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Thanks for the straining tip Joshua. Hadn't thought about doing that as I though it would just pass through. Are you using something like cheesecloth or something finer like an oil filter used for a conical sieve in a kitchen? Mally, I'm pitching a Wyeast 1272 yeast starter that's been on a stir pla...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: PITCHING INTO A COLD ALE WORT
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12 years ago
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PITCHING INTO A COLD ALE WORT

Hi, So I am in a bit of a quandary. My wort has so much cold break and didn't whirlpool correctly so I bunged the whole urn into the fermenting fridge to chill it down to 3˚C with the hope that I could settle out the trub and then rack the beer from the top. I was going to warm the whole lot up and ...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: PITCHING INTO A COLD ALE WORT
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Views: 5214
12 years ago
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Well I've taken your advice and continued the brew. Gravity prior to boil was bang on however I guess I'll have to wait until after fermentation to see what the effects were. Guess this is a good learning exercise!

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: Mash temp spiked accidentally. Is my brew lost?
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13 years ago
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Mash temp spiked accidentally. Is my brew lost?

Hi, I am doing a brew in a 40L urn. I had added my grain, hit my mash temp of 68˚C and left it to do it's thing. After 15 minutes I gave it a stir and the temp was still holding steady. When I came back at 30 minutes the temp was at 89˚C! The thermostat knob must've been knocked when I pulled the sl...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: Mash temp spiked accidentally. Is my brew lost?
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Views: 5441
13 years ago
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Since there was so much discrepancy between opinions I went with Beersmith's suggestion of using 127g of dextrose. There are some other incorrect formulas in BeerSmith. I'll leave it up to you if you want more info on them. Hopefully they will be corrected eventually. Some more info on other incorr...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?
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Views: 39739
13 years ago
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Hi all! So, I thought I'd post what I actually went with and what the result was. I had a 22L batch of American Pale Ale that needed carbonating for bottling. I was going for a carbonation volume of 2.3. Since there was so much discrepancy between opinions I went with Beersmith's suggestion of using...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?
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Views: 39739
13 years ago
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I did indeed get more than I bargained for, or expected, in asking this question. Nothing like increasing the learning curve for my first brew! PP, I think I will take your advice, shared by others too, and increase the temp back to room temp, prime and bottle, then leave for a while. Perhaps crash ...

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Topic: How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?
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Views: 39739
13 years ago
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Thanks for all the responses. It's good to have some different opinions. If I'm chilling for clarity should I then bring it back to original temperature to add my primer before bottling, hence measure based off the original fermentaton temperature?

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?
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13 years ago
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How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?

Hi, I'm just coming up to the stage where I need to bottle my first BIAB attempt. It's an American Pale Ale that I've dropped down to 3.5˚C for 3 days to finish conditioning (total 16 days 2 stage fermentation) before I go to bottling phase. I'm a bit confused about how much dextrose/corn sugar to a...

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Topic: How much dextrose to add to my brew for bottling?
Replies: 45
Views: 39739
13 years ago
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I have pretty much all the software out there and would recommend you use The Calculator for now in conjunction with this thread where you can ask for help in creating a recipe properly. Unfortunately most of the existing software has poor help (or even formulas) and so it is easy to press one butt...

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Topic: My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered
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13 years ago
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Hi everyone, I'm from Brunswick East in Melbourne and am just about to do my first BIAB brew this weekend. I've previously just done kits and extracts doing partial mash and always into keg though this time I'm doing in BIAB style! Have been to a demo at Grain and Grape and have since then been work...

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13 years ago
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