The home brew thread

[tom]

hi all
started a beaverdale pinot grigio this afternoon done to about 21 litres to give bit more body
also got a chocolate stout on near ready to bottle hope its not sickly though
my first stout

 

[Bilboblue]

hi all
started a beaverdale pinot grigio this afternoon done to about 21 litres to give bit more body
also got a chocolate stout on near ready to bottle hope its not sickly though
my first stout

Hi Tom, good luck with it all, what's involved with doing the stout fella?

 

[tom]

hi all
started a beaverdale pinot grigio this afternoon done to about 21 litres to give bit more body
also got a chocolate stout on near ready to bottle hope its not sickly though
my first stout

Hi Tom, good luck with it all, what's involved with doing the stout fella?

Same as doing beers nothing difficult just poor it in top up to 23 litres pitch yeast

 

[tom]

hi all
started a beaverdale pinot grigio this afternoon done to about 21 litres to give bit more body
also got a chocolate stout on near ready to bottle hope its not sickly though
my first stout

Hi Tom, good luck with it all, what's involved with doing the stout fella?

Same as doing beers nothing difficult just poor it in top up to 23 litres pitch yeast

Also came with hops (tea bag style)

 

[Bilboblue]

Just done the first of my Wherry kits, initial reading is 1034 from the hydrometer, sounds a bit low to me?

 

[Bilboblue]

Just done the first of my Wherry kits, initial reading is 1034 from the hydrometer, sounds a bit low to me?

Pretty much a bomb proof kit the woodfordes so try not to wherry too much.

I would expect the starting gravity to be around 1042
Asuuming you completly emptied the two tins and got every last drop out then it can only be one of the following.

You put in more water than the required 23 L

Or you have not thoroughly mixed the malt enough and it has not disolved into the wort giving you a false hydrometrr reading.
It will eventually mix in though.

Ok to just leave it bilbo and you should end up with final gravity around 1010

Cheers
Taxi

I got all of the tinned liquid out, I put in boiling water to get the last bits out. I definitely mixed it in enough, I was constantly stirring for ten mins, and more as I was chucking the water in, and there is 23 litres on the side of the fermenter showing.

Ho hum, as you say, it should be fine, I will check again tomorrow.

 

[mscenterh750]

Tuesday or Wednesday ruby red will be ready to keg, the it's a fermentation barrel sterilisation and on with a mixed fruit cider. Wine is lightening in colour.

Will be buying either a cream or oatmeal stout next. Scratch that it will be a milestone stout and I'll be adding either treacle, toffee or chocolate to it, before fermentation.

 

[Bilboblue]

Tested the hydrometer in plain water, working perfectly.

Just tested the Wherry again and it is showing 1050..... weird !

 

[ancoats]

went into town yesterday (manchester arndale market) and there its was a homebrew stall and had all the stuff and great info

 

[tom]

went into town yesterday (manchester arndale market) and there its was a homebrew stall and had all the stuff and great info

nice one for that
have to check it out