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Thanks all, from what I have smelt and witnessed there is very little difference, so far. The proof will be in the drinking. If there is to be a difference it will be in the yeast profile, it took 5 days to start to form it's alcohol inducing world. Also remembering that I pitched and am fermenting ...

First brew, for some time.

Well, hello all. I finally got a brew going last week after nearly 2 years without a brew. I made my version of the Old Speckled Hen . So far so good. I made it with grain that has been stored in airtight barrels for ... I think 3+ years and the yeast was a packet I still had in the fridge and was o...

Use a length of silicone hose attached to a stainless racking cane. Easy, simple and no chance of HSA. Hashie, how do you start a siphon (with your mouth?) and have you ever tied some voile around your silicone hose to strain? Start the siphon with my mouth yes. I know people say how dangerous that...

2trout, I made BIAB barley wine some years ago that worked well. After 12 months in the bottle it was ok but with a bit of a vegemite flavour. After 2 years in the bottle it was like golden (black really) nectar. The recipe below is for a 5 litre batch but can be scaled to wherever you need it to be...

[quote]I saw some discussion on whether this should be done in stouts. What do you think about doing this in an RIS? Would you still get the chalky, bitter/roasty flavor from roasted barley and chocolate malt if you only added them at mashout? Would it enhance the flavor with a beer that strong (in ...

Consistency in temperature over the mash has been the biggest improvement. So, learning at what temperature to shut the gas off before dough in, to achieve the desired mash temperature without over/under shooting. learning the best method to insulate the brew kettle to maintain temperatures to withi...

When I first started I would stir every 5 minutes or so. As I progressed and refined my process I stirred every 15 minutes or so. Once I was confident that I had the process down and had good thermal insulation for a consistent temperature over the 90 minute mash, I stopped stirring other than at th...

As promised, here are some photos of our first cooking attempt. The first cooking fire glowing nicely. http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg121/GreenReaper_007/Firstcookingfire.jpg The first pizzas in. Sorry about the image, I obviously had the shakes :) http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg121/Gree...

Have to agree with Joshua, attatching the earth wire in the way you have in the diagram will result in death! When you wire the earth it should go from the lead you have cut directly to the appliance, NOT through the temp controller. The following diagram is for the STC 1000 but it will give you an ...

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