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I have read chapter and verse on this topic and was so encouraged that I have hopefully invested in a good brewing system, however my early attempts are not encouraging. In order to get a feel as to how the system works I decided to do a 'dry run' so to speak, that is running the system without...

I have a simple but effective cleaning and sterilising regime. I have made up the following components from utilitarian items from either Bunnins or Reject Shop. The system uses Napisan cleaner 1 Table spoon in 6litres of warm water for cleaning and a Mixture of 10 mls of white vinegar and 10...

You are correct to quote me as saying " I prefer to make good beer", I also think that there is a correlation between efficiency and getting a good wort flow through the grain bed. My issues are around the wort flow through the grain bed, I believe that with any recirculating system....HERMS...

Kev, I can only dream about getting anywhere near your efficiency numbers ! I too have a recirculating mashing system. The problems I face are ; getting the flow of wort through the grain bed, I would like to achieve 3/4 litres per minute. ; I crush my...

Bought mine last week, gave it a dry run....maybe that should be wet run. I used 15 litres of water just to see what the ramp times and what level of control I got from the Hermit controller, I am very impressed, does everything it claims. I have gone the kettle route for a HEX and this also...

You measure the actual volume in the kettle and input the actual OG. My kettle is a Crown urn, I measure with a rule the volume of wort in the kettle from the rim to the wort level. I take a refractometer reading of the wort, I input these figures into Brewhouse efficiency and get a reading. I...

I am attaching a Brewday worksheet from Brewmate. You will see the Brewhouse efficiency calculator....it calls for volume in kettle, it calls for OG, it then calculates the brewhouse efficiency from these two numbers, it does not call for any other factor, if people do not agree that this is not...

I am attaching a Bremate - Brewday worksheet as an example of the water requirements for a batch size of 20 litres, this is in the ball park of what you are trying to achieve. It appears that your kettle volume is too small for the batch size that you require. I get 20 litres into my fermenter...

The original poster of this topic asked : Can someone explain how to use the Brewhouse efficiency in the Brewday worksheet in BREWMATE. He did not asked how to calculate efficiency using : PROMASH - BEERSMITH or any other software, he did not ask how forum members calculate efficiency. Crusty...

For anyone interested, the attached article gives a good guideline: http://morebeer.com/articles/checkingph

Could someone answer this sensible question please, I would be interested to know also.

Crusty your my man !!! Could not have put this better,these topics are all about how high people can piss up the wall. The original question has been ignored by those who can piss the highest...in their opinion !

Brilliant !!!

I have had your problem ! Unless the false bottom is held down onto the base of the mash tun, grain gets underneath and clogs the run-off tap hole. Some brewers attach a Bazooka braid filter to the end of the run-off attachment which is placed under the false bottom. The false bottom in this...

Try to brew a tradtional mild using English malts and English hops, a very simple recipe is the one attached, brewed it many times, however, do not crush the black malt, just add to the mash whole. Use an SO4 yeast, could not be simpler.

There are various types of refractometers, yours appears to be very crude. The scale on yours is too course and it makes it difficult to make an assessment. The one that I use is graduated in increments of one degree, I purposely bought a beer refractometer which has an upper scale of 1.030 I...

Can it be assumed that the vast majority of your fermentables is sugar ? If you have cloned a yeast that can do what you claim, I reckon Coopers will be paying you multi millions for the yeast. There is obviously a mistake in your calculations or your equipment is not recording properly. It does...

The instruction is...........volume in kettle, this includes trub.. et al. Input gravity of wort, this then calculates efficiency. No point in kidding yourself that you have done something fantastic ! The real measure of efficiency is, brewing to a recipe and achieving the criteria as per the...

Does anyone have a dry hopping procedure that they would recommend ? a. Grams/litre b.Hop after how many days into fermentation c.Free style into fermenter or in a tea-ball d.Hop into the keg, with or without tea-ball Any advice appreciated.

I would like to know the answer also, not necessarily with the yeasts that you are comparing. I was hoping to hear from a forum member who has the ability to brew say, a 50 litre volume brew which can be split 50/50 and then using two yeasts for comparison and fermented at the same time and...