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I'm BIAB and it does the job fine, but moving to 3V in order to brew larger batches, being more time efficient. It will also let me experiment with different yeasts etc....furthering my understanding. Pick the gear that suits you, your knowledge, amount of effort your willing to put into it...

Just the info I needed, you've just saved me heaps of time and effort, thanks heaps. No doubt I'll get quizzed by the Mrs once she hears the popping!!

As the title states, can torrified wheat be done at home? Is there a substitute? Diggles

Tripple checked the hydro and got 1.060 every time. Got the purest juicy I could get ($4/L). This means the juice in my 23 L batch added 1.016 point. Yeast is champagne yeast E-1118 ( not sre of the number, but is the Evellin one, hoping it will cope! Time will tell I suppose. Diggles

Sorry, should have been a bit clearer. I'm after some guideance as to calculate the anticipated ABV. Diggles

Has anyone any guidance on calculating the ABV of a cider when you've added 4L of apple juice? My recipe called for : 1 tin of black rock 1 kg dextrose 4L of apple juice (no preservatives etc) zest and juice of 2 limes Measured OG is 1.060, so the question is how much fermentables does the...

Cheers boys, great help. I'm off to the shop. Is it beer o'clock yet? Diggles

Doing "Old Speckled Hen" and the recipe calls for 120g cane sugar, would normal table sugar do? If not, where's the best place to get it? Diggles

So true, will get shopping. cheers and brew on.

Nice one, cheers for the nfo. Diggles

Looking to purchase a PID controller and would like to be able to set up the HLT the night before brew day and have it automatically heat up the water to strike temp for a certain time the following morning. I've heard of a few doing this, does anyone have experience on how best to achieve this...

The way I've overcome this issue is to get hold of an old S/S dip tube from a keg, fold one end of it over on itself a couple of times to seal it. Drill a hole in the lid of your fermenter and add a rubber grommet and slide the dip tube into it from the underside. The temperature proble of my...

Cheers boys, reason for doing the yeast starter was habit, do one for my beer, so why not cider? Also using Champagne yeast 1118, it's looking rather sluggish at the moment, furmenting at 17 deg C. Usually use apple juice, but forgot until it was tpp late and had 23L of water in the tub....doh...

Has anyone used Dextrose instead of DME for doing a yeast starter? I'm doing a cider and didn't want to use DME as I was afraid of adding flavours that didn't really match the cider. Any idea on quantities and DO'S AND DON'T? Diggles

Thanks, had to stuff around with the SG, came out darker than it should, ......will see what it tastes like soon. Diggles

Hi, Am going to do a Wit beer (Schneider Weisse-style by Les the Weizguy) from the recipe DB, but just found that I have no Vienna malt, but have some munich malt. Would this be a good substitute? Thanks for any help Diggles

Has anyone found any marked difference between a 60 and a 90 min boil? I'm thinking of doing back to back batches as it should only add about 60 mins to the total time, depending on the boil time. Chilling the wort may be problematic with only the one Kettle! Diggles

Just planted Cascade about a week ago in a pot with potting mix as the soil in Karratha isn't the best to say the least. Unsure how I'll go but fingers crossed. Watering will be done via the retic system, so water shortage shouldn't be an issue. Placed about 30mm of wood chips over the top to...

Mate, I'll take a couple of small ones if you're willing to post them to Karratha? I'll pay the postage obviously :-) Digs

Not sure on the length of your stirrer, but make sure you have a long one! Putting your hand in there is definitely a NO NO. Fingers crossed for ya. Diggles