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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Smelt fine when bottled, didn't taste it though. I boiled the DME for 10 mins before adding to secondary, so shouldn't have got any infection that way. Drinking it quickly won't pose any problems ;) What's the best way to calibrate a hydrometer? Check that...

Hey guys, Just bottled an ESB amber ale wort kit, with a final gravity of 1.002...is this unusual? I did double check. Thing is, when i put it in secondary, i added 75g of DME because it was very close to 1.010 and was worried it wouldn't produce a layer of CO2 once transferred (the...

Thanks for the info mate. Not much yeast in the bottles either. I think the little haze I have comes from the dry hopping. Has worked out well. So given this, are there any beer styles where dry hopping is not recommended (due to haze)? Pilsners come to mind...although i've only ever done ales...

Hey guys, Just cracked open a pale ale (just a kit and kilo) but dry hopped a shitload of fuggles. Turned out great by my standards, nice hoppy aroma and mellow earthy aftertaste. Trouble is, it's not pale enough to be a pale ale, it's much too clear! Not that I'm worried, but for future...

Thanks for the reassurance. Not too worried about too much pressure in the bottles, made sure the starter was fermented out, but still...always in the back of your mind a bit :unsure: I guess I should have gently swirled the starter to get the yeast into suspension instead of shaking the...

Only trouble is, i'm using glass stubbies and crown seals... :(

I've just bottled some yeast starters and put 'em in the fridge. I'm sure the starter was fermented out, it was around 3 days after high krausen with regular shaking to make sure it was all done. Shook the starter to get the yeast cake into suspension before bottling, and now the starters have a...

What's the advantage of thicker glass bottles?

i'm from the country, but have moved to the city. seeing that has convinced me to move back asap for the extra room i'm gonna need. well done mate, echoing everyone else here, that's the bomb! cheers :beerbang: :beerbang: :beerbang:

have to add my 2 cents to this. we shouldn't give up what we love doing (within reason) when little ones start arriving. some sort of sense of normality is essential during those early weeks/months. Just have to plan MUCH more than before. i organise with the missus some downtime when needed...

oops, should have chosen better figures! wasn't thinking... head space not an issue, thanks for clearing that up. :P

hey razz, thanks for the tip, it's handy to know. what i'm still not 100% on is whether i can jump from a 500ml flask to a 5L demijohn (keeping the factor of 10) until i have the required amount of starter. To save in washing / sanitising etc and to minimise transfer between vessels, i'd like...

G'day all, Just in relation to yeast starters, i normally get 'em going in a 500ml glass science flask (i forget their name now, been too long since uni chemistry) then step up to a 2L coke bottle. I'm thinking of getting a 5L glass demijohn to make a permanent replacement of coke bottles. Just...

B)-->QUOTE(John B @ Jul 29 2006, 12:52 PM) :( I tried making this a few months ago. 1 tin Spicy Ghost 500g Dried Wheat malt 500g Light liquid Malt extract 300g Dextrose 300g Corn Syrup 10gm Cascade hops boiled for 30minutes 10gm Sazz hops put in last 5 minutes of boil Safwheat K97 Yeast...

point taken! thanks guys

oops, been doing some more reading and now realise you don't let it dry...makes perfect sense now, otherwise it would defeat the purpose. hmmm. but my question about crown seals still stands!

Also, Do you guys sanitise your crown seals before bottling? Or am I taking this too far now?!? cheers

TL, What do you mean by contact time? I can understand when soaking eqiupment in a solution for say 10min before emptying and letting it dry. But what about when you are spraying it? Shouldn't you wait until everything is dry anyway? What if it takes more than 30 mins for surfaces and things to...

OK then, guess i've been a bit slack with my sanitising procedures. Thanks for the advice. But why is it necessary to sanitise your hydrometer and sample tubes? And one more question: should I be sanitising any surfaces I place equipment on (eg. stiring spoon) before I use them with my brew...