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If you have a frost free freezer, there shouldn't be ice at the back of it?:confused: If two kegs where filled from teh same fermenter and one tastes different or 'off' then my bet would be either oxydisation from the transfer or some type of contaminent as you have described. I strongly...

So this arrived today. Only 11 weeks from when it was ordered. None of the bags where opened, still with the original seals intact, but 2 were no longer under vacuum but that could have been a packing issue. At least they arrived, eventually...

I actually filtered that red. First time using a filter, don't think I will do it again though. It was painfully slow, kept clogging and the filter is impossible to get completely clean. Beer was reasonably clear though, bit of haze but I think that's from it being no-chilled.

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I like to use a fair chunk fo wheat malt, with a bit of caramalt to back it up. 60/35/5 ratio of ale/wheat/caramalt

No worries. Feral did a breakfast IPA that had Nutragrain, Weetbix, Rice Bubbles and All Bran in the mash. It was called Shooter McGavins Breakfast IPA and was brewed for GABS earlier this year. It was more in the NEIPA style but with lactose added. By all accoutns it was pretty good but I...

40L 73% Ale malt (8Kg) 18% Light Munich (2Kg) 4.5% Caraaroma (.5Kg) 4.5% 30L Caramalt (.5Kg) 25 IBU Columbus FWH (30g) 6 IBU Centennial 10mins (30g) 3 IBU Centennial 5mins (30g) 2.5g/L Cascade whirlpool (100g) Nottingham yeast OG 1.068 FG 1.009 7.6% ABV 38 IBU

Haha, sorry for dumping so much jargon on you, and welcome to the forum. The point of cooking the rice and the oats is that the starches will not be available for conversion by the enzymes in the malt unless they are first gelatinised. You can get away without cooking the oats as I think they...

I haven't used Spec B so not sure exactly how similar they are. Get some nice colour from Caraaroma though.

The malt bill, coupled with the mashing profile and amount of hops used and when all play a part. The yeast also has influence with the amount it attenuates and the amount of esters produced. Water profile plays a big part in how different flavours come across. It can also be a perception...

I'll have a go. I would pre cook the rice and oats. Weetbix can be added directly to the mash. Probably a good idea to use some rice hulls in there to help the sparge flow better. I would add any fruit as a secondary fermentation, almost like a dry hop. 2Kg pale Malt 1Kg Wheat Malt 1Kg Weetbix...

Special B is pretty much the Belgian version of Caraaroma, which is German. They both impart strong dried fruit flavours. Caraaroma is just easier to get, and I use it a lot in red ales so have it on hand.

Yeah maybe my rum that's been soaking is going to be super strong then. Maybe I need some fresh rum and use about 10ml of the rum from the chips to add oakiness. If it's still not enough I can add a bit more till the flavour is good.

I have done a couple of Munich IPA SMASH brews. They are really tasty. I'd try 55% Light Munich (10L) 40% Wheat Malt 5% Carahell

I just got what they had at the brew shop. I'll keep that in mind for next time though, especially if this one is a bit astringent. Hopefully 100g in 40L isn't that much so its diluted a bit and is reasonably subtle.

Hi guys, I'm looking at doing another imperial stout. Thought I'd try something a little different so going for a rum and raisin theme. I have been soaking about 100ml of Kraken in a bag of oak chips for a few months so planning to use those. The grain bill is going to be similar to a red ale I...

Just checked the tracking again and it looks like it eventually cleared customs on the 3rd of December. That's over 2 months it took them to work out they weren't contraband. I'm assuming they opened all the packets, tested them for THC, and now they will all be oxidised and stale from being...

Yep, Had some poor welds on it I think. It broke while he was emptying the spent grain.

A mate has one. He managed to break the bottom screen of the malt pipe on the first brew. Keg land are sending out a replacement.