. Is this ok, or possibly an infection?

Is there anything you do like?

Just leave them soaking in a bucket of starsan until you need to bottle?

I have the G3 fermenter King. Just did my first brew and it turned out great, and dispensing from the fermenter is awesome. Looking forward to doing many more brews in it. Only complaint is, when I was doing a closed transfer tonight to my keg, the floating dip tube was half in/half out of the...

Thanks mate. Probably only going to be doing 23l batches (end volume) to start with, but thought the bigger pot might come in handy later if I decide to upsize.

Well, it's ordered now so I'll see how I go. I plan on insulating it. The Crown is 2.4kw so not a huge difference.

Turns out that photo relates to a different product so no false bottom. Anyway, I'll buy it and see how I go.

Just posting this as it might be helpful to others. I've emailed Soga to ask about what looks like a 'false bottom' in their urn and whether it's removable for cleaning. Could work ok for BIAB if it is.

Looks like the Crown seconds are still around the $300 mark, so I'll be the Soga guinea pig I think.

Thanks mate, that's not a bad idea.

I've been eyeing off this as a BIAB vessel. I know people use the Soga kettles on gas, but has anyone used this urn? https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/heyhey-soga-48l-stainless-steel-urn-commercial-water-boiler-2200w-urn844/ Only asking as I noticed the disclaimer: Please note: This appliance is...

Probably a couple more weeks depending how long it takes my keg to arrive. Just want to make sure I've got the procedure right in terms of depressurisation and repressurisation