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I am just about to use s-04 for the first time. What is the ideal fermentation temp for this yeast? Is it a little lower than us-05? I was thinking of pitching at 16c then bump up to 19c after a few days to finish off.

Yeah these are valid points, I’ll check the gravity

I have only checked by looking at the amount of co2 escaping, Fermenter is sealed with glad wrap. OG was 1.038. Batch size is only 17L I suppose I should check the current gravity, but normally I would see the glad wrap bulging out with a strong smell of co2 in the fermentation fridge.

Hi All, I did an all grain batch on Friday 13/3. No Chillied it, pitched yeast the following day at 17c. The yeast was 2 packs of generic home brew store America ale yeast, no expiration date and one of the packs was slightly damaged.(LHBS had run out of US05). I know it was a bit dodgy but I...

Kegland, How long do you think it will be before you get 500g calcium sulphate back in stock?

3 brews in now, I haven’t quite made a beer that I’m very happy with. All 3 brews have had a strong yeast flavour that does get slightly better with age but doesn’t go away (8 weeks in bottle). They have also had a plastic flavour. Brew 2 and 3 had temp control fermentation, 18*c for 4 days then...

Had my first brew day on Friday. Things went pretty well. My mash esky only lost about 1 degree every 10 min, so I just had to top it up with hot water every 20 min. Main issue I had was with the boil, my kitchen stove only provided a bare minimum boil, looks like I will be buying a gas burner...

Hi Mark. Thanks for your detailed reply. I appreciate the advice. I definitely intend to do SMASH beers first up. I’ll probably start with a pale malt. Then try different malts like Pilsner, Vienna etc so I can figure out what I like. Can’t wait to get started. I’m sure my first batch will be...

Hi all, I’m giving all grain a go. I live in a unit so I will only be making 5 to 10 litre batches. Does anyone have any tips or advice for brewing all grain in small batches? Cheers,