robbiep
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
I will be doing my second AG brew in the coming days, only this time I am going to be armed with a fermenting fridge, temp control and experience from my first AG brew J
As a learning experience, I will be making the exact same recipe (as I bought double the ingredients), but I want to make a few changes / improvements to my brewing methods which will improve the overall taste, appearance and experience of the beer. As the exact same ingredients / recipe will be used, it will be nice to see how improved methods can improve your beer.
The recipe ill be using is a follows:
2kg of Aussie ale malt
100g of carapils
50g of carared
10g of carafa 3
10g of Simcoe (60mins)
10g of D Saaz (15mins)
US05
This idea is to compare the same two brews (in terms of recipe and ingredients) to see how much a difference your brewing methods can improve the overall taste and experience of a beer.
I would greatly appreciated if you could provide some advice on the following areas where I could improve things.
1: Cooling wort – how important and what methods can be used to cool your wort down to fermenting temp asap?
2: Fermenting temp – would 19 degrees be the ideal temp for the above brew?
3: What methods can be used to avoid the sediment before bottling?
4: Do glass / PET have any influence on the taste?
5: Once bottled, whats the ideal temp to store your beers (perhaps this can be done in my fridge)
Also, if there are any other simple tweaks I could do to improve the outcome of the beer, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Please keep in mind that I’m still a newbie brewer and will need to work with the tools I have for this next brew.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers,
Robbie
I will be doing my second AG brew in the coming days, only this time I am going to be armed with a fermenting fridge, temp control and experience from my first AG brew J
As a learning experience, I will be making the exact same recipe (as I bought double the ingredients), but I want to make a few changes / improvements to my brewing methods which will improve the overall taste, appearance and experience of the beer. As the exact same ingredients / recipe will be used, it will be nice to see how improved methods can improve your beer.
The recipe ill be using is a follows:
2kg of Aussie ale malt
100g of carapils
50g of carared
10g of carafa 3
10g of Simcoe (60mins)
10g of D Saaz (15mins)
US05
This idea is to compare the same two brews (in terms of recipe and ingredients) to see how much a difference your brewing methods can improve the overall taste and experience of a beer.
I would greatly appreciated if you could provide some advice on the following areas where I could improve things.
1: Cooling wort – how important and what methods can be used to cool your wort down to fermenting temp asap?
2: Fermenting temp – would 19 degrees be the ideal temp for the above brew?
3: What methods can be used to avoid the sediment before bottling?
4: Do glass / PET have any influence on the taste?
5: Once bottled, whats the ideal temp to store your beers (perhaps this can be done in my fridge)
Also, if there are any other simple tweaks I could do to improve the outcome of the beer, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Please keep in mind that I’m still a newbie brewer and will need to work with the tools I have for this next brew.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers,
Robbie