Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 So the airlock has died down on my westmalle tripel. 1.006 the reading. Judging from the other times i have used it its got a point or two left. Just a bit above wyeasts guide of 74-78. 93% attenuation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: So the airlock has died down on my westmalle tripel. 1.006 the reading. Judging from the other times i have used it its got a point or two left. Just a bit above wyeasts guide of 74-78. 93% attenuation. As I noted above Greeny…. you are the Belgian Brew King! Great stuff. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hi all, Put my usual house IPA down last night, swapped out the Chinook for Simcoe for a slight change FERMENTABLES Coopers lager can, Coopers LLME can, 500g LDME, 250g Wheat DME, 200g Caramunich II, 300g sugar HOPS 30g Simcoe, 25g Citra 10mins 25g Mosaic, 25g Citra 5 mins Will dry hop 50g Citra, 25g each of Simcoe and Mosaic. 1.5L starter of Nottingham OG 1.061 Predicted FG 1.014 IBU 49 24 litres in FV Will be putting the new kegerator together before the brew is done , so will not be bottling this one! Cheers James 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 After a shocking brew day last Sunday my Bo Pils has dropped very very quickly to 1.010 in 6 days despite fermenting at 12 degrees. The sample looked good 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 21 hours ago, Beer Baron said: After a shocking brew day last Sunday my Bo Pils has dropped very very quickly to 1.010 in 6 days despite fermenting at 12 degrees. The sample looked good Good to hear BB1... there can be challenging brew days... have had a few myself... glad to hear things are picking up mate. BB2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: Good to hear BB1... there can be challenging brew days... have had a few myself... glad to hear things are picking up mate. BB2 I made a modification to my Grainfather and the new connection on the recirculating arm hasn’t sealed properly and it was sucking air in and putting it in the Grainfather so I couldn’t use it. While mashing I just had to keep stirring. I only missed OG by a point but mash temperatures kept fluctuating. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, Beer Baron said: I made a modification to my Grainfather and the new connection on the recirculating arm hasn’t sealed properly and it was sucking air in and putting it in the Grainfather so I couldn’t use it. While mashing I just had to keep stirring. I only missed OG by a point but mash temperatures kept fluctuating. You Brewers and all your fancy electronic gadgetry BB1 !?! You just need a big lump of stainless steel you can manage ; ) Just jarkin… I have all these problems with heat control and element burn on... so we all have our challenges mate it seems! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I've just dumped the Nelson Sauvin/Citra/Amarillo dry hop into my current Dogfish Head 60 min IPA modified Pale Ale brew. Hydro sample was spot on 1.011. The colour looks divine in the hydro tube as a deepish orange colour, but colour depth can be a little misleading sometimes in the tube against what will be thrown once in the glass. At worst I still think it will throw a nice coloured hue. The aroma is nice & has a notable caramel-like influence, so am hoping the rather unique hop schedule & use of dextrose balances with that so the beer doesn't come across too sweet. It shouldn't, but the jury is still out on that one. I'm looking to re-activate some CCA yeast soon, as I've found the Spring to be a great time to brew beers with this yeast to the point of ambient conditions being very helpful for those without proper temp control. I bought some Lemondrop hops a few weeks ago, so the Coopers XPA recipe looks like the use for that re-activated yeast. Cheers & good brewing guys, Lusty. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Beerlust said: I've just dumped the Nelson Sauvin/Citra/Amarillo dry hop into my current Dogfish Head 60 min IPA modified Pale Ale brew. Hydro sample was spot on 1.011. The colour looks divine in the hydro tube as a deepish orange colour, but colour depth can be a little misleading sometimes in the tube against what will be thrown once in the glass. At worst I still think it will throw a nice coloured hue. The aroma is nice & has a notable caramel-like influence, so am hoping the rather unique hop schedule & use of dextrose balances with that so the beer doesn't come across too sweet. It shouldn't, but the jury is still out on that one. Cheers Lusty - sounds great - good luck with that one! BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 6:18 PM, Beer Baron said: I made a modification to my Grainfather and the new connection on the recirculating arm hasn’t sealed properly and it was sucking air in and putting it in the Grainfather so I couldn’t use it. While mashing I just had to keep stirring. I only missed OG by a point but mash temperatures kept fluctuating. We all make mistakes. I'd un-modify it then. Cheers & good brewing, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, Beerlust said: We all make mistakes. I'd un-modify it then. Cheers & good brewing, Lusty. I can’t. A hacksaw was involved 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, Beer Baron said: I can’t. A hacksaw was involved Ahhhh, super glue'll fix it. Or Blu-Tak'll fix it. Or a combination of the two. Best of luck sorting it out BB. Cheers, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Maybe a welder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, Beerlust said: Ahhhh, super glue'll fix it. Or Blu-Tak'll fix it. Or a combination of the two. Best of luck sorting it out BB. Cheers, Lusty. I might have to try those Swearing definitely didn’t work on brew day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Beer Baron said: Swearing definitely didn’t work on brew day Nothing to do with your brewing equipment problem, but it does release some pressure on some valves... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Hey @Beer Baron, It sounds like you did the camlock conversion. I made this modification too. Mine worked out fine though. Nevertheless, I was paranoid about cutting the collar off the recirculating arm thingy. If you haven't already checked, make sure that the compression fitting was installed properly. You tube videos helped me to understand the right way. Also maybe there are hacksaw grooves on the outside of the pipe where the compression fitting was attached. These might be enough to allow leaks through. You should be able to slightly re-position the fitting. I hope you can rectify it. I do not know why the Grainfather did not come standard with a camlock fitting. It is so handy for switching or just removing the recirculating arm or the counter-flow chiller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 40 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Hey @Beer Baron, It sounds like you did the camlock conversion. I made this modification too. Mine worked out fine though. Nevertheless, I was paranoid about cutting the collar off the recirculating arm thingy. If you haven't already checked, make sure that the compression fitting was installed properly. You tube videos helped me to understand the right way. Also maybe there are hacksaw grooves on the outside of the pipe where the compression fitting was attached. These might be enough to allow leaks through. You should be able to slightly re-position the fitting. I hope you can rectify it. I do not know why the Grainfather did not come standard with a camlock fitting. It is so handy for switching or just removing the recirculating arm or the counter-flow chiller. Yeah I’m sure it’s only something small and it will be an easy fix. I should’ve tested it before brewing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Wacked a couple more pales in today. Interesting, I used the sloppy slurry method this time and as I was harvesting I realised that due to my process, my slurry has very very little hop matter. In fact it’s really really clean. No dry hop matter due to bagging, my cube hops get left behind due to syphon. The only hop matter in there is the 15-20g bittering addition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, The Captain!! said: Wacked a couple more pales in today. Interesting, I used the sloppy slurry method this time and as I was harvesting I realised that due to my process, my slurry has very very little hop matter. In fact it’s really really clean. No dry hop matter due to bagging, my cube hops get left behind due to syphon. The only hop matter in there is the 15-20g bittering addition. How much slurry did you use mate? I have found it very unpredictable with ales to the point i dont do it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 44 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: How much slurry did you use mate? I have found it very unpredictable with ales to the point i dont do it anymore. Yeah I’ve often worried about that. Just pulled off about 100ml of thick yeast. I’m not too fussed with how it ferments this time. Just a plug and play type a beer. I haven’t done this for a long time due to your reasons too, I just could not be assed today, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, The Captain!! said: Yeah I’ve often worried about that. Just pulled off about 100ml of thick yeast. I’m not too fussed with how it ferments this time. Just a plug and play type a beer. I haven’t done this for a long time due to your reasons too, I just could not be assed today, Yeah mate. I used to do it and worked on a 1.5bn per ml figure. But experience told me that was highly variable as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: Yeah mate. I used to do it and worked on a 1.5bn per ml figure. But experience told me that was highly variable as well. I’m thinking that it’s slightly under pitched but honestly, if it makes beer, sweet. Just keg fillers really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Plucked my dry hop baggy out & squeezed all the liquid goodness back into the beer yesterday comprising of Amarillo, Citra, & Nelson Sauvin. A really nice combo & smelled terrific. My partner gave me the thumbs up too. The malt balance against the hopping rate is still up in the air though. I'll know more after kegging & ageing for a short time whether I've got that right or wrong. The CaraBohemian weight vs dextrose will tell the major story on balance, but hopping weights can help with those balances too. For those familiar with posts from Dr. Smurto on other forums, this is a grain he has mentioned as one he has a personal liking for, & after reading his posts I decided to try it a year or two ago, & agree with him & like it too. Cheers, Lusty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbert Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 After a week of cleaning and leering sit. My fv has a second to be of galaxy cerveza which I'm calling the Mexican stargazer. Just a Cooper's kit and kilo but I do a hop tea at about 2/3 fermentation. Need to get as much as I can in before it just gets too hot. No fridge to control the fermentation. I'd be good but having lost my last two brews consecutive I'm now running low for an impending bastard of a summer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 21 hours ago, drewbert said: I'd be good but having lost my last two brews consecutive I'm now running low for an impending bastard of a summer … lost brews DB? Bit sad... infections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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