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Calibrating my new PH meter

November 1, 2020 stephen gale 1 Comment

The main issue with this PH meter is not the meter itself, but the instructions! They look like they have…

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Posted in: Calibration, Record Keeping Filed under: PH Meter

Calibrating my refractometer

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I bought a refactometer quite some time ago. Just cheap one. I thought it might be a good alternative to…

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Posted in: Calibration, Gravity Readings, Record Keeping Filed under: refractometer

Refractometer readings

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In an attempt to get a little more control over my brewing, I have been looking my refractometer readings during…

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Posted in: Gravity Readings, Record Keeping Filed under: refractometer

PH readings during brewing

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In an attempt to get better control over my brewing, I decided to take a closer look at my PH…

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Posted in: Gravity Readings, Record Keeping Filed under: PH Meter, PH Readings

Producing a hazy, hoppy beer

October 20, 2020 stephen gale

I have noticed that a number of the hoppy IPAs that I really like have significant haze to them. They…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Hops, Yeast Filed under: hoppy hazy IPA

Why is my beer turning grey?

October 7, 2020 stephen gale 1 Comment

I have noticed recently that a couple of my beers were starting to look a little “grey”. I first noticed…

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Posted in: Contamination, Fermentation, Record Keeping Filed under: bottle conditioning, Sunlight exposure

Repackaging yeast

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Sometimes, it is expensive being a homebrewer! I have mentioned the price of hops before. But yeast is another example…

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Posted in: Ingredients, Yeast Filed under: dried yeast, repackaging, vacuum sealing

Yeast Pitching Rate

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I haven’t really paid too much attention to the amount of yeast that I have been adding to my beer.…

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Posted in: Ingredients, Yeast Filed under: Fermentis, pitching rate, US-05

Kviek Voss Update

September 17, 2020 stephen gale

I recently brewed a trial beer with Lallemand’s Kveik Voss yeast, here’s more of an update. So it took 3…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Gravity Readings, Yeast Filed under: Kviek Voss

Kviek Voss

September 14, 2020 stephen gale 1 Comment

I thought I would give this Norwegian based yeast from Lallemand a try. According to the description, it has flavor…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Ingredients, Yeast Filed under: Kviek Voss

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