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this is the way I chill mine and it works a treat :)

bit of a bump, but any feedback on how this bad boy turned out?

A single boil would be a simpler approach. In which case I could chill as I normally do (kettle in a sink of cold water and change the water a few times) then add the hops as a hop tea into the fermenters using the same weight of hops in each batch?

I've been all-grain brewing for about a year now with relative success, but the thing I don't really have is a proper understanding of the hop flavourings and which ones I like and which I don't. I use the brew in a bag technique, and only do 10 - 13 litre batches on account of not having a big...

keen on trying this one next - what mash temp did you use and how long?

mellowing out nicely this one. I don't have a lot of it left but it's a cracker. the smokiness is still there but it's more balanced and well rounded. will definitely be making this one again. cheers!

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"months" ? lol! well, gives me something to aim for. Might have to get the missus to hide a few bottles I think!

think I mashed accidentally a little on the low side as the FG was a little higher than I'd have liked but, cracked one of these this evening after 4 days in the bottle because I'm just tooooo impatient. I'm loving this! it was also my first full-sized batch of all grain (BIAB). Not a...

@Strutter... any general feedback on the crab boiler? I've done a few stovetops using the 19l BigW pot and it's awesome for 10-12l batches but maxi is too much like hard work to be enjoyable. Would be interested to pick one of those bad boys up if you reckon it's worth the trip to ray's...

gave this one a go but scaled to around 11 litres to fit my BIAB stovetop with 19l stockpot. I used Maris Otter in place of the BB Ale malt and trusty US-05 instead of the WLP007. Not *really* sure how much of a departure from the recipe that is in terms of taste, but this will definately be...

Drew... got in too late so I've made a note to try your recipe next :) went with Stu's Pillar of Stout recipe using nottingham yeast in the end. Went the cheaper option and used hops I had left over and adjusted quantities for the different alpha settings to give me the relevant IBUs. 50g...

not a bad suggestion. I don't have PoR hops but I do have some cascade and EKG to use (amongst others). might grab some 1728 if I can but can always use the US05 I already have or nottingham as per the recipe. Reckon this one's a goer... don't think I can see a reason not to knock one over this...

I recently bought a bottle tree and I reckon they're definitely well worth it! actually, I got an email from brewcraft (no affiliation or anything like that) stating they're on special at the moment (at least, in adelaide anyway). $29 rings a bell?

aaah winter. gives me an excuse to drink all the things that it's too hot in summer for. Also lets us brew lagers without having to worry as much about temperature and it being too hot. I've read in lots of places that winter is lager brewing weather and stout drinking weather. Summer's for...

mate you REALLY need a bench capper. When I first got into brewing someone explained how a hand capper worked and I thought "FK THAT!". glad I decided to go straight to the bench capper! I've never had any damage to a fermenter or bottles during the brewing process. But I have worried about...

it's basically a way to compare how much awesome you actually get out of your grain versus how much awesome you should ideally be able to get out. if your grain bill is 4kg of grain with a total potential of ten awesomes, and you measure at the end that you've got eight awesomes, your efficiency...

did similar myself at the weekend, although specifically went in for a mead yeast of some description. SN9 was what was recommended so its what I got. Did note that the manufacturers suggest it is good in terms of flocculating and dropping, and also ferments quick, and is happy down to around...

absolutely not... but by that point her and her team were well away so didn't care too much for the results :)

would be worth mentioning that SWMBO took a small bottle to a work quiz night and everyone loved it! so much so that I'm kicking myself for not making more.. to rectify the situation I put down another batch at the weekend!