Benjimagoo
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Hey fellow beer drinkers,
My name is Ben and I'm happy to be here.
I received a Brewmaster brewing kit for Christmas and have so far have 2 brews on the go (both 5 gallons) brewing 1 ale and 1 Pilsner (hopped) which I will attempt to lager.
The Ale brew has been sitting at 11-12C (51.8F approx) since boxing day and I just brewed the Pilsner yesterday (after purchasing two more 23litre / 6 US gallon Carboys).
The Ale was a very easy brew in-so-much it was an all syrup brew... the effort was all in the sanitizing of everything.
Yesterday's Pilsner was a kit that was a little more involved as it included some grain and hop pellets to add. I added some additional Liberty hops at each of the stages laid out on the recipe sheet as I have enjoyed the bitterness of Mad Toms and Boneshaker in the past.
I head a hell of a job siphoning due to the additional hops being dried leaf, in the end the mix went through an un-sanitized strainer (I was also making supper at the time) so I kicked myself after for that.
The airlock is hardly moving on the ale Carboy so am thinking about dragging that into a warmer environment to help the yeast clean up. I'm not sure if this is required.
Does the airlock not moving denote the end of any specific stage of the yeast lifecycle?
Also, does anyone know whether the Beermaster instructions are in US Gallons? Are US Gallons assumed when talking Beer brewing?
Oh yes, one more thing of note - Originally I'm from England and have had mad love for Ales since my mid 20's.
Good to be here.
Ben.
My name is Ben and I'm happy to be here.
I received a Brewmaster brewing kit for Christmas and have so far have 2 brews on the go (both 5 gallons) brewing 1 ale and 1 Pilsner (hopped) which I will attempt to lager.
The Ale brew has been sitting at 11-12C (51.8F approx) since boxing day and I just brewed the Pilsner yesterday (after purchasing two more 23litre / 6 US gallon Carboys).
The Ale was a very easy brew in-so-much it was an all syrup brew... the effort was all in the sanitizing of everything.
Yesterday's Pilsner was a kit that was a little more involved as it included some grain and hop pellets to add. I added some additional Liberty hops at each of the stages laid out on the recipe sheet as I have enjoyed the bitterness of Mad Toms and Boneshaker in the past.
I head a hell of a job siphoning due to the additional hops being dried leaf, in the end the mix went through an un-sanitized strainer (I was also making supper at the time) so I kicked myself after for that.
The airlock is hardly moving on the ale Carboy so am thinking about dragging that into a warmer environment to help the yeast clean up. I'm not sure if this is required.
Does the airlock not moving denote the end of any specific stage of the yeast lifecycle?
Also, does anyone know whether the Beermaster instructions are in US Gallons? Are US Gallons assumed when talking Beer brewing?
Oh yes, one more thing of note - Originally I'm from England and have had mad love for Ales since my mid 20's.
Good to be here.
Ben.