I m brewing a pilsner 5gallon 8lb pilsner malt and 2lb wheat I generally use finings

Hi All, just a quick question, after the boil,I cool the wort down . I then transfer it all into the fermenter. I ve been told that I should use a sieve, when I tranfer the wort into fermenter. Am I doing it wrong, or should i buy a large sieve . when I tranfer the finished wort in the bottling...

thank you , im gonna try a 45 min mash and a 30 min boil next brew

Hi Lads , just another question, I read on internet , that I can mash for 45 mins and boil for 30 mins. im a little to worried to do that yet, as Idont want to lose my batch as I only brew 20 ltrs at a time every 3 weeks or so . I m just looking for more info and experience that you chaps...

thats a good idea, I ll put 1 bottle plastic next week . windy

Hi guys , just another question , I use 620ml bottles (old Chang bottles ) , do you think it takes longer to carbonate in larger bottles. because I generaly leave brews for 2 weeks before testing thats after 2 days in the fridge. But some are good ,some are not so good . Or is this a stupid...

Thank you for your information, i will take on what you said very helpful regards windy

Further to my previous post , could I leave the pitching of the yeast to the next day, after boiling the wort as I have great difficulty cooling the wort down quickly , as the water temperture is never cold here in thailand . regards windy

Hi All , Just done a 20 litre BIAB Saison brew , It stopped fermenting after 3 days .I checked the brew with my hydrometer it read 1.000 which means theres zero sugar left ( I think ) . My question is how long should I leave the brew in fermenter befor bottling, I normly leave it in for a full...

yea, Ive just done another bottled another brew, added 105 gramms of table sugar , see how that goes should be better . Im scared to add too much ,because of bottle bombs . if this goes ok, I ll try 115 next brew . thanks again windy

yea it is illegal here , but there are mulitpule home brew shops here , so i just order online

ok Iwill increase sugar next brew .thank you

i live in thailand so the temp in the house is always about 25c

ok I will increase sugar next brew , but i was afraid of bottle bombs

i think Iwill increase sugar next brew