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Flash_DG
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I stop when I got 30 full PET bottles ^_^
Jonez
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Hi strappa
Have a look at this thread http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...124&hl=tilt
it answer all your questions
jonez
manticle
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It's up to you. I usually leave about a litre but I rack to secondary, fine and cold condition. The yeast that's left is usually pretty clumped at that point. If you have the full yeastcake in there I would suggest leave a litre or two above the cake or bottle that last bit but mark the bottles as testers so they're the first ones you open to see if carb is good.
Obviously the closer to the yeast, the more sediment you are likely to get so it has to be up to you to work out what's best.
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Hi Strappa,
It's not how many beers next to your name that counts. It's how good your beer tastes!
Once you have done a few brews you'll get to know how many bottles you will get and when to stop.
One thing I used to do, is before I start bottling is to lossen the lid on the fermenter, not so it would fall off, but so it was very easy to remove later. Then once you are bottling and are just about finished and wondering how mnay more bottles you will get, then screw the lid off and you can watch the beer going into the tap as you fill the bottles. Once you notice that the yeast cake is getting drawn into the tap, then stop.
Fear_n_Loath
It's not how many beers next to your name that counts. It's how good your beer tastes!
Once you have done a few brews you'll get to know how many bottles you will get and when to stop.
One thing I used to do, is before I start bottling is to lossen the lid on the fermenter, not so it would fall off, but so it was very easy to remove later. Then once you are bottling and are just about finished and wondering how mnay more bottles you will get, then screw the lid off and you can watch the beer going into the tap as you fill the bottles. Once you notice that the yeast cake is getting drawn into the tap, then stop.
Fear_n_Loath
another stupid question..... how do i update the beers i am brewing/drinking...
eg.Ready to Drink: Mexican Cerveza, Coopers Sparkling Ale, Hefeweizen
Conditioning: Mexican Cerveza (Saaz hopped)
Secondary:
Primary:
Preparing to Brew: Robust Porter
Planning: English Bitter, Robust Porter, Cider, Mead
Updated 25/11/09
cant find the this part
eg.Ready to Drink: Mexican Cerveza, Coopers Sparkling Ale, Hefeweizen
Conditioning: Mexican Cerveza (Saaz hopped)
Secondary:
Primary:
Preparing to Brew: Robust Porter
Planning: English Bitter, Robust Porter, Cider, Mead
Updated 25/11/09
cant find the this part
manticle
Standing up for the Aussie Bottler
What do you mean by 'update'?
Infinitee
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My 2c:
Nothing wrong with a bit of yeast in your beer.
Thicker taste perhaps, but it's nutritious and in some peoples opinion, provides the mineral intake that reduces a hangover/liver damage...
I still label the last beer or two as 'yeasties', but they're not just for testing, but for desperate times.
And while your at it, might as well bottle the sludge/yeast cake residue as well and use it as a yeast source when custom designing your own beers without having to buy kits and the like.
Or you can boil it and use it as a 'booster' nutrient for your next brew.
The possibilities are endless.
Nothing wrong with a bit of yeast in your beer.
Thicker taste perhaps, but it's nutritious and in some peoples opinion, provides the mineral intake that reduces a hangover/liver damage...
I still label the last beer or two as 'yeasties', but they're not just for testing, but for desperate times.
And while your at it, might as well bottle the sludge/yeast cake residue as well and use it as a yeast source when custom designing your own beers without having to buy kits and the like.
Or you can boil it and use it as a 'booster' nutrient for your next brew.
The possibilities are endless.
bum
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Up the top it says "My Controls", click that then scroll down until you see "Edit Signature" in the column on the left. Write what you're making in there.
If you want that is. Many people don't bother. And it seems that many of those that do bother don't bother to keep it current.
Welcome aboard!
Flash_DG
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oh the sig at the bottom? you need to go into your 'My Controls' which is at the top of the page ^up there^
then look for Signature on the left menu
then look for Signature on the left menu
Flash_DG
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I think I might have a harder time of not getting a cloudy few towards the end now that I have calibrated my fermenter and found that it was 2.5L more then it should have been.
