Thank you! I first came across Braumeisters on your channel, so you have a lot to answer for :) Fridge is a Polar DM075, fits two brewbuckets perfectly. Cheers!
Hi Buddy. I use your channel as my bible for brewing on the 20L BM. Love it. What do you use as a hop screen? I've bought the BRAUMEISTER hop screen which I'm having issues with. Keep up the videos Thanks, Tom
Hi Tom, thanks a lot, pleased you're enjoying the channel and your BM. I've had a bit of an uploading lull as I've got married and started a new job in the last couple of months, but I've got a bumper episode planned in a couple of weeks brewing a NEIPA for the first time. I don't use any hop straining at the moment. Don't know if you brew with pellets or leaf hops, but I gave up on leaf as they block both the pump and the tap. My pellets seem to settle out ok during cooling but I still get some passing through to FV. I'm interested in trying both the whirlpool shovel and hop spider BrewUK have in stock, I'll upload a review when I get the chance to try one. Sorry to hear the 'official' one isn't working out for you. Please post an update if you find a solution! Cheers, Rob
Sorry should have added, I use an immersion chiller so some pellet matter escaping into the fermenter isn't much of a problem, but I sympathise if you have a plate chiller as it's a much more annoying issue!
Thanks Rob. Thats really helpful. Will keep you posted on a solution. Am i right in thinking you brewed all the beer for your wedding? How did it go? Down well?
Took ten corny kegs and I've only got one left, so think it went ok! Had a great day thanks, looking forward to making beer just for the fun of it again though haha
Thanks for another interesting video. Used my BM for the first time last night-bit of a shock having it so easy after a few years using a cooler mash tun and boiler setup. Haven't got my head around getting the right volumes yet-not having proper markings and no visibility of the wort level when sparging with the malt pipe resting on the bracket hampered me a bit. Your solution for the malt pipe looks helpful in that respect. Just out of interest, how are you designing your recipe? I used beersmith but it didn't seem to cope that well.
Hi Kristian, pleased it went well! You are right about volume markers but I have found that by filling to the notch in the post (25 litres) to start, then sparging about 4/5 litres with grain half out leaves just under 25, which I top up to a little over the notch again pre-boil. You are correct though it's not exact, but if you have a routine results should be repeatable. As for recipe building I use an excel sheet I made, afraid I've not used BeerSmith. I'll try and upload this with the next video. Otherwise maybe someone reading this can help, or there is more info on the Braumeisters forum. Hope the beer turns out great!
Hi im enjoying your videos, im new at this game and have just ordered a cheap all grain brewer from royal catering, how do you carbonate your kegs, subbed.
Interesting! I've not noticed that but I'll see if I notice peach next time I try it. I'm fermenting at 18C. Think my biggest complaint is just slow/unreliable performance, which would probably go away with repeated propagation. With a dried homebrew yeast though it's useless if it doesn't work first time. I've got some White Labs WLP013 London Ale yeast in the fridge, hoping it'll be better. There any strains you'd suggest trying?
I accidentally fermented US05 at 15-16C and it was peach city 😃. Probably partially because it's effectively under pitching when it's that cool. Using WLP036 for some alts at the moment. Great clean malty beers.
Cheers for the tip. Love those clean German ales. Currently have 2 saisons fermenting with two of the White Labs strains, but I'll look that one up next time I need a clean strain.
That is some great design right there, and some decent brews too. cheers!
Nice job! I also like your refrigerator behind you with the glass door. Cheers mate!
Thank you! I first came across Braumeisters on your channel, so you have a lot to answer for :) Fridge is a Polar DM075, fits two brewbuckets perfectly. Cheers!
Nice long time no see cheers for updates
Hi Buddy. I use your channel as my bible for brewing on the 20L BM. Love it.
What do you use as a hop screen? I've bought the BRAUMEISTER hop screen which I'm having issues with. Keep up the videos Thanks, Tom
Hi Tom, thanks a lot, pleased you're enjoying the channel and your BM.
I've had a bit of an uploading lull as I've got married and started a new job in the last couple of months, but I've got a bumper episode planned in a couple of weeks brewing a NEIPA for the first time.
I don't use any hop straining at the moment. Don't know if you brew with pellets or leaf hops, but I gave up on leaf as they block both the pump and the tap. My pellets seem to settle out ok during cooling but I still get some passing through to FV. I'm interested in trying both the whirlpool shovel and hop spider BrewUK have in stock, I'll upload a review when I get the chance to try one.
Sorry to hear the 'official' one isn't working out for you. Please post an update if you find a solution!
Cheers, Rob
Sorry should have added, I use an immersion chiller so some pellet matter escaping into the fermenter isn't much of a problem, but I sympathise if you have a plate chiller as it's a much more annoying issue!
Thanks Rob. Thats really helpful. Will keep you posted on a solution.
Am i right in thinking you brewed all the beer for your wedding?
How did it go? Down well?
Took ten corny kegs and I've only got one left, so think it went ok! Had a great day thanks, looking forward to making beer just for the fun of it again though haha
Thats sounds like a success ..... Such a nice idea
Thanks for another interesting video. Used my BM for the first time last night-bit of a shock having it so easy after a few years using a cooler mash tun and boiler setup. Haven't got my head around getting the right volumes yet-not having proper markings and no visibility of the wort level when sparging with the malt pipe resting on the bracket hampered me a bit. Your solution for the malt pipe looks helpful in that respect. Just out of interest, how are you designing your recipe? I used beersmith but it didn't seem to cope that well.
Hi Kristian, pleased it went well! You are right about volume markers but I have found that by filling to the notch in the post (25 litres) to start, then sparging about 4/5 litres with grain half out leaves just under 25, which I top up to a little over the notch again pre-boil. You are correct though it's not exact, but if you have a routine results should be repeatable. As for recipe building I use an excel sheet I made, afraid I've not used BeerSmith. I'll try and upload this with the next video. Otherwise maybe someone reading this can help, or there is more info on the Braumeisters forum. Hope the beer turns out great!
Hi im enjoying your videos, im new at this game and have just ordered a cheap all grain brewer from royal catering, how do you carbonate your kegs, subbed.
those us05 peach esters.... I can't stand them. Apparently if you ferment below 18C they are there.
Interesting! I've not noticed that but I'll see if I notice peach next time I try it. I'm fermenting at 18C. Think my biggest complaint is just slow/unreliable performance, which would probably go away with repeated propagation. With a dried homebrew yeast though it's useless if it doesn't work first time. I've got some White Labs WLP013 London Ale yeast in the fridge, hoping it'll be better. There any strains you'd suggest trying?
I accidentally fermented US05 at 15-16C and it was peach city 😃. Probably partially because it's effectively under pitching when it's that cool. Using WLP036 for some alts at the moment. Great clean malty beers.
Cheers for the tip. Love those clean German ales. Currently have 2 saisons fermenting with two of the White Labs strains, but I'll look that one up next time I need a clean strain.
It looks like you got married and the new wife put her foot down and stopped you brewing and making videos.
Almost! Got married and emigrated so my gear is in storage but hoping I'll get back to brewing soon...