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Hey guys I was trying out a new IPA recipe and decided to do a smaller batch of about 14 to 15L. In my mind my small fermenter was 20L but when I went to transfer to it I realised it was only 15L! I had a slurry of US05 from a previous brew and I created a small starter just to check it was ok...

So I've been trialing Brewfather the last few weeks for a couple of brews alongside my copy of Beersmith. I've found Brewfather to be really good software, a great implementation and very easy to use. Having it available and easy to use on everything from a laptop to a mobile phone and it all...

You sure you have enough beer there WEAL?

Yes, certainly agree the water report is inadequate

I can't fit another keg in, I can fit a 2.6Kg gas bottle as it'll be sitting on the step above the compressor. Other reason to have it out the way is I have a dog and don't want it grabbing at the bottle or any bits and pieces connected to it. Cleaner if I have it all hidden away in the fridge.

Why do you suggest the CO2 goes outside the fridge? Re the manifold - don't I need something to take the gas from the cylinder into two separate kegs, hence a splitter/manifold?

Thanks for the comments/suggestions on the manifold, yes makes sense with the control for each individual gas line.

Thanks for the replies. My question here is a genuine one ie, I don’t mean it to sound like I’m being sarcastic but why would I spend $38 on this gas manifold when I can get a tee section for a few dollars and the check valve I originally suggested for $10? It’s also available on Keg King and in...

Hi I've finally had enough of bottling so I've got a small fridge which can fit two kegs and a CO2 cylinder in it and I'm going to set them up. I've done a bit of reading in terms of what I need and the setup etc but I would like others to give my potential setup the once over to make sure I'm...

Yes, unless you have lots of the choc malt I wouldn't worry, just mash it from the start with the rest.

I would have kept it to see if it really was infected. Having said that, it's easy to say when you weren't the one seeing a weird creature crawl out your tap! I can't for the life of me see how it got in there in the first place.

I had a brief look at Wort... It looked more like a loose collection of brewing calc tools rather than proper integrated brewing software

It can be used ‘for free’ yes but you can’t import/export and you can only have 10 recipes so not practical long term.

How were you able to import a recipe? You need premium - have you already bought it? I’ve been using it a bit as well recently. My thoughts are: - It is very easy to use and intuitive - The main thing I like is the web based aspect that allows me to tinker with recipes whether I’m at home, at...

Bicarb does get a mention CACO3 at 23 PPM so the only ones missing are sodium which isn't that important as the sulphates but as I said, you'd just have to assume this one as being low. My water in Mel south East has low sulphates of about 8 PPM so go with that as a start

The info is there from p14 onwards ; Mg = 19 PPM CA = 24 PPM PH = 7.4 CL = <5 PPM Hardness = 23 PPM I don't see anything in there on sodium or sulfates which seems a bit odd. Given the water in VIC is generally soft and low in mineral content you might have to assume this is also low at say <10 PPM

Welcome Pete, I highly recommend buying the John Palmer book How To Brew. Covers everything from the very basics right through in detail to all grain and more.

I'm talking 20 per year for Brew father. I own Beersmith 2 already.

For future reference... Can you post some info/links to these superior switches?

.. "plenty more out there that do more"... Like what? I agree that it is beta software with bugs and immature features and so to ask for 20 USD a year for that is too much in my view.