John Bull Lager

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PMH0810

John Bull Lager

Post by PMH0810 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:14 am

Morning all

3rd gravity check this a.m. 1.012 so am going to risk bottling tonight.

Quick Q; although clear, seems quite dark for a lager - almost pale ale ish. I know I used Munton's(?) Beer enhancer instead of the stated sugar; could this have darkened my brew?
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:41 am

Thank you Daab!

Am disappointed it'll only be about 4.3% (prefer the taste of lagers in the 5-6%range) but, as it'll be ready for the start of the BBQ period, at least it'll make an easy drinker!
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:26 am

Had relied on Tesco's mineral water 5 ltr bottles to contain 5 ltrs. It would appear now that they contain 5-5.5 ltrs!

Measuring more specifically from now on...
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steve_flack

Post by steve_flack » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:28 am

It's more likely that your brewing bucket is inaccurately marked than the bottles of water.
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:58 am

I saw a thread once with a fella who had a length of PET which he had graded in gallons accourding to the dimentions of his FV.

May try this, may just measure coloured water in my FV and grade it correctly on the outside in gallon intervals.

Never really had a lot of faith in the sticky lable on the AoB fermenter anyway!

Any permanent marker/paint recommended/avoided for use on plastic FV's?
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