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  1. M

    pale colour

    How much honey did you use with what volume of water? Even a 1.070 OG, about 185g honey per liter, mead should not be pale.
  2. M

    Bottle carbonation - yeast raft or infection?

    Seems like a lot of headspace in those bottles. Might want to fill them fuller next time.
  3. M

    Sweet taste? Help!!!

    Mash cooler. Makes a more fermentable wort. You can make some small, four liter test batches trying different mash temps and see what happens. Shame to make 20 liter test batches. You could try dropping 500g of malt and replacing it with 400g of sugar. This will thin the body though, slightly...
  4. M

    Increase ABV of a All Grain

    If you're bottling your priming sugar adds about 0.5%.
  5. M

    Will bottle conditioning fix apple/cider flavours in an ale?

    I hope this turns out for you. It may not be great but it will probably be good. Be patient.
  6. M

    Will bottle conditioning fix apple/cider flavours in an ale?

    On a tangent. I made one of these a few months ago. It was okay after three weeks in the bottle. It was a LOT better after six weeks. It's now at about nine weeks and better still. Be patient.
  7. M

    Recurring Problem : High/Over Attenuation

    I imagine a bacterial infection could cause this. Especially as it started with no change in your equipment or process. Could also be remnants of a diastaticus yeast used in a saison for example.
  8. M

    Partial mash for Coopers vintage ale?

    This is supposed to be a very nice kit as it is. If it was my first go I'd just make it to the instructions. Friend of mine, his grandfather had a fairly big company many years ago. When he was hiring a new manager he would have them to his house for dinner. If they put salt on anything before...
  9. M

    Coopers Stout – 23L

    You are correct. Dark extract would be more appropriate.
  10. M

    Coopers Stout – 23L

    I've also seen this done as one Coopers Stout can and a can of Cooper's light liquid malt extract.
  11. M

    Secondary Fermenting

    I don't secondary anymore. Didn't see any advantage plus it creates another opportunity for oxidation and infection.
  12. M

    First brew - Coopers English bitter

    Looks nice. Congratulations.
  13. M

    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    Here where I'm at the hospitals were mandated to prep for COVID-19 cases. All elective surgery was canceled or postponed. Lots of cancer patients going untreated. Suddenly, they're laying off hospital employees because there isn't anything for a lot of the staff to do. For those areas that are...
  14. M

    Layers in cider..?

    I would at least rack that cider into another carboy. Then you can let it sit a while longer. Sitting on that yeast at room temp the yeast is going to start breaking down which will give some unpleasant off flavors. Top off the receiving carboy with some boiled water to reduce the air space.
  15. M

    Problems with Yeast

    What temperature are you fermenting at? US-05 is bullet proof pitched directly into cooled wort without rehydrating.
  16. M

    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    When this thing started the world was thinking getting it was a death sentence. Now it doesn't seem to be too bad. People are getting tired of isolating, no sports, limited restaurant options. They are not seeing their friends and family dying off like they expected. People are no longer...
  17. M

    First brew - Coopers English bitter

    I expect an update when you start into them. Good luck with it!
  18. M

    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    At least if half the people with it are running a fever you can catch half the people. There is theory that those people that are asymptomatic are spreading it far less than people that really have it bad.
  19. M

    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    My wife and I had no symptoms period. No fever, cough, nothing.
  20. M

    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    I am in the states. My doctors practice is connected to one of the major local universities medical department. Anyway, he said they are finding the test they are using is 95% accurate. I feel pretty lucky.
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