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my method turned out brilliantly! i kind of gathered info everywhere so no single link but here was my process- mash 20% of the final beer volume wanted, collect wort into Erlenmeyer flask (or pot whatever) boil wort for 10mins to drive off all oxygen in wort. (no hops added) once cooled to...

Supagas catalouge came in and they have a few deals on companion NASA burners with stands ect. Dual burner with foldup stand hose reg and carry bag $169 Burner with stand, hose, reg, thermometer, 20L Alum stockpot with perforated basket and lid $189 and the standard megajet cooker with stand...

great news Dan! would be heartbreaking to have gone through what seamad did. ever tried doing a partial sour mash like i was aiming for? seems like full volume is the norm. might give it a go regardless. probably wont be that sour in the end i'm guessing, but it may introduce mates palates...

sorry my bad meant to say i was aiming for 40c, I read 38-40c is a sweetspot for keeping other bugs at bay and letting the lacto take control. thanks for the tips now i'm full of confidence!!! :blink: don't like the sound of a stalled fermentation from the word go! were you were doing a full...

I had a Boatrocker orange sherbet Berliner Weiss and fell in love. Not many berliners available to buy on the shelves so.... I'm going to try a Berliner Weiss using a sour mash (20%volume). Aim to make a 4L "starter" (AG) then fill my 5L erlenmeyer flask with it, Boil for 10m to drive off...

got my order in for 400g at national. thanks for the tip, out of curiosity does anyone know/remember when the new years harvest usually hits the shelves? i know they pick feb/mar. assuming we'll see them back late March early April? wondering if 400g will last that long!

Thanks Klangers, wasn't dismissing this at all. In fact i will be doing exactly this unless the orange flavor comes through by day 7 (guessing if anything it'll be even less noticeable). I'm familiar with dry hopping no problems but what's a good starting point "dry hopping" with zest? 1g/L...

Is it just me or is there a Galaxy shortage this summer? still get a 25g bag for $7 from craftbrewer but no one seems to have any decent quantity any more... all sold out? are the craft brewers running us dry with their summer ales? anyone have any suppliers that have 100g or 1kg bags still...

Well cook is done and thanks for all your comments. ended up going with one stick of cinnamon in at about 8mins 3 nails of clove @ 5min 40gms orange zest without pith @5min admittedly after flame out, the kettle would have remained north of 90c for 15mins until it drained through the plate...

plan to zest oranges fresh and not include any white bit which i hear contains the bitterness. i may add some more to FV on day 7 if you all think it is a bit light. JD how long do you give the cinnamon stick and cloves in boil? crushed or whole? i heard cinnamon can leech tannins but i doubt...

Thanks for the feedback guys! love to use a wheat yeast but cant get to the store beforehand and Xmas is coming quick. done some research and apparently us-05 is used in alot of american wheat beers without issue. And I have it on hand, I know i'll miss out on the typical flavors from the...

Hi all, this will be the first time i have used anything other than hops in my boil and was hoping on some feedback. plan to cook tonight to give it 10 days primary and then time in the keg to carb up before the big day. Recipe Specs ---------------- Batch Size (L): 39.0 Total Grain...

if you follow my recipe above bump up the grain bill a bit. I tend to aim for 4% so the gravity would be a bit low if you want an exact clone, also bump up the ibu's. it benefits from a light dry hop but not too much as the hop profile is pretty close i reckon. could remove some late additions...

Bump! I love this beer also and have been trying to come up with a clone (2 attempts) what i can tell you as i spoke to a guy working at the brewery is the hops are defiantly Simcoe and Amarillo. unfortunately he wasn't sure about the grain bill. still working on it, got the colour and hop...

Syicksy so glad it worked for you. It opens up a whole new world pacman is great and try sierra nevada hefeweizen also!

dunno what's been happening with email alerts but just got it. my advise (but i have been called a fool by many so take my advise with a grain of chook shit but it works for me) 1- as long as needed but the longer you wait the more the viability goes down. keeping in fridge will keep viability...

Thanks again for all the tips. still no hemocytometer but played around a bit with the magnification (extension tube length) and found a better length i think. looks about field of view is now .4mm x .3mm and should be pretty close to 400x also played with camera settings and lighting and am...

Treefiddy- Thanks for the tip on "Image J" i've had a little play and while it may take some learning it looks like it'll make counting really simple and fast. Because let's be honest if it's not quick and simple i'll probably loose interest and go back to over pitching. But my initial...

Yeah i noticed that too! weird little buggers. I'm thinking of making mini starter and putting some of that on a slide and recording video of them budding. not sure if that'll work though. cant wait to get the cell counter and see if it'll work. i need some dye in time too but not sure where...

I had read about reversing the lens on a webcam and spacing it off the sensor to create a microscope webcam. not needing to brew i was bored so gave it a shot. for $25 i got a 720p webcam. a bit of stuffing around but i got it working fairly easily. Took about an hour. haven't destroyed...