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I find when I'm brewing that I have difficulty making notes and if I do then keeping them all in one place becomes a problem. So I don't keep good records. I couldn't find a brew day notes template that suited me so I made one. It's not rocket science! The target was for after the mash starts...

Hello! I will be brewing a high OG beer in a Braumeister. It needs 8Kg of grain and the BM can only handle about 6Kg so I want to double mash. The mash schedule is: 52 C (126 F) - 10 mins - Gum breakdown (unmalted adjuncts) / produce free nitrogen 69 C (156 F) - 70 mins - Starch conversion for...

Hi, I normally all grain brew but I want to get a beer done quickly to clear space (fermenter) and time (wife negotiations) for my christmas ale and since my kegerator is getting low on choice :( So I bought a kit - should be interesting since I've never done a kit beer before. The kit...

I have a 125 litre chest freezer (I think they are also called coffin freezers). What kind of choices do I have for the heater? Will a 100 Watt bulb suffice? A vivarium heater? If so what type / size / power? Other considerations? I am assuming a target temperature of +8°C (47/47°F)...

I'm about to build my kegerator and have received the parts for the STC1000 project box. Based on the info available I've made the following wiring diagram (AutoCAD it is not). Have I understood correctly? The lamps are just for a quick visual check that everything is working as expected...

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Hello all, I have seen several ways of sending the recirculating wort into the mash tun (HERMS / RIMS) 1. Some people use the recirculation to cause (deliberately) rotation of the wort but I haven't understood the advantages and disadvantages yet. My gut reaction was that it would disturb...

Hello all, I am hoping to take advantage of your experience in designing a HERMS. I am in the middle of pricing the system and wanted to know if there are any glaring errors. I realise that every one will have their own preferences and I hope to ask some more specific questions later but in...

Hello all, just joined. I've just made a brew of a fairly simple English "Summer Ale". OG 1052, fermentation started very well with 2 x 5g dry US05. It's currently a bit hot here, varying between 20 degC (68F) in the morning and 32 degC (90F) in the mid-afternoon. Despite the garage...