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I bulk prime & have never had an issue with over or under carbonated beers doing it as described by BeachBum. I use dextrose & use the calculator as above. I also use this method for dissolving dextrose for adding to my bottling bucket. 1.5ml water for each gram of sugar. EG. Using the calculator, i...

Seven paras!!! I'm in heaven :lol:. Thanks for that info :salute:. I imagine that any formula we come up with would be pretty inaccurate. I mean the existing 'normal' hop formulas are so we'd probably be going way out on a limb - lol. Let me know though if you come up with something. I've got a no-...

What, only one para? :lol: I must give this a go Crusty. Will definitely put this on my list of things to do. Do you think the hop tea adds much bitterness or just flavour/aroma? My brain is fried from too many formulas, coffee and beer. There's really two questions I have that I didn't word proper...

Thanks Pat. My hop additions were based on a wort into the fermenter of 23lt @1.049. Due to the higher OG, I decided to water it down to get to my starting OG of 1.049 otherwise even with a full attenuating yeast like the Wyeast 1056, I would end up with a FG a tad too high & would most likely throw...

I bottled my first BIAB today, an APA hopped with Centennial & Cascade. Being my first BIAB & not knowing what to expect, I ended up with a much higher OG than expected & slightly less volume so I ended up pitching the yeast after watering the brew down to my starting OG of 1.049 from 1.061. I ended...

Hey Crusty, Good work on your first BIAB. :party: In Brewmate, add your expected trub losses to your batch size. IE, 32.5L instead of 30L If you add it to the losses section, the program just adds the extra water without adjusting for the extra grain/hops etc you would need. HC Thanks for that. I d...

I meant to say Crusty that was a really interesting comment you made earlier on about the quality of beer that is mashed at a perfectly maintained temperature. It could well be that allowing the mash to wander a few degrees does add some character that we don't know about??? (Think I wrote a ramble...

Thanks to this thread I'm for sure sold on not going the pump direction. I'm going to keep it simple (stupid). I did brew yesterday, hit my target OG on the nose. I didn't use hop bags (man is it nice not cleaning out the hop gunk after brewing!). I did whirlpool with my spoon and got a nice vortex...

As Pat has mentioned, hitting your target FG every time is not going to happen, 3 points either way for me is quite common. I have done identical beers three times in succession, same mash schedule, same crush, same recipe, same everything & target OG was 1.011. First one came in @1.010, second one ...

I got itchy fingers and decided to build a herms system run by an STC1000 controller, nothing fancy, but it does a good job of holding mash temps. I used to use a camping mat. But now I've got more to clean and have to run cleaning solution through the pump and lines and pull the whole thing apart ...

Good day all, I've been BIAB brewing for about a year and a half and have done about 25 batches. I'm happy with the beer I'm brewing, but I've decided it may be time to tweak a few things. I am not really sure if it would be worth the trouble/expense - so I'm looking for some feedback. I'm a bit an...

I have gone from a 3V temp controlled rims system to biab & here's how my brew day went. Top job Brian :thumbs: :clap: :salute:, I know Bob used to 3V and so did I (plus quite a few others on the forum) but I really take my hat off to guys like you who have invested so much in 3V gear and have stil...

My first biab in my 40lt urn

Well, today was the day to try a few firsts. My first biab in my urn, my first no chill & the first time using BrewMate software. I have gone from a 3V temp controlled rims system to biab & here's how my brew day went. I aimed for a simple APA, hopped with cascade & centennial, 23lt into the cube @1...

Ok, volume loss test done, urn is still hot & may lose a tad more to cooling losses but I filled to the 33l mark & boiled for 60mins, no insulation & lost 3L approximately. Hope that sounds about right.

I didn'k know the bowl trick, sound like a good idea.

When the urn was boiling last night, it was extremely hot & I assumed anything wrapped around that might melt. Any suggestions on the tried & tested stuff & where to get it?
Cheers

Very funny guys, thanks for the support. I calibrated the urn last night with some water tests & marked the sight glass in 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, & 35 litre increments. I emptied it to the 30lt mark which is around where BeerSmith says my pre-boil will be & let her do her thing. One thing I did notice ...

Got my gear today after ordering from Ross @CraftBrewer. Ordered Tuesday night & even with the Anzac day holiday on Wednesday, it was at my place today, excellent service again guys. Got my 40lt Crown urn, biab bag, hop bag, digital thermometer, new MashMaster minimill & some ingredients for an APA....

Urn ordered tonight with grain bag & hop bag & splashed out on a new MashMaster minimill as well. Just wondering what mill settings you guys are using on your mills? My old 3V gravity system was 0.9mm, my rims was 1.2mm. I am wondering would 1.6mm be a good starting point for a single grain pass or...

Urn ordered tonight with grain bag & hop bag & splashed out on a new MashMaster minimill as well. Just wondering what mill settings you guys are using on your mills? My old 3V gravity system was 0.9mm, my rims was 1.2mm. I am wondering would 1.6mm be a good starting point for a single grain pass or ...

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