Brew Quantity and When

[BrianC]

01. Will_D           24 L : @ 1090 : 29/04
02. Partridge9    22 L : @ 1082 : 28/04
03. Jacob            27 L : @ 1089 : 28/04
04. Nigel 23L      24 L : @ 1088 : 28/04
05. Cahalbrua    22 L  : @  :
06. BrianC          22 L  : @ 1096 : 29/04
07. Ratsathome  23 L : @ 1085 : 28/04
08. ColMack        23 L : @ 1084 : 28/04

[nigel_c]

Don't add any water. What temp was the sample in your hydrometer. Temp will change your results so you may be bang on just not recording sample at the right temp.

[BrianC]

I tested it after boil and it was 1090 and after cooling at 20 degrees it was 1096.

[Jacob]

Keep it as it is. It will blend nicely with other batches.
Which yeast you've used and what quantity?

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[BrianC]

I used 2 packs of US-05

[Jacob]

I used 2 packs of US-05

No worries then.

[nigel_c]

Good stuff. Should help us get back up to the OG we wanted.

[Rats]

Bubbling away

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[Partridge9]

1096 

Outrageous !

Well done - your fermentation will be crazy 1

[Cahalbrua]

01. Will_D           24 L : @ 1090 : 29/04
02. Partridge9    22 L : @ 1082 : 28/04
03. Jacob            27 L : @ 1089 : 28/04
04. Nigel 23L      24 L : @ 1088 : 28/04
05. Cahalbrua    22 L  : @  1090 : 29/04 (with no added sugar)
06. BrianC          22 L  : @ 1096 : 29/04
07. Ratsathome  23 L : @ 1085 : 28/04
08. ColMack        23 L : @ 1084 : 28/04

[nigel_c]

187 total. Were short.

[Will_D]

187 /4.55 = 41.1 Gallons

Assuming we allow say 1 liter of trub? ( remember in secondary we need the yeasties to do there thing then we may be a litre or two short!

Recommendations:

1. Top up with plain boiled water

2. Top up with a sterile DME wort

3. Top up with our next brews ( I am brewing a brown porter )

4. Buy a few cans of G/B/M and bung them in

I think that once full we will loose little to evaporationion

But at least we have all brewed - Yet another first for the NCBers

Casks are looking great - gentle turning and rolling to keep them wet!

[Jacob]

Option #3 looks best. Would really prefer to use proper home brew.

[ColMack]

Option #3 looks best. Would really prefer to use proper home brew.

I agree with Jacob, Proper home brew would be my prefered option.
How much are we short?

[Will_D]

Option #3 looks best. Would really prefer to use proper home brew.

I agree with Jacob, Proper home brew would be my prefered option.
How much are we short?

Maybe 5 or 10 litres.

Its difficult to say exactly as we have to factor in trub loss when we move from Primary to Secondary to Cask and also the exact size of the cask! I think we fill on the day, if someone can have a few gallons or spare as back then I don't think there will be a problem.

Also as soon as we fill it it will start to ferment a bit more as the oxygen addition caused by the racking will give the yeasts a boost - so it could probably be topped up the next day or so.

This is the beauty of doing Big brews they are more resistant to change than small brews.