I just had my first glass. It was definitely more juicy than the original. I upped the sulphate to 2:1 from a usual hazy profile, seems to balance the sweetness nicely 👍
Definitely recommend this kit! Kegland fill stopper works well, although a bit cumbersome with the blow tie and pressure gauge too. Foam will also stop the flow as well, so you just need to make sure that the pressure is similar between the fermenter and keg to avoid foaming.
You've got a great set up there! Am I right in thinking you pitched two lots of yeast? Was this for a 19L batch? If so, what was the reason behind the double pitch? Just for a cleaner, speedier ferment?
Thanks! Good spot, yes this was a standard batch with 19L in the keg (should have done a double batch, this beer is great!). I went for a double pitch as it was recommended by the Brewfather pitching calc. For a pitching rate of 0.75 it calculated 1.9 packs. To be honest, 1 pack would have probably been enough but 2 came in the kit. If you fancy experimenting, you could try 1 pack in the hopes of stressing the yeast slightly for some more esters, although I’m not too familiar with how Lallemand New England performs when stressed
Wicked setup mate! Questions; 1. How do you temp control on your fermenter without a glycol/heat element? 2. Is that the Logik 142L freezer? I wanted to build a keezer using that freezer, but wanted to understand if it can fit 3x 19L cornys? I see you have 2 taps only, is that due to choice or space? Keep up the good work man!
Temp control is with an inkbird, thermowell and sanitary heating element (on a voltage adjuster), cooling is using the SS brewtech FTSS controller and pump, to pump ice water from a reservoir (works ok for fermentation temps, but not for cold crashing in the summer!) That is the Logic 142L, it can fit 4x of the new 19L (slim/tall) kegs but it’s really tight, so I prefer to have 3 kegs, which fits nicely (new type)
It's great in the can is Soundwave. As an AG brewer that only does kits from MM, Dark Rock, GEB etc etc. I am terrible at water chemistry and only treat with Campden and pure brew. How do you dial in the kit for your water?
Firstly it’s a great kit if you haven’t tried already! For water chemistry, I use the Brewfather calculator. I use a base of Tesco Ashbeck spring water for a neutral profile, then just add Gypsum and Calcium chloride to get to sulfate/chloride ratio and mash pH where I want it. In Brewfather, you can select a target profile - I picked ‘Hoppy’ for this brew and then let the program calculate the rest! Easy! So for this brew I added 2.9g calcium chloride and 13g gypsum to give 4:1 final ratio of sulphate to chloride. Between 2:1 and 5:1 is where you want to be to emphasise the hop profile. For this kit in particular, if you like it bitter, I’d probably experiment with adding some Simcoe a bit earlier before the hop stand.
That’s it, home water is way too hard for anything light. Luckily enough Tesco ashbeck is fairly cheap at about £1.10 per 5L. But I’m sure the majority of other supermarket spring water would be a good alternative
@@WattsBrewing I am brewing this next, just as a heads up I have been using spotless water for my brews may be worth a look as it has been an easy and cheap source of RO water.
Great video, thank you. I like the " side by side" comparisons in your videos!
Keep them coming.
It's really good to see the step by step processes, good video, thanks :)
Great video mate
Thanks! 😊
I just had my first glass. It was definitely more juicy than the original. I upped the sulphate to 2:1 from a usual hazy profile, seems to balance the sweetness nicely 👍
Nice head retention on your homebrew
First time incorporating dextrin in to a brew, definitely given it decent head retention
Great video I've been looking at this kit for a future brew 👍 would you recommend one of those kegland keg fill stopper ? Do the work well?
Definitely recommend this kit! Kegland fill stopper works well, although a bit cumbersome with the blow tie and pressure gauge too.
Foam will also stop the flow as well, so you just need to make sure that the pressure is similar between the fermenter and keg to avoid foaming.
You've got a great set up there! Am I right in thinking you pitched two lots of yeast? Was this for a 19L batch? If so, what was the reason behind the double pitch? Just for a cleaner, speedier ferment?
Thanks! Good spot, yes this was a standard batch with 19L in the keg (should have done a double batch, this beer is great!). I went for a double pitch as it was recommended by the Brewfather pitching calc.
For a pitching rate of 0.75 it calculated 1.9 packs. To be honest, 1 pack would have probably been enough but 2 came in the kit.
If you fancy experimenting, you could try 1 pack in the hopes of stressing the yeast slightly for some more esters, although I’m not too familiar with how Lallemand New England performs when stressed
Wicked setup mate! Questions; 1. How do you temp control on your fermenter without a glycol/heat element? 2. Is that the Logik 142L freezer? I wanted to build a keezer using that freezer, but wanted to understand if it can fit 3x 19L cornys? I see you have 2 taps only, is that due to choice or space? Keep up the good work man!
Temp control is with an inkbird, thermowell and sanitary heating element (on a voltage adjuster), cooling is using the SS brewtech FTSS controller and pump, to pump ice water from a reservoir (works ok for fermentation temps, but not for cold crashing in the summer!)
That is the Logic 142L, it can fit 4x of the new 19L (slim/tall) kegs but it’s really tight, so I prefer to have 3 kegs, which fits nicely (new type)
It's great in the can is Soundwave. As an AG brewer that only does kits from MM, Dark Rock, GEB etc etc. I am terrible at water chemistry and only treat with Campden and pure brew. How do you dial in the kit for your water?
Firstly it’s a great kit if you haven’t tried already!
For water chemistry, I use the Brewfather calculator. I use a base of Tesco Ashbeck spring water for a neutral profile, then just add Gypsum and Calcium chloride to get to sulfate/chloride ratio and mash pH where I want it.
In Brewfather, you can select a target profile - I picked ‘Hoppy’ for this brew and then let the program calculate the rest! Easy!
So for this brew I added 2.9g calcium chloride and 13g gypsum to give 4:1 final ratio of sulphate to chloride. Between 2:1 and 5:1 is where you want to be to emphasise the hop profile.
For this kit in particular, if you like it bitter, I’d probably experiment with adding some Simcoe a bit earlier before the hop stand.
@@WattsBrewing perfect matey, I see so you are always using Tesco water over your home water supply and adjusting according
That’s it, home water is way too hard for anything light. Luckily enough Tesco ashbeck is fairly cheap at about £1.10 per 5L. But I’m sure the majority of other supermarket spring water would be a good alternative
@@WattsBrewing excellent, cheers matey 🍻
@@WattsBrewing I am brewing this next, just as a heads up I have been using spotless water for my brews may be worth a look as it has been an easy and cheap source of RO water.