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Thanks Grott, big help!

Thanks Grott, I didn't know about the tap coming apart. I've just had a look at my spare tap and pulled it apart, definitely could a culprit for infection. I'll clean this up for future batches. What is your opinion on the dusty garage, a bit risky to conduct even small brewing activities in a...

Hey Grott, yep indeed I pulled the rubber ring off the tap, soaked in sodium perc and sanitised in a bowl full of starsan. Using a glad wrap lid which is sanitised before use (not a fermenter lid). Cheers

Thanks, I'll review my process and see if I can iron it out. I feel like I'm pretty good with cleaning and sanitising. I leave used fermenter to soak in sodium perc for 24 hours, then clean out with a soft cloth and check all the crevices, I take the tap out and rubber ring off the tap and soak...

Anyone seen a yeast cake that has a distinct baby-pink colour to it? Like a baby-pink, light-grey kinda colour? I've had 2 batches with that now, and both batches had off flavours. The first one a kinda of soapy/alcohol flavour, the second one a kinda underlying winey flavour. Both were...

For wort aeration, does the aeration last for say 24-48 hours? ie. I poured a fresh wort kit into fermenter yesterday which appeared to aerate the wort well (lots of foam), however its taking me 24 hours or more to get the wort to pitching temp, so do I need to aerate the wort again right before...

awesome, thanks :)

also re: cold crash temps - I have noticed when using two fermenters in my fridge the lowest fermenter was running 1c or so cooler than the top fermenter, at what point does beer freeze and should I maybe run the cold condition at say 3c instead of around 0c-1c, to ensure I don't freeze the...

Thanks Matplat, great answers for 1-4, exactly the info was looking for.

some more beginner questions if anyones got a spare moment. cheers 1. Is it ok to leave a heat belt in the fridge while doing cold crashing? Since cold crashing temps aren't as crucial to be perfect, do I really even need the heat belt in there anyway? 2. Will you taste much difference after 4...

Thanks for replies dudes. re: Ferment length - assuming there is no diacetyl present, would you say there is any benefit at all for the extra week though? or a complete waste of time? re: Cold crash length - Ok, so doesn't sound like I need more than a few days? I'm also only brewing ales, no...

G'day, hoping to get some answers and/or opinions on some beginner temp control & ferment questions I have. I've been researching for the last couple of months, and these are some small things I still don't have definitive answers on (maybe there are no definitive answers to these, but I'd...