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new brew

Post by mark14 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:33 am

hi, this is next,Danstar BELLE SAISON yeast, 1.5 kilo muntons dark extract, 1 kilo demerara, hops 50 gr warrior,, 100 gram perle hops, 25 gr juniper berries , then dry hop 50 gr perle ops,, hope for German , Belgish style beer with head and dark red colour any thought advise welcome, cheers

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Re: new brew

Post by k1100t » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:01 pm

Ferment it warm to get the best from the saison yeast.
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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:25 pm

thank you, what temp , 18 c

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Re: new brew

Post by k1100t » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:33 pm

I'd aim for mid to low twenties, so 22 - 24°C, but don't stress, as long as it's below 30°C you'll be fine. That yeast is fine up to 35°C or there about, I think.
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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:37 pm

thank you, i am a novice, so thank you again cheers

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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:54 pm

mark14 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:37 pm
thank you, i am a novice, so thank you again cheers
do i need more demerara or is it enough to hit target

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Re: new brew

Post by guypettigrew » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:06 pm

mark14 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:54 pm
do i need more demerara or is it enough to hit target
Depends how much you're making and how strong you want it to be!

With the quantities of malt and sugar you're using you'll get 23 litres of wort at about 1.036 original gravity. It'll ferment out completely and give you a beer of about 4.6% alcohol, according to Graham Wheeler's beer engine.

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Re: new brew

Post by k1100t » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:10 pm

mark14 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:54 pm
do i need more demerara or is it enough to hit target
Plug your greedy ants into a recipe generator and see what it says. I use this one - https://www.brewersfriend.com/; but have previously used Wheeler's Beer Engine, that's linked too from around here somewhere. Wither you need more demerara or not, depends on what you're trying to achieve flavour wise from that particular sugar.
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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Fri May 01, 2020 2:43 pm

have joined and second brew bottled

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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Fri May 01, 2020 2:44 pm

guypettigrew wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:06 pm
mark14 wrote:
Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:54 pm
do i need more demerara or is it enough to hit target
Depends how much you're making and how strong you want it to be!

With the quantities of malt and sugar you're using you'll get 23 litres of wort at about 1.036 original gravity. It'll ferment out completely and give you a beer of about 4.6% alcohol, according to Graham Wheeler's beer engine.

Guy
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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Sun May 03, 2020 5:07 pm

found one kilo icing sugar, should i use in to boost a bit of alcohol , cheers

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Re: new brew

Post by guypettigrew » Sun May 03, 2020 5:55 pm

Probably not worth bothering. You're going to get a beer of about 4.6% anyway. More sugar will increase the alcohol, but make the beer taste thin.

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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Mon May 04, 2020 3:30 pm

thank you, it a learning curve, will not add extra , never sure as to whats ok, but i listen cheers

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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Thu May 07, 2020 10:09 pm

hi all , second day and its burping every 30 ish seconds, will remove dry hops in morning as it smells very hoppy, leaving juniper berries in cheers

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Re: new brew

Post by mark14 » Fri May 08, 2020 10:43 am

took out hops last night now burping lucky 13 every minute , cheers,when it stops how long should i leave it in primary cheers, think it is my fastest yet, thanks

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