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Gave my new Crown Urn with concealed element its first run tonight - A Mild Ale. Managed to sustain a rolling boil for 60 minutes and boil off 3 litres. Brew was outside in Southern Tasmania where the temperature was 11 degrees. Pretty wrapped I was worried when I stumbled onto this thread a...

Wow Doc so many versions. My first AG attempt was version two, I missed the efficiency a little with an initial SG of 1.033. I kegged a 3% beer after 3 weeks in the primary. With two kegs on tap at any time it normally takes me 4 - 5 weeks to turn one over, this one was empty in under 3 weeks. A...

Cool Looks like an added complication you need. I have considered driving up to Mount Field to collect some pure water, boiling 20 plus litres is a bit hard at the moment though as I am on the stove top with a 19 litre pot. Good luck with the extract brew.

Being unable to find a partial recipe for this beer I brewed this 21 litres 1.8kg Maris Otter 0.7kg Munich 0.7kg Dry Wheat Malt Extract 250g Crystal 60 35g Challenger at 60 minutes 30g Amarillo at 15 minutes 20g Amarillo at 1 minute Wyeast 1968 Mashed at 66'C 7 litre sparge at 74'C 14 litre boil...

I'm not sure I understand the reason for going no chill with an extract brew. Personally I used to go with 8 litre hop boils and adjust the hop additions accordingly. To me no chill is an added complication and one that you can avoid when doing extract. I never boiled all of my fermentables only...

Unless you dry hop when you pitch the yeast you have to open the FV (fermenting vessel) to add the hops. That is where the risk is. Just thinking for a new brewer it is better to leave the FV sealed up.

Hey Sunnybrew Good luck as you start your brewing adventure. I trust you enjoyed your first brew and that has given you the desire to pursue this hobby further. Please don't give up on the hobby if this brew fails to live up to the promise shown by your first brew. :)

Hey Captain Kirk TBH at this stage I reckon that a small short boil is a safer bet than dry hopping (less risk of infecting the brew). As for equipment you don't need much, a hot plate, a pot and a strainer (although not 100% necessary). It is ideal to boil in a water malt mix of 1.040, but my...

Only three weeks ago I bottled a 6.3% Saison and a 4,5% Xmas quaffer. All the while I was saying "Why do I do it". I normally brew 21 litres, keg and only bottle 3 stubbies, perhaps I should up it so that I can experience this connection that you speak of Truman

So I had to Google DASFFS to see what it meant. My post count is fairly low given the two years or more since I joined maybe due to that acronym. I can empathise with what is being said here and I wonder why a Newbie should be denied the opportunity to interact with other Home Brewers just...

Good to see that you didn't get the cat pee aroma that others often speak of when dry hopping Citra. One of my best kit beers used a combination of Citra and Cascade and I'm now planning a partial brew along the same lines.

I agree with Ducatiboy, IMO time in the bottle is more important.

Hey Eng I noticed with a few of my extract brews that the sweetness from the malt and specialty grains was more dominant than what I experienced when brewing with kits & bits. I put this down to the bittering addition and having the balance a bit messed up. For me, not doing full volume boils...

I have put down three extract brews that have been bittered with Galaxy, all three where 20g at 40 mins in 10 litre boils. Late hopping was a combination of Galaxy and Cascade or just Galaxy. The results were OK, not overly sweet but certainly hop (aroma and taste) and malt dominated these...

The extra time in the FV will be gold.

Same. Love the Dark Ale and just trying my first White Ale. I'm going to have to try this one too.

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Yeah They work together, just avoid dry hopping with Citra until you get a feel for it

Fresh is best. Obviously the yeast hasn't been stored in the fridge, but you should pop it in the fridge anyway. When I get a kit I look for the one with the latest BB date possible, and I tend to brew them straight away. Unless you're getting the TC range I'd stick with Big W.

I'm with smoken Mind you when I bottle I prime individually and prime direct from the tap with a bottle wand. For kegging I use beverage tubing.