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  1. Nodrog

    1272 Starter fail, Stir Plate newb

    So first time using the stir plate, and not a great outcome. Pretty sure i know what i did wrong, but surprised it was this bad! I use a 3litre Erlenmeyer, makes 1.5 litre starter coming close to boiling over. Process: Weigh 150g of DME into flask Reset scale to zero and weight in 1.5kg hot...
  2. Nodrog

    Low Alcohol IPA

    Am looking for something around 4% with heaps of mouthfeel and smack in the face hops. Do people think i'll get away with this? I will No Chill, so 20min hops added 5min before end, 5min will be cube hopped. Dry hops in 2 stages, 1st on day 5, 2nd on day 10 just before cold crashing. inspired...
  3. Nodrog

    Help with electric HLT base?

    Probably belongs in the ghetto thread... Have installed element in base of 20 litre pot for my HLT. It still needs a box covering the terminals, and an outlet, I'll use a weld less bulkhead fitting in the base. Then some insulation. I'm worried about what to do about putting it down! If its...
  4. Nodrog

    Sizing a Herms heat exchanger

    Am trying to figure out what sort of size hx I will need for herms system. Ie what length of what diameter copper tube? Ideally want it small enough to fit in a domestic kitchen kettle, save building another vessel, but not sure if its possible. What size / length of tube are people using?? My...
  5. Nodrog

    Which PID controller? Auberins vs Sestos? Which Sensor?

    Hi, apologies if this has been done to death, but figure is always worth asking. The Auberins SYL-2352P seems to be the PID of choice here, but $$'s count, especially in the nzd pacific peso Seller mixtea on ebay seems to have the complete kit...
  6. Nodrog

    Braided ss hose in mash tun outlet

    Not sure if this has been standard practice or not, but might be worth sharing. Building the ghetto mash tun, eski, with s/s braided hose from plumbing shop (dishwasher connection hose, etc) Rather than remove both ends of the hose and put the braided sheath onto a hose barb I managed to...
  7. Nodrog

    Early rack to secondary

    Ferment is on day 3, with Wyeast am ale 2, all looks to be going well. The brew had around 200g of late hops in the boil, most of which made it into the fermenter. Am thinking of racking to secondary early. Can see the below positives -Much less chance oxidation when ferment is active...
  8. Nodrog

    Centennial and citra in combination?

    Am planning an Apia, with the 4 C's Og 1065 Bittering with Columbus 60 min to around 25 ibu Cascade and centennial at 10 and 5 min to get it up to 65 ibu ( yes, that's heaps!) Then flame out and dry hop with 25g each of centennial and citra. Am I creating an Undrinkable monster, or are...
  9. Nodrog

    Ghetto Dry hopping mixer / torpedo / something

    Possibly one for the more hop addicted of us...... Was reading the slides from the Aussie craft conference and saw that 48 hours dry hopping may be sufficient, but also that some kind of agitation / mixing greatly helps get some extra hoppy goodness going on. Sounds as if there's some...
  10. Nodrog

    Dogfish recipe?

    would appreciate some feedback on the below taste bud stripper. Dogfish bro' since it will hopefully get done on waitangi day this side of the ditch. A hop mismatch, all i could get from the good ol us of a, and figured i'd use them all at once! Zythos is instead of amarillo. Wasn't sure how to...
  11. Nodrog

    Hop aroma not lasting

    I've had most of my recent dry hopped IPAs taste / smell pretty good for first few weeks after bottling, but after 4 to 6 weeks they,re really losing their aroma. Same in glass and pet bottles. Am bottle conditioning at 20c for 2weeks then storing at 6c. Any ideas on what I can try doing to...
  12. Nodrog

    What's Your Favourite Nz Beer / Brewery?

    Over here the only Aussie craft beer that I believe is well represented is Little Creatures (thanks to Lion unfortunately). Which NZ beers are available, or have a following, on the other side of the tasman? I've seen some Epic recipes posted here, but not many of the others? And which ones...
  13. Nodrog

    Last Brew Was A Cluster F@&$

    Last brew was a bit of a mare, first decoction, fell asleep ! During the boil, now krausening all over the fridge, you name it's seems to have gone wrong. But it seems to have come out with ridiculous efficiency ? Was the 2 nd mash of the day, and I thought I,d save time/$ gas by using the hot...
  14. Nodrog

    The Dream Rig / Technique

    What would you do differently building your rig next time, specifically to save time on brew day? (and brew higher vols to reduce brew freq, or increase consump on same brew freq.....!) not saying money is no object, but if a few $$s can save 20mins every time I brew, I'm interested. So far I...
  15. Nodrog

    Which Pump? Santa's Coming Soon !

    SWMBO and Santa are making noises about some hb equipment coming down the chimney this year. Which is the preferred March pump? Initially whirlpooling, with a view to mash recriculation when i get more sorted out. 809 PL-HS seems to be the one. Does the -C, centre inlet have any better...
  16. Nodrog

    -think I Got My First Infection

    hopefully you folks don't mind me sharing my process and can point out what i may have done wrong. First brew for a few months, and really short of time at the moment, so gutted its been wasted. NC wort, 3 days old. went into the cube at well over 85C, was sealed cube with no air whatsoever...
  17. Nodrog

    Moa Hunting

    Not sure if Moa is available in the West Island? (aussie...) see linky. Just had it for first time a few weeks ago, and was blown away with the malt&hop combo, and it seemed almost 'stony' - perhaps from hard water? moa 5 hop tasting notes are: Moa Five Hop Winter Ale utilises pilsner, Vienna...
  18. Nodrog

    Mash Hopping

    Well all I know about brewing I learnt from you folks here, my most sincere thanks to you all, and have recently ( 6-7 brews ago) made the leap to AG. After reading about FWH i tried that, and wow- cracked the first bottle today, a week after carbing, still a little young i know, but what a...
  19. Nodrog

    Conditioning, How Long Is Too Long ?

    I found a few bottles of my first partial / BIAB experiments which had been hidden away for 6 or 9 months. Was under the impression that time improves most things in the brewing world, so was happy to leave a bit of each stock in an 'archive' case, but these weren't too great. The AG stout was...
  20. Nodrog

    I Don't Fear The Foam,

    3rd topic started in as many weeks. As well as starting AG, NC and BIAB all at once (well I guess you sort of have to really), I also have started using Starsan. I know, I must not fear the foam, but..... I starsan-ed my fermenter, and poured it all out, leaving lots of foam inside. Poured my...
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