ben 10 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, Bearded Burbler said: Two brews in one day? Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: Yes Woohoo - no wonder you can crank out 45 a year with ease mate!?! I did manage to do one big black one yesterday which was good ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: So does the milled malted grain just float around in the pot unrestricted? Yes, but no more so than with the large grain bag I was using. And actually in either situation it's not actually floating around... it's just sits statically for an hour. It makes no sense to me... according to the maths efficiency this time was around 90%. Last brew was 67% and the one before that was actually below 60% ! There was another fairly recently that was around 85%. The numbers are all over the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 There must be a reason why it's jumping up and down like a yo-yo. I can't figure it out obviously but something is causing it. It's probably not the hydrometer however I did gain a few % efficiency once I figured out mine was reading low by two points. To read correctly sometimes and not others would be highly unlikely though. Are all samples tested at the same temperature/corrected for temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I never got good efficiency with a finer crush as I do with it being quite coarse What is the gap size that you set on your mill? My BrewZilla had a bit of a slow mash/sparge and I am unsure whether my mill might've been too fine, but I've also been told that the fine mesh screen shouldn't be used in the bottom of the mash tun and I used that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 35 minutes ago, MitchellScott said: What is the gap size that you set on your mill? My BrewZilla had a bit of a slow mash/sparge and I am unsure whether my mill might've been too fine, but I've also been told that the fine mesh screen shouldn't be used in the bottom of the mash tun and I used that... I couldn't tell you the exact measurement but it's about a credit card width, maybe a little wider. It's a bit unique in that it has one fluted and one knurled roller, rather than them both being the same. I think as a result of that, the rollers can be set a bit closer together without making the crush overly fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I couldn't tell you the exact measurement but it's about a credit card width, maybe a little wider. It's a bit unique in that it has one fluted and one knurled roller, rather than them both being the same. I think as a result of that, the rollers can be set a bit closer together without making the crush overly fine. Sounds about right, especially since you BIAB. I set mine to CC width which seems to be about 0.9mm from my shitty ruler measurements. I might open it to 1mm and use feeler gauges to measure the gap this time. Will see how that goes in combination with the fine mesh screen being left out of the mash tun. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Yeah. I actually had efficiency problems when the crush was too fine. Anyone who thinks it doesn't matter for BIAB is talking crap, at least for me. It definitely made a difference in my experience. The mill gap I use now gives a nice coarse crush with minimal amounts of flour and dust. The grains are just cracked open rather than pulverised into dust. It drains from the bag much easier this way. Edited January 21, 2020 by Otto Von Blotto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 9 hours ago, MitchellScott said: Sounds about right, especially since you BIAB. I set mine to CC width Me too... CC width... and that was what me HBS/MicroBrew man said... I do BIAB (Brew in a Basket meh meh) ; ) 9 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I actually had efficiency problems when the crush was too fine. One thing I did notice was crushing a fair bit of wheat - which is very hard - I generated a fair bit more dust and when I did a step mash ended up with a fair old bit of "flour glue" on the base of the Mash Tun... and swapped it out to a different vessel for the Boil... but am with @Otto Von Blotto that the slight coarser grind is better... and I do believe Mr Palmer does say that somewhere too... not got a footnote page reference sorry : | 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Rainy crap weather here today, and I'm doing a brew as well. This time I'm brewing my Ace of Spades porter for the first time in a while, which will be fermented once one of these other two are kegged, and aged until around June or something when I put it on tap. 21 litre batch size, based on 70.5% overall efficiency (bigger than usual grain bill). I'll have to go get the yeast in the coming days, and I'll likely start it around 19 degrees then raise it to 21 after 3-4 days. Hopefully that'll be enough to get it to finish properly. Might build it up in a smallish starter too. Est Original Gravity: 1.0592 SGEst Final Gravity: 1.0127 SGEstimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.2 %Bitterness: 54.8 IBUsEst Color: 78.0 EBC 33.00 L Brisbane Water Water 1 - - 5.000 kg Pale Ale Malt (Bairds) (4.9 EBC) Grain 2 88.2 % 3.26 L 0.310 kg Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1300.2 EBC) Grain 3 5.5 % 0.20 L 0.180 kg Crystal Malt - Medium (Thomas Fawcett) (150.0 EBC) Grain 4 3.2 % 0.12 L 0.090 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1100.0 EBC) Grain 5 1.6 % 0.06 L 0.090 kg Roasted Barley (Thomas Fawcett) (1350.0 EBC) Grain 6 1.6 % 0.06 L 30.00 g Hallertau Magnum [11.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 36.4 IBUs - 20.00 g Challenger [5.60 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 8 9.4 IBUs - 25.00 g Fuggle [5.40 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 8.9 IBUs - 1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Must be a dark beer day Quote Recipe: Leftovers Stout Brewer: Grumpy Style: Foreign Extra Stout TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.063 SG Estimated Color: 71.3 EBC Estimated IBU: 76.1 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 2.30 kg Smoked Malt (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 40.4 % 1.50 L 1.70 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 2 29.9 % 1.11 L 1.00 kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 3 17.6 % 0.65 L 0.50 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 4 8.8 % 0.33 L 0.19 kg Carafa III (Weyermann) (1034.2 EBC) Grain 5 3.3 % 0.12 L 50.00 g El Dorado [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 76.1 IBUs - Wyeast French Saison Yeast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Brew went well yesterday, practically hit my OG target, getting it to 1.0588. Only one minor issue with the urn element cutting out halfway through the boil, but a quick scrub with the long handled wire brush sorted that out and it went fine from then on. Not sure which of the fermenters will be emptied first but this one will go into it when it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Ace Of Spades Porter No doubt in honour of the great man Otto ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 46 minutes ago, Red devil 44 said: Ace Of Spades Porter No doubt in honour of the great man Otto ? Kenny Rogers? The Gambler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, Hairy said: Kenny Rogers? The Gambler Saw a pic of Kenny the other day, got more plastic in his face than a bloody Tupperware party 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Helped a mate with a brew yesterday. It was on a Brewzilla. Great bit of kit that. Was quite impressed actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Hairy said: Kenny Rogers? The Gambler I thought he meant Col Porter... for non-PC reasons of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Journeyman said: I thought he meant Col Porter... for non-PC reasons of course. i think the legend Lemmy would of stubbed his cigarette out in Col Porters face, more to the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Red devil 44 said: Ace Of Spades Porter No doubt in honour of the great man Otto ? Indeed. Also named for its colour. It really is black as the ace of spades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Indeed. Also named for its colour. It really is black as the ace of spades I have no idea who or what you all are talking about. I got the Kenny Rogers bit but I am lost. American in the room, I am a noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 successful brew day today, put down a Nelson Sauvin summer ale, cubed and into the fermenter Sunday. Never tried this hop before , so looking forward to this one 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, Norris! said: I have no idea who or what you all are talking about. I got the Kenny Rogers bit but I am lost. American in the room, I am a noob. Pretty sure Lemmy and Motörhead were well known in America too mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Pretty sure Lemmy and Motörhead were well known in America too mate Fair enough, I have heard of Motorhead, just never listened to them, I listen to a slightly different genre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 hours ago, John304 said: successful brew day today, put down a Nelson Sauvin summer ale, cubed and into the fermenter Sunday. Never tried this hop before , so looking forward to this one Its either love it or hate it mate. Guess you will find out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 hours ago, John304 said: successful brew day today, put down a Nelson Sauvin summer ale, cubed and into the fermenter Sunday. Never tried this hop before , so looking forward to this one What was your recipe, @John304? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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