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I thought quite a bit of the time that my stubbies with one carb drop were too carbonated, but that's probably just personal taste

Yeah, I was just thinking - whats the background of your FV? I've seen quite a few threads where people who clean religiously still have to replace a plastic FV because something somewhere has gotten in. They report the same kind of off-flavours which persist in different brews so it is a...

I haven't used the yeast so couldn't give advice of when it will finish but from reading this probably could have been a good opp for a d rest - raising the temp up (manticle above says 18-20C) for a few days to help the yeast finish off. In the past I have also rocked the FV to swirl some yeast...

Hey Bribie, quick Q regarding the fermentation and lagering: When you say "drop to lagering temp over 10 days..." do you mean a gradual reduction of say 2C per day until you go from 19 to -1C? Why do you go all the way to -1C? What extra effect would this have, that the 9 days of lagering...

It sounds like you are doing things quite sensibly to be honest. Did you brew batches last year or earlier which didn't have the off flavours? (is it just the 2 this year?) Do you have other homebrewed beers to compare too? Are you getting quite clear beers or are you getting trub/ yeast in...

Good to know - interested to see how it turns out. Does anyone have any differing advice when it comes to milled Crystal grains? Stored dry and sealed, but not vacuum. Is it less important how fresh they are since they don't need to be mashed?

1016 is definitely a bit high but could easily be the final gravity, especially with extracts which for me, seem to often finish higher (less fermentable content). I've had a beer finish at 1016, albeit with a diff. yeast and ingredients but the O.G. wasn't much higher than yours off the top of...

My first batch was about the same, I think it came out around 60% but I was still happy! and it did turn out to be one of my better beers - just a mid strength instead came out at 3.9% abv% hah. I also learned that an extra 50grams of carafa2 can make a pretty noticeable difference to a batch...

What Manticle said (quoted by Kenlock) - don't boil the crystal grains. Don't know thbs? Steep them for 30 mins or so in water @70C If you can, top up water to 5L + Add your 500g DME Then bring to the boil and do your Hop boil for however long (boil the wort for 30 minutes, add your hops at...

Sounds good - pretty close to Neill's Centennerillo Ale, haven't made it myself but it is one of the top recipes on AHB

Also instead of a refund, I believe I actually owe you a couple of bucks Matt

Agree sjw. I also just tried batch brewings black IPA yesterday at harts so I think a pint at the pick up may be on the cards!

What did you gravity end up as btw? 1018 and 1016 are a bit high for a f.g. And dangerous to bottle at unless you have a high starting gravity or a lot of unfermentables You always want to see 2 or 3 days at a steady gravity read, but you will waste less beer and risk infection less if you...

For homebrews, unless you are going for a yeasty brew the typical advice would be to chill the bottles for several days and pour off the beer into a glass - leaving the last 0.5 - 1 cm of liquid and compacted yeast in the bottle. Sometimes yeast should be part of the beer style (think wheat...

OK awesome mate done! will MSG Matt

Will PM you my mob soon, I was getting 500g of Spalt Select & 500g Centennial. Looking at some possible replacements now... edit; Replacement splits: I was kind of keen to get 2 x 500g instead of 1 kg - can people let me know if they are keen to split on any of these: I am interested in...

I'm keen to pop in and have some hangman and porter fresh! how do I know what Scotty looks like?

transferred - thanks Matt and looking forward to meeting some of you guys at the pick- up