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Hi all, Tried my hand at BIAB this weekend, my mash steps were: 1. Strike at 70C 2. Stir for 5 minutes to get temp down (it was a hot day) 3. Mash at 67C for 70 minutes 4. Mash out at 75C for 10 minutes 5. Drip and gave the bag a good squeeze Not knowing what to expect being my first time, I...

Hi all, Just put my first brew into my fermentation fridge, previously I kept my primary in the closet with a S type airlock. Bringing my brew into the fridge, I've brought it down from 22 degrees to 18 and I've noticed this temperature change has caused a vacuum. This is sucking air back...

Hi all, Cracked a beer I've been lagering in bottle for a week, throughout the whole process I've been picking up a weird aftertaste I now believe to be DMS. This would make sense because I was having trouble getting this to boil and had the lid on a lot and I'm sure run-off would of gone back...

Hey guys, Having a bad day, after having my wallet stolen on the trains this morning and (naturally) copping a fine from the inspectors I've come home to find my lager frozen in the fridge. Two are totally frozen and have popped their tops and the others are still liquid but quite frosty. I've...

I'm new to brewing and I have a question after reading about flocculation. I have observed myself the formulation of krausen and trub during fermentation and the "falling" of krausen towards the end of this process. I'd like to know if the falling of krausen and formation of the yeast cake are...

Hi all, I started my first batch of home brew last week to day. I just did a hydrometer reading from the spigot at the bottom of my fermenter as things are slowing down... needless to say there was a lot of trub in the reading. My plan initially was to attach my blue bottler to the spigot and...

So I started my first batch of home brew last weekend and I've been reviewing my notes. I added some pre-boiled water in my fermenter to cool while I cooked my wort, by the time I had brought my wort down to 27C my pre-boiled water was still quite warm despite my best efforts (cooled it in the...

Hi, I've been lurking for some time but want to get started on my first brew. I've decided to go with a recipe I found here: http://www.aussiehomebrewing.com/LagerRecipes/LagerRecipes.html I'm looking at using the Thomas Cooper's Heritage Lager with the addition of Willamette hops and I'm...