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Ok, it looks like I might run into troubles if I use my 20ml test tubes. If I would use the yeast suspension straight from the pack and add glycerine to it I would end up with e.g. 100ml yeast suspension + 30ml glycerine = 130ml solution. Dividing this over 20ml test tubes I will end up with 7...

Wow, this means it contains about 100ml of yeast and only 25ml of nutrients. If so I can split a pack over a lot more vials. - Niels

Sorry for my ignorance, but I'm not a native English speaker and sometimes I misinterpret basic things. If I understand you correctly you have smacked the pack which resulted in 125ml of slurry. Divided over 5 vials gives you 25ml/vial with approximately 5ml of yeast per vial. On this you...

Thanks for the quick reply. Assuming 25ml of yeast in a pack I could go with the following: 25ml yeast + 25ml demi water + 10ml glycerine (20%) = 60ml Having 20ml vials I can pour this in 4 vials at 15ml a vial... Sounds like a solid plan, doesn't it? ;) - Niels

I've been lurking over this thread for some time and I've gathered most of the materials needed. The only thing missing is an inset for my pressure cooker (an old one from my mom) so that nothing is standing on the bottom surface. Since I have 2 Wyeast smackpacks in the fridge that I will not...

I agree for a normal malt bill, but when I brewed a wit with 50% raw wheat I'm my pumps were grateful that I stirred a few times in the beginning of the mash. - Niels

Indeed! Above 88°C the pump(s) don't work. - Niels

Is it just me or does it look like your malt pipe is up side down? The orange seal must be at the bottom of the pipe... - Niels

I'm pretty sure you can't... You need the binary files of the firmware to be able to flash the chip. Unless of course someone wants to donate his freshly updated control box to someone who can dump the chips contents :) - Niels

I just wanted to let you know that I created a forum dedicated to the Speidel Braumeister. It is in no way my intention to try and replace forums like AHB, but I've found that BM information is a bit scattered. Besides a forum there are plans for a Braumeister wiki and some more BM dedicated...

Too bad that it doesn't beep when it starts the boil. This way you have to set the first hop addition at a minute less than the boil (e.g. boil time = 75min / first hop addition = 74min). Or am I missing something obvious? Niels

Just started brewing 20l of quadruple with the 25l malt pipe. Boiled my water the day before to reduce temporary hardness. I have a day off so I'm also watching my 20-month old son. He's helping me out :p I'm confident all will go well as long as I keep it all organised :) Niels

Westmalle (if you can get it) is pretty easy to harvest and is a very nice yeast! Also: Chimay, Rochefort and La Chouffe. Niels

The short malt pipe comes with a piece of pipe you slide over the center rod. Then you simply screw the wingnut on the center rod and the pipe will push onto the corssing bar. Niels EDIT: Found a picture online:

Because it is flooded with hot wort... I do this without lifting the malt cylinder. Niels

I don't stir when having a "normal" grain bill, but when packed or using a lot of raw wheat/rye I do stir once or twice during mashing. Getting the screen filter of is the most painful step in the stirring process :p Niels

Did you stir the malt in between? Niels

When you have a good cold break you can let the trub settle out on the bottom before tilting the Braumeister to get the most out of it. Possibly the use of whole hops/cones will create a filter that will catch most of the trub when tilting. Also, I don't mind a little bit of proteins in my FV...

FYI: We have very hard water and I boil my water during 30 minutes the day before brewday. I leave it covered and let it cool down overnight.Next day a lot of calcium is on the bottom of the pot and so I reduced the temporary hardness by half (+/-). Niels

Nice! Cheers Niels..... I hadn't seen any chat about the short malt pipe so wasn't sure how much to use. In the manual only the minimum mash in amount is given for the 20L and 50L. Since I mainly wanted to use the 25L malt pipe I immediately contacted Speidel about this. They should add it to...