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Wow, MHB.. those formulas, gonna need sometime to understand them. Sorry for not providing enough info, my recipe is: 2.4kg Light DME 0.3kg Crystal Malt 120L (Steep) 0.2kg CaraAroma (Steep) EK Goldings 50g 60mins Boil Voume 10L Batch volume 23L Well ian's spreadsheet shows OG at 1.045 for my...

I have my lhbs crush them, then steep them in a muslin bag for 30mins at about 65 to 70C water.. Is that right? My pot has about 3L water.

Recently made a recipe that calls for 300g 120L crystal & 200g caraAroma, I have it them keyed into Ian's sheet together with my malt extract and it shows 1.045 SG. Before pitching my yeast I took a reading and it was 1.039. Strange I thought, but my other brew I also used 200g 120L crystal and...

Seems like a bit low on the hops quantity? Was it what you wanted, low IBU? Anyway i just did an extract brew today with the same cascade and amarillo hops, total of 20g cascade & 75g amarillo.

Glad people notice the same thing i do.. I think Henry's law basically answer my questions but thats a lot of science there.. :P

I read somewhere that once a bottle has been carbonated fully, if you chill the bottle, the carbonation gets absorbed into the beer much better when you don't chill it. I think it's true as i have tried with PET bottles and they feel slightly softer when i try to compress them at the sides. I...

well i figured this morning that what happen last night to the starter would render it useless or not so safe to use anymore, threw the lot away, dont want to risk a batch of goodie beer. One question from the new guy, talking about freshness of yeast cake, how long in the fridge is it...

So i DIYed a stirplay today, so damn excited about using it.. so i took the yeast cake out of the fridge, made and starter wort and pitch away. Place the flask onto my stir plate, nice vortex and it forms up slightly. About an hour later, still forming about 2 inch, so i decided to stop the...

The old one looks like this i think there all the same right?

well i got the new fermenter, planning to get another one, probably the old one, so i need the measure before buy as i want both to fit the chest freezer, not exact a big one.. Would really appreciate if you can do so. I got the dimension for the new one with krausen collar, just don't have the...

i mange to find the dimension for the new FV, but can't seem to find the old one in here or coopers site, any kind soul able to help me out here? :D

i dont think it looks yummy with those mould on top.. :(

Well this is just my 3rd brew so im still learning very much. ;) This is also my first time rehyrdating the dry yeast, and i pour a whole lot into one spot, must have got too excited lol, maybe that explains why.. im now just a bit over a day after pitching and i can see at least a good 3cm of...

Yep your right, i'm just using a simple form box and ice packs to keep the temperature right, this was just my 2nd brew, going on my third now. If this brewing thing keeps up i might just get one to make more tasty beer.. haha. Really need to get a new one soon.. Thanks for the advise mate...

I guess Ive been a little impatient.. Thought final gravity is reach when I bottled.

It would be 2days now. Do you mean not needed for carbonation? I can chill it and drink it already?

Glad to hear this guys! Thanks for the heads up. ;)

This came up bout 18 hours after i pitch. Normally it would be pretty even and flat, this one came up high just in one spot with some brown patch on the top. Am using nottingham yeast, i made sure i clean and sanitize everything, could it be a possible infection? Beside the shape it looks pretty...

I have them in beer crates now, covered the top, keeping my fingers crossed. Let hope it turns out well, it smells nice though.. hah

Ok, i just popped all the glass long necks & put on new caps, no gushing now, just a loud hiss, similar to commerical bottles or maybe even louder. I took a close look and it was bubbling like crazy after i remove the caps, big and small bubbles. I feel so much safer now, don't want any curious...