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Hi all. I wrongly pronounce Wort as it looks. I know most pronounce it wrt.. (phonetically wert). That's cool and all, but after living with a german for 2 years, i know they wouldnt pronounce it 'wert'.. It would be pronounced 'vert'. But that's assuming that the 'o' is pronounced as an...

Hey all, So, I harvested my bines.. and have about 180g of fresh cascade flowers. I haven't dried them, they are vac-sealed and frozen. Can anyone tell me the benefits/differences of using fresh/green hops vs dried hops? I see a lot of "Fresh Hopped" ales etc. but that doesn't help me get a...

Hi all, Use the following search term to search all the indexed issues of the Journal of the Institute of Brewing, in PDF format. site:scientificsocieties.org/jib/ "term" e.g. I want to know the in's and outs of mashing.. So go to www.google.com, or www.bing.com.. In the search box type...

OK. So I don't trust my refractometer any more. My OG was 14.5o, which was about right (~1059 SG).. didn't check with my hydrometer. So let it fly. My reading yesterday was 6.25o (1024) at 19C, and today it was 7.5o (1030) at 19C. :huh: So I used my hydrometer today because I didn't believe...

Hi all, I've set up a new brew rig (I'll post about the whole lot later). In this setup, I have two extra inputs into my March 809 pump which I didn't have before. This means that I've got two extra valves, and a couple of misc extendy bits on it to make access around the pump more sensible...

Dumb question. But I always think of a tobacco pipe when I hear it. I'm an AG brewer, and don't really have much interest in owning one of the Braumachines, however I do read with interest. But one thing I never really get is the pipe. I gather its something to do with wort recirculation, but...

I've just had the perfect brew day. :) Grist was just nicely cracked, not overly powdered. Mashed in and hit target temps perfectly. My mash tun manifold modification worked like a freakin charm. I have a camlock connector on my esky mash tun just installed, which worked a treat and was a piece...

Hey all, I want to cut a hole in a polypropylene fermenter. I tried once and made a bloody huge mess of it. I started with a drill, which kind of tore a hole through.. rather than boring a hole (didn't matter though because it was a small drill bit (5mm) and I needed a 25mm hole. So then I went...

The last 3 brews that I've done have all ended up undercooked, and I can't tell why. OG's are in the 1050-1060 range, quite normal.. all taste on the money pre-ferment. Using Safale Fermentis yeasts, the first two were pre-started with wort for a 4-5 hours to partially activate the yeast before...

Hi all, What do you do to remove cold break after your wort has passed through your plate chiller? Do you use an inline filter, or just let it collect in the fermenter and just rack it off later? cheers, Kieran

Hi all, I drank a lot of beers while in Edinburgh recently and while many were superb, there was something very lucious about being poured a Caledonia 80/- through a hand pump (beer engine) with a tight sparkler on the end. I think it is a combination of the beer and the pour that makes it...

Hi all, I bought a Country Brewer cheese making kit. After spending $18 on 7 litres of Biodynamic milk (feeling cocky that I'd get it right the first time, obviously) I have had an absoutely awful first cheese making experience. Everything went fine until it came to ageing. I followed the kit...