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50CAL

Will this screw it up?

Post by 50CAL » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:38 pm

Right today I made my mexican cerveza kt. I added 500g of brewing sugar along with the tin added water to make it up to 20lr temp around 20c so far so good. Give it a good old stair around then added the yeast.
Its sat on a small table in the dining room temps at 22c so now for the hydromiter test.... 1002??? this is not a typo thats the reading i got so filled it up with fresh water and the hydromiter didnt even sink far enough to give a reading :evil:

Right so I know the hydromiter is junk though oh well just wont know what sort of % it is went to tidy up and spotted my bag of brew kit enhancer...you son of a.....&$*@# with this not in the beer will turn out wazz wont it so I added it anyway and give it a real good stair but the yeast is alread in by this time not much I could do about it.

I went out and managed to get a hydromiter from Wilkos came back and tested it and its 1048 but as i added the BKE when it was cool and the yeast already in will it be ok?
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by trucker5774 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:45 pm

Sounds like it will be just fine. Check both hydrometers side by side before you chuck the old one.
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by Monkeybrew » Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:16 pm

I think that as long as your BKE mixed in ok, which it sounds like it did with an OG of 1.048, then you should be ok.
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Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by 50CAL » Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:22 pm

The old hydromiter is knackerd tried it a few times with warm water cold water beer all dodgy readings.
This beer looks very dark too in the FV a lot darker then the auusie lager I did but thats turning out fine now clearing up nice, nice and fizzy just got a crap head on it but its not so old yet but im going away for a week on thursday so not going to take any with me then it will get a full week without me sampling any.
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by Stomach » Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:46 pm

I did the same thing with my Coopers Aussie lager, but noticed the enhancer on the kitchen worktop before the yeast got pitched!! :mrgreen:

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

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Old Tin of Coopers Cerveza
Couple of old tins of stuff to experiment with!
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by Monkeybrew » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:09 pm

Stomach wrote:I did the same thing with my Coopers Aussie lager, but noticed the enhancer on the kitchen worktop before the yeast got pitched!! :mrgreen:
Nevermind the slogan 'Don't Drink & Drive'

You guys should adhere to the slogan 'Don't Drink & Brew' [-X
FV:


Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by Stomach » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:30 pm

Monkeybrew wrote:
Stomach wrote:I did the same thing with my Coopers Aussie lager, but noticed the enhancer on the kitchen worktop before the yeast got pitched!! :mrgreen:
Nevermind the slogan 'Don't Drink & Drive'

You guys should adhere to the slogan 'Don't Drink & Brew' [-X
I dont think I had actually touched a drop that night! just a mere oversite!! :mrgreen:

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

Next
Work in progress
Old Tin of Coopers Cerveza
Couple of old tins of stuff to experiment with!
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by 50CAL » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:24 pm

Stomach wrote:
Monkeybrew wrote:
Stomach wrote:I did the same thing with my Coopers Aussie lager, but noticed the enhancer on the kitchen worktop before the yeast got pitched!! :mrgreen:
Nevermind the slogan 'Don't Drink & Drive'

You guys should adhere to the slogan 'Don't Drink & Brew' [-X
I dont think I had actually touched a drop that night! just a mere oversite!! :mrgreen:
Im using the same excues as him. Do fell like a moron though as there are only 4 thing to remember :roll:
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Re: Will this screw it up?

Post by AceMcAce » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:08 pm

I wouldn't worry about it. As long as it's all mixed in, it'll be smooth like gravy baby.
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