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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11121 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 103 Location: Asheville, NC.
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Link Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks!
OG was 1.040 again. At least that's consistent? lol
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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I'm going to check everything again.
14 days in, hit 1.010 on FG. 3.81% ABV.
I'm still going to keg 5 gallons and quick carb it just to see how it tastes, but this batch is garbage too.
I'm going to study why I'm getting a low OG. It's killing me. I guess I'll do another brew day tomorrow.
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kal Forum Administrator
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Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 103 Location: Asheville, NC.
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Link Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | 225 wrote: | I'm going to study why I'm getting a low OG. It's killing me. I guess I'll do another brew day tomorrow. |
There's definitely something you're missing. Unless you find out what it is, brewing again the same way will only produce the same results.
Read this carefully: https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/brew-day-step-by-step
Good luck!
Kal |
Thanks! I added some DME to try to salvage it. I'll let you know how it comes out next week.
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Link Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:44 am Post subject: |
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DME didn't work out. So I brewed another batch up.
Came out with the same OG, 1.040. There is NO WAY that it's possible to come out with the same OG EXACTLY the same all 3 times if I was doing something wrong.
Not possible. If it was a human error, or equipment error, the gravity wouldn't be exactly the same 3x in a row. The reading would be all over the place, right?
My hydrometer is reading 4 points heavier. I checked it with distilled water. It was -4 points.
I can't believe it took me 3 brews to figure this out. Such a rookie move.
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't brewed in a year. Getting back to it.
I brewed a Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout, and canned some for friends.
I used Voss Kviek Yeast. Grain to glass in 5 days. That includes time to carb the kegs.
I think I'm going to switch to Blichmann Riptide Pumps too.
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kal Forum Administrator
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225
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Link Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | That beer looks great!
Kal |
Thanks! One keg is already gone (Friends came over). The second one will sit a month.
I've been working on trying to get my Cannular to work right, no luck yet. Every can eventually bled out.
Once we move, I'm thinking about upgrading to a 1 BBL system. So I might be building another system then.
Right now I keep everything in my shed, and when I'm ready to brew, I have to pull everything out and then set it up. Clean it, and put it all back.
Gonna keep it Electric Brewery tho.
Kal, how do you clean everything? Like to get all the grain out and wash everything? Do you move the kettles or keep them on the brew stand?
I would love to know your process for this. If I keep my current system, I wanna buy a longer table, but cut the legs short that way the kettles are a lot lower and easy to get to.
Once again, that Kviek yeast is crazy. 5 days grain to glass.
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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225 wrote: | I haven't brewed in a year. Getting back to it.
I brewed a Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout, and canned some for friends.
I used Voss Kviek Yeast. Grain to glass in 5 days. That includes time to carb the kegs.
I think I'm going to switch to Blichmann Riptide Pumps too.
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Looks really good, would not refuse one glass of this beer
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KB
Joined: 06 Nov 2014 Posts: 334 Location: Virginia
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Link Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 12:19 am Post subject: |
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What a great photo of the brew in the snow on the railing!
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