ben 10 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Old thread I cannot post in >>> https://club.coopers.com.au/coopers-forum/topic/12565/ Filling the cube today. I saw a leech on my fermeezer and was trying to coax it somewhere. Then I heard a splash. Hmm, hot wort all over the floor, the cube is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I made an euro lager the other week with saaz and perle, a 10 min boil. At the end my wife tells me we have to go stay at her parents, emergency stuff, so I cool it down to as low as possible, 28-30c. I am hesitant to toss the yeast in but was more worried about infection if I don't pitch the yeast for 2 days...so I tossed it in. The batch was dumped today because it smelled medicinal and had a twangy taste. Temp control is what I need! Ah learning, or just my stupidity, your call. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidute Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 First fail was due to me messing about on beersmith and not undoing my alterations and ended up with 3kg more malt than what i required all of it was amber malt and ended up in the brew as i got everything milled and in one bag when purchased first oops... i weighed out 3kg and brewed it anyway tastes nasty. Second i think is due to not having my equipment profile in beersmith set up right. Didn't hit my numbers and ended up a mid strength somehow. Brewday was a bit of a mess as my volumes didn't add up to the equipment and had boil overs etc. Anyway getting a masterclass this weekend so should be sorting through my faults and improving from here on in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I can add one here. I bought an all grain kit a while ago on the spur of the moment at a closing down sale. It included the hops and the following schedule: 10g Pacific Jade @60 25g Cascade @0 25g Motueka @0 10g Nelson Sauvin @0 50g Cascade @Whirlpool 20g Nelson @ Whirlpool 20g Riwaka @ Whirlpool 50g Cascade Dry Hop 20g Nelson Sauvin Dry Hop 10g Riwaka Dry Hop 10g Motueka Dry Hop Well over 200 grams of hops. I had been quite looking forward to tasting this one. I chilled one down yesterday for a sneaky taste. I got nothing. It's a bland, boring beer. Not undrinkable but not much flavour or aroma to the beer at all. The hops were old and stored without refrigeration. I didn't give it a thought at the time - but should have considering the box was sitting on a shelf. I can't see myself wanting to drink too much of it. The lure of the bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 A few brews ago, I was way too tired from a big week at work, to be brewing beer. Got my water up to temp in my Biab urn system. Poored half the grain in without the bloody bag. Poored it all into the compost and went to bed for a few hours. Got some more grain the next day and brewed successfully that day. Cheers Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 ^ Can definitely see myself doing something like that. Fortunately leeches don't usually interrupt my brewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koo wee brew Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Keg hopped with stainless steel tea ball thing. Just poured myself a glass to have with lunch. It looks like I've keg hopped commando style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 First all grain brew day with Robbo and I thought I would use my stainless strainer when transferring wort from boiler to FV. Thought I would sanitise it by immersing the basket in the boiling wort for 10 minutes. Lost hold of the strainer and it sunk to the bottom of the boil, and couldn't fish it out cos the immersion chiller was in there getting its 10 minute sterilisation treatment as well. Doh! Cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Today I formatted my GoPro before taking yesterday's brew day footage off of it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, King Ruddager said: Today I formatted my GoPro before taking yesterday's brew day footage off of it ... The fail that hurts all of us! Sorry to hear King Rudd and it just means you'll have to type it out on the brewery thread and/or brew again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 It's ok, I'm learning all about data recovery at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6Graham Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 On my second ever brew last week, I measured the OG. unfortunately I didn’t record it, so not sure if it was 1035 or maybe 1042, or maybe I’m mindlessly guessing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 What were the ingredients and batch volume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6Graham Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said: What were the ingredients and batch volume? 1.7kg Thomas Cooper brew A IPA 1kg Coopers Light Dry Malt extract 100g caramel Pilsner grains cracked and boiled with... 40g mandarina Bavaria hop pellets in boil 11.5g safale us05 dry yeast plus Coopers included yeast 23L brew volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Does anyone else get so focused on watching their wort hit a boil and then get so fascinated watching it churn around that they forget to take note of what time the boil actually started? At 10:42pm last night I realized I had no idea exactly when my boil had started ... I think it was around 10 minutes prior to that! Can't have been too far off since my post-boil volume was pretty much spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.c Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I mistakenly took the wrong beer to bottling, the fermentation is only 7 days and i have already bottle it. Is a beer or a bomb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Did you bottle in glass or plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, XR6Graham said: 1.7kg Thomas Cooper brew A IPA 1kg Coopers Light Dry Malt extract 100g caramel Pilsner grains cracked and boiled with... 40g mandarina Bavaria hop pellets in boil 11.5g safale us05 dry yeast plus Coopers included yeast 23L brew volume. I'd say the 1.042 would be the OG for that then. Pretty low for an IPA but should turn out a nice drop. Hope the grains weren't actually boiled though. John, no I haven't done that, but I don't time it like that anyway. I just set a timer and start it when the wort breaks through the foam on top. It is interesting to watch it though I'll agree there! Cheers Kelsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.c Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, Beer Baron said: Did you bottle in glass or plastic glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I'd say the 1.042 would be the OG for that then. Pretty low for an IPA but should turn out a nice drop. Hope the grains weren't actually boiled though. John, no I haven't done that, but I don't time it like that anyway. I just set a timer and start it when the wort breaks through the foam on top. It is interesting to watch it though I'll agree there! Cheers Kelsey Yep that makes more sense than my current method. Haha that is the way I used to do it (on one of those Aldi gingerbread man fridge magnet timers). Unfortunately my baby has played with that timer so much the battery ran out and I haven't got down to Jaycar to grab a couple of LR44's yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Have any of you tried using the timers in beersmith? I love them! So easy, only complaint is that the alarm isn't particularly loud. I've also used a multi timer app on my iPhone and the good old countdown timer on my watch and set it for 50min, 5min, 5min, etc. Old school but at least the timer in with me wherever I go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6Graham Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Hope the grains weren't actually boiled though. Cheers Kelsey Correct. Steeped, then boiled after removal. My typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Don't have the beersmith app on my phone Jools, I just use the built in clock on it. I can set multiple countdowns too. I usually set timers for a couple of minutes before hop additions so I have time to weigh them, that way they don't have to sit out in the air for any length of time, works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Same kelsey I use beersmith timer on the laptop. I don't have the app either. Computer works well as it won't be far from my brewing area. Usually inside,where I am whilst mash/boil etc is happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I use my laptop for music, the timer is just the clock app on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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