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Another Grainfather Brewday and FastFerment Woes

Posted on August 26, 2015 | 3 comments

Time for another Grainfather batch. I’m not sure whether I shall get closer to my target of replicating a Sheffield Bitter; indeed I may be moving further away! But at least this time, the colour will be nice and pale. This is the Beersmith formulation:

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Grainfather brewday

Posted on June 10, 2015 | 2 comments

Well, the great day has come. I’ve been on the course, watched the videos, even read the instructions. Now for the first experiment with … the Grainfather.

Adding the grain to 21 litres of water at 50C. The Grainfather brings the temperature back up 50C as the grain cools the water down.

Adding the grain to 21 litres of water at 50C. The Grainfather brings the temperature back up 50C as the grain cools the water down.

It’s an all-in-one mashing and brewing device for home-made beer. The last time we made any beer, many years ago, we had to mess about pummelling bags of grain in warm water, rather reminiscent of a Victorian washday.
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