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Good day. As some of you know, I had some issues with my previous brews in reaching expected post boil SG's. Thanks to advise from this forum and self realisation where I went wrong clearly points to overeagerly (mmm more beer) adding too much sparge water, resulting in a diluted wort. So, i'm...

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Hi. Yes got a recipe... funny enough also my second all grain brew. Check out: http://beerguevara.com/belgian-blonde-15l/ Good luck

I'm realising now that I'm using too much sparge water and diluting my wort too much. I need to take greater care getting the volumes just right .. and not a drop more. Was thinking of getting a second thermometer to confirm each other. Also starting to realise that how crucial mash temps are -...

I've just started this hobby, bought all basic equipment 3 weeks ago. I will probably end up getting my own grain mill - then I can buy grain in bulk and mill when I need to. My first brew was a BIAB and didn't reach my SG - so consulted professor youtube and google for mash efficiency that got...

Thanks - yes I'm running into the same problems again but coming to understand how it all works and your comments confirm what I need to do in order to master these processes.

I've added pictures of my coolerbox converted mash tun - in case there something wrong with this design. It's a 13gal Coleman coolerbox. The filter unit is made from electrical conduit with slits cut in.

Good day fellow Brewsters. After I didn't reach my post boil gravity using the biab method, I modified my 13gal coolerbox to a mash tun and last week I brewed a Belgian Blonde. .. and again didn't reach expected gravity. Recipe shows 1.065 .. I got 1.034 - and I was precise with temperature...

Report back: I then went ahead and bottled the brew. Added 6g priming sugar (unrefined cane sugar or brown sugar) per litre. I managed to syphon about 16litres into the bottling bucket and bottled 21 x 750ml bottles. I sampled one last night (impatience) and turned out awesome. Nice and fresh...

OK thanks, then I won't.

Thanks, will check out the link. One last question for today: I don't think SG will go below 1.006 - I'm anticipating bottling tomorrow. Considdering it's a Weiss beer, will it be a good idea to cold crash it a bit so that the yeast can settle down before bottling? I know the recipe doesn't...

Yes, saw the percentages - lower FG expected. Makes sense. From a recipe from an online brewshop webpage - see URL in my original post. I've got a digital thermometer (probe on a string) and was surprised to notice my accuracy re temp control - don't think it's that. Mashing inclusive with...

Good day. Quick feedback: I took SG readings with my hydrometer, Monday (2days ago) 1.007, today Wednesday 1.006. Bit low as the recipe shows 1.014 FG. Why's that ? Would it drop anymore? - guess I'll measure again tomorrow .. if again 1.006, then I'll bottle the brew. Tomorrow will be 12 days...

So, 10 years on since this initial post, who would have guessed there would be an almost global lockdown due to an invisible enemy .. here is South Africa we have an alcohol prohibition .. so everybody with a bit of creativity went out and depeleted the shelves of brewing equipment, including...

Yes, I have a hydrometer - I will take a measurement today .. then again in 2 days time - or should I take measurements everyday to establish FG ?

Good day fellow brewsters. I’m currently under Corona lockdown where alcohol prohibition pushed me towards brewing my own beer. I got equipment and ingredients via a online brew shop and so like to post my experiences, including some mistakes I made, hoping for some feedback. The brew shop sell...

Hi ncbrewer .. Thanks .. yes sure. I always kind-off wanted to get into homebrewing. Now I have purchased most of the basic equipment and got 2x 18litre brews approx 10 and 7 days in the fermentor .. so am looking foreward to the results.

Hi fellow safrican.. Good to connect here and share some ideas. There are a lot of online brew shops operational. I browsed my local brewshop: www.BeerGuevara.com and got everything from them, including recipes and ingredients. Shure the be something near where you are. Happy brewing

Good day. So, us poor folk in South Africa are still under strickt lockdown (day 59 or so) with the sale of booze prohibited, which forced a lot of us to scratch our ancestor notepads and brew our own. Fasionable here is to make a pineapple beer from 4 ripe pineapples and 4kg sugar with brewers...