Glad to see someone else using Gü pots for weighing out hops!

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

Brewery essentials…

Great video Excellent explanation Will be purchasing from the malt miller

@themaltmiller8438

10 күн бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

Some really helpful tips - I've never seen anyone suggest squeezing the bottle before sealing (not many brewers using plastic bottles?), but it makes so much sense!

Absolutely first class video! I have been brewing all grain for quite a few years now but I think this video was excellent in helping new brewers understand the process.👍👍👍

@paulgerg6879

11 ай бұрын

Actually, this has got me very confused on one thing. He refers in the video to a muslin bag, which seems to fit his 12Ltr brew kettle but his site doesn't sell a brew bag for this size. All it sells is 25ltr, 35ltr and "up to 100ltr" bags. Any idea where I find a brew bag that would fit my 14ltr stove pot? The fits all sizes bag is so huge it would dwarf my pot and probably take up half the pot without adding any grain into it at all.

Great video, even though i've been brewing BiaB for nearly 10 years and knew all this it was still good viewing and will certainly help newbies :)

Great video!

Great vid, I did one similar a few years ago, I think it is perfect for someone who wants to make beer at home but doesn't really know where to start and the results from google give so many conflicting answer.

As an American I appreciate the enthusiasm over our style, but if you can give a suggestion for a solid English ESB, real ale, or barley wine I'm here for it! I've brewed a handful of times but this is a nice little refresher on the science behind it, keep up the good work!

@themaltmiller8438

11 ай бұрын

Noted! Have you watched our Vintage Ale Recipe Brewday video? kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHmotZWSlcLImJc.html The beer Rakey makes could be right up your street

@xycooking634

11 ай бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 I'll check it out right now! Thanks!

What a fun video! A 1/3 camden tablet and a drop of lactic acid would make a huge improvement in taste for those brewing in the UK! Also 1/5 of the packet of yeast is enough, I used keep a tally written on the packet.

@MyMusicGD

Жыл бұрын

I think the campden tablet is for the Chlorine, but what does the lactic acid do? Does that help with the ph for the mash?

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

It’s used to remove the alkalinity from the water. You can also use AMS in a similar fashion

@royglennie

11 ай бұрын

@themaltmiller8438 In Scotland we have much softer water than England generally, are there any adjustments needed for soft water? Thanks

@indiekiduk

11 ай бұрын

@@royglennie In Scotland you need acid in mash, acid in sparge, acid in the boil, acid acid acid!!!

@indiekiduk

11 ай бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 I believe AMS can't get adjust sparge water Ph low enough to avoid astringency. It's designed to work with grains to reach mash Ph for optimal enzyme activity.

Really helpful video, thanks! First time brewing one of your kits and I’ve started with Hoppy Boi. The instructions for that don’t mention priming sugar when bottling but based on this video (and experience) I assume that’s still needed?

Arggghhh!! I should have bought this instead of a GF30, which I find a bit of a pain. Now I’ve had to buy this kit as well!

@andywillis2870

Жыл бұрын

Yep have a GF30 used it once last year, takes too long and ended up using extract kits instead. Tempted to sell the GF and just brew small batches like this. I can’t consume 23 litres of beer 😢 Just ordered the Cali Common to try 👍

Two things that I think would help. 1) you could use a colander over the kettle and place the grain bag over it so it can drip back into the kettle if you have one that is a similar size. 2) I think for a small batch like this if people like brewing you should have small keg as the fermenter over a plastic bucket because if they like the hobby a small keg is more future proof and who doesn't like tap beer over bottling.

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ben. Yes a colander is a great option as you said. You certainly can use a small keg if you wish, we wanted to offer a solution that is approachable in terms of pricing for gifts etc... The new Fermenter King Junior would be a good option as brewers coudl ferment, carbonate and serve from one vessel! www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/fermenter-king-junior-10l-pet-pressure-fermenter-keg/

@paulgerg6879

11 ай бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 You are permanently out of stock of the fermenter king junior, any idae when you are getting new ones in? Also, a video on how to use it would be helpful if you do. I am currently stuck with using bottles in bomb proof plastic containers because the C02 gas things terrify me.

@themaltmiller8438

11 ай бұрын

as soon as they are back in with our supplier, we will have them. The larger ones have arrived this week, the 20L and The Chubby, hopefully not too much longer for the 10L ones. @@paulgerg6879

Great vid, awesome that you're now doing 5l recipe kits! Only question, do you not get suck back when chucking the fermenter straight in the fridge for cold crash? Cheers

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

No we didn’t on these brews. The cylindrical airlocks don’t tend to be as bad for that as the standard ones we found

I'm really looking to get back into brewing after a LONG lay off and have done small batch all grain before, really interested in the package you guys are doing and been looking through the kit instructions to try and re-familiarise myself with the process!! One question- do you not need to sparge at all with these kits? Could you for eg mash in 7L of water then sparge with 2? Or won't it matter? Cheers!!

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

We’ve designed them so that you don’t have to sparge, you can if you wish but I’m out trials on these kits (and some full size BIAB kits) we’ve not had any issues at all doing things this way around

@phukyuandahorseyourodeinon

Жыл бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 thank you so much. I think I'll pop an order in soon. Half hour boil is also a plus with 2 kids running round!!

Can I use a demijohn instead of a 5 litre bucket? I recon it’ll hold 4 litres water with room for fermentation. Can I start with 8 litres water for the wort? I have a siphon to get the beer out after fermentation, so everything else is fine.

@themaltmiller8438

9 ай бұрын

Yes that would work, you might need to adjust your volumes to reflect this but no reason to not use one

How did you manage to get 10 bottles out of the fermenter? From my Pallisade brew following the instructions exactly I only got just over 8?

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

Everyone’s going to get slightly different amounts. We brimmed the fermenter as much as we could and got as much out as we could without getting any of the cake at the bottom into the bottles. Some of the kits you will get bang on 10 and others you might get slightly less, depending on things like dry hop amounts etc… our advice would be to work on getting the most from your mash first so you can then extract more from the grain (stirring and temp control for example) and then get as much as you can into the FV but as with all brews, sometimes you’ll get more and sometimes less! Hope the beer turns out well for you! Make sure to let it have a good amount of time to condition 👍🏻🍻

You mention heating to 66c. I've seen people say to make the strike water hotter (70c) to allow for the grain changing the temperature when it hits the water. Is that something worth doing or no need? Thanks

@themaltmiller8438

4 ай бұрын

You can heat to a few degrees higher, yes. The reason being that when you add the grain the temperature differential will cause a drop in the mash overall temperature. However on this size of batch you can find that it will be very fast to heat up the mash back to the desired temperature using your stove, juts due to the size of the volume being brewed.

@skeltaskib

4 ай бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 Thanks that's great. I'll be doing your steam beer this week. Looking forward to it.

Just purchased the Cali Common do I need 9 litres of water for mash for this? My calcs are coming in around 8 litres.

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

The guidelines are generic based on our experience and equipment/boil off rates. If you know 8l will work for you the go for it 👍🏻 You can always add liquor back in if it comes up short/overshoots your gravity

@andywillis2870

Жыл бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 amazing customer service with speed of response. Thank you.

Agree totally with previous comment. I've been eyeing this 12LTR boil kettle. Perfect for my needs -- 5LTR batch is a sweet spot for me. Tak questions: * Id like the bag to be bit bigger so it can be wrapped around the kettle. * Does the fermentor have enough headspace to accomodate a vigorous fermentation/krausen? I'm based in Mumbai (though currently work in Kuala Lumpur). Do you ship to Mumbai?

@HoverdogBrewery

Жыл бұрын

If you have a large bag that flops over the sides too much and you use gas, you can melt the bag so just watch out for that.

@richardwilkinson77

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Been there done that!

@richardwilkinson77

Жыл бұрын

I'd go for a 10 or 15 litre fermenter for a 5 litre batch

@ravilshirodkar1901

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, both

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

We had a vigorous ferment on this beer and the FV was fine, we did have to top up the airlock a few times. Drop us an email about the shipping and we can see what we can do. Hello@themaltmiller.co.uk

How much extra water do I need to start with for the 5 litre kit?

@themaltmiller8438

Ай бұрын

Usually about 8 or 9 L, depends on the recipe though

Why do you add 9L of water if its only a 5L batch?

@themaltmiller8438

5 ай бұрын

You'll lose some of the water to grain absorption and then boil off too

@Benis123

5 ай бұрын

@@themaltmiller8438 I see, thanks for you help.

Why 9 litres of water, for 5 litre wort ?

@themaltmiller8438

Жыл бұрын

We’ve been fairly generic with the water volumes to make it super approachable for everyone who starts with these kits. When we’ve brewed them we found you loose apx 1.5lt to grain absorption and hops in the boil and then about 1lt in boil off when on a high rolling boil on the hob. Then we wanted to allow a little extra for people to maximise their amount going into the FV. You could go more specific if you wanted or have a longer boil to boil off more, totally up to the brewer 👍🏻

no sparging or mashout temps?

@themaltmiller8438

3 ай бұрын

We've opted for a simple process with these stove top kits, if folks want to sparge they can adjust the amount of mash water but in our experience brewing these kits, it's not really needed.

Is that a 5ltr plastic fermenter?

@themaltmiller8438

5 ай бұрын

Yes - www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/5l-fermenter-with-lid-grommet/

Is there enough head room?

@themaltmiller8438

5 ай бұрын

Yes, but it will depend on the activity of your fermentation. It is always a good idea to sit these smaller FV's or FV's which are fuller into a trug of tray for safe keeping, just incase of a very active fermentation!