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Yep, all grain. Single temp mash at 65 C (150 F). I was thinking perhaps my mash temp is too high/low meaning that the complex (unfermentable) sugars are being broken down into simpler (fermentable) sugars. But I only follow the recipe and I'm really am quite anal when it comes to getting mash temp ...

Hiya, It seems that most peoples' FG questions are to do with a FG being too high, but I typically have the opposite problem and cannot work out why. This time I was following a recipe for a hobgoblin ale, SG was 1.058 and the recipe says to rack to the secondary after a week and wait until th FG is...

Thanks billy. It was a pretty simple recipe: 2.5Kg English Mild Ale 0.3Kg Maris Otter Pale 0.3Kg Crystal Malt 0.15Kg Honey I did a single infusion mash for 90 minutes at 150-155F. Come to think about it,, the mash may only have been 60 minutes. The O.G. was precisley what the recipe said, but if it ...

I just took a hydrometer redaing of this brew. It's already gone shooting past the predicted F.G. and is now at 1.005. So now my original question stands, 'when should I rack this to the secondary?'. But I also have 2 more questions, 'What could have caused this over fermentation?' and 'What affect ...

Hi guys, It's been a little while since I was last brewing - I was well into it during univeristy, but since getting a job it's become much harder. I made my first brew in about 10 months on Sunday, the yeast went in at around 10pm, so this evening will be 4 days of fermentation in a general, all-pu...

Hi there, I seem to have a couple of recurring problems, they arent fatal to the beer but I would like to try and eliminate them. First off, when the beer is poured and ready to drink, there is a slight smell like antiseptic (a bit like the background smell you get in hospitals). Secondly, a few bat...

Hi, Total newbie to the forum here, started brewing about a year ago when I had to take a year out from uni to have surgery - what better way to kill a year than by making beer? - Have done about 7-8 batches now and after about batch 3 decided to do nothing but all grain brewing with liquid yeasts. ...