Ernest Lewin Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Got brewdroid for Christmas was going to do old Saxon schwarzbier did English pub draught instead. Just bottled now to wait. Next brew will be lawn mower lager (? What does it taste like). I have brewed before in coopers brew kit but must say the brewdroid seems to be a better idea if you don’t have a brew frig to control temp. Can’t wait to try my first brew. thanks to all and a happy new year 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ernest Lewin said: Got brewdroid for Christmas was going to do old Saxon schwarzbier did English pub draught instead. Just bottled now to wait. Next brew will be lawn mower lager (? What does it taste like). I have brewed before in coopers brew kit but must say the brewdroid seems to be a better idea if you don’t have a brew frig to control temp. Can’t wait to try my first brew. thanks to all and a happy new year Welcome Ernest and Happy New Year to you too. You'll love the results you can achieve with your BeerDroid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 A question regarding dry hoping, does the program for lawn mower set it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Ernest Lewin said: A question regarding dry hoping, does the program for lawn mower set it. Yes it does. The little hops icon in the top left corner of the Brewprint label indicates that the program is set to run the dry hop window automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Hi Ernest, English Pub draught is a nice beer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thanks Dustin, thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 14 hours ago, Ernest Lewin said: Got brewdroid for Christmas was going to do old Saxon schwarzbier did English pub draught instead. Just bottled now to wait. Next brew will be lawn mower lager (? What does it taste like). I have brewed before in coopers brew kit but must say the brewdroid seems to be a better idea if you don’t have a brew frig to control temp. Can’t wait to try my first brew. thanks to all and a happy new year Hi, the English Pub Draught is one of my favourites, have brewed over 20 times. It’s a simple non dry hopped traditional ale that’s just so easy drinking. Do it before the lawn mower, it takes about 6 days to end of fermentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza_wantsbeer Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Welcome @Ernest Lewin to the Droid club and community. Hours and hours of fun ahead of you and don't be afraid to ask questions, any questions no matter how dumb you might think they are because the combined wisdom in this community is staggering and completely non-judgmental. As I learned, when you are starting out in brewing, there is no such thing as a dumb question. Cheers 🍺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hi all, lawnmower larger went into keg mode was unable to bottle is now in storage mode. When I can bottle what do I do to get it to keg mode. many thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Ernest Lewin said: Hi all, lawnmower larger went into keg mode was unable to bottle is now in storage mode. When I can bottle what do I do to get it to keg mode. many thanks No issue Ernest, on the the app, not the Droid just press the keg mode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thanks Captain, this just my 2nd brew in droid so learning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hi all, will dry hoping work with hops in hop bag or is it best to put the hops directly into droid. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 If you have the hops filter then you can just throw the hops in, if not use the hops bag but sanatise first 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hi all, going to start new brew, washed droid don’t have any sanitising tablets, can I use sodium percarbonate and what quantity.??? many thanks Ern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ernest Lewin said: Hi all, going to start new brew, washed droid don’t have any sanitising tablets, can I use sodium percarbonate and what quantity.??? many thanks Ern Yes, sodium percarbonate is great, particularly as a cleaner but it does sanitise as well. You’ll need to allow some soak time like the tablets. Fill Droid about 3/4 then dissolve about a level table spoon of the percarbonate in around 500ml of hot water to get it activating. Add this straight away into the Droid then top up with water to the level as you do for the tablets. (The two stages of water help to mix the percarbonate solution.) (The best method of sanitising is either star san or stellar san. Look up on the web) if you don’t know much about it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Fill Droid about 3/4 then dissolve about a level table spoon of the percarbonate in around 500ml of hot water to get it activating. Add this straight away into the Droid then top up with water to the level as you do for the tablets. (The two stages of water help to mix the percarbonate solution.) would you recommend doing this with the tablets if you were using them to speed along that process/maximise effectiveness? I know they aren't your preferred method but I ordered a bunch so I might as well use them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gillies Brewing said: would you recommend doing this with the tablets if you were using them to speed along that process/maximise effectiveness? I know they aren't your preferred method but I ordered a bunch so I might as well use them... Yes. The tablets are basically sodium percarbonate and dissolving them does get things going quicker. Crush them then hot water etc….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted February 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hi All, Lawn Mower secondary fermentation complete looking at bottles seems hazy I used the hop filter will try one tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ernest Lewin said: Hi All, Lawn Mower secondary fermentation complete looking at bottles seems hazy I used the hop filter will try one tonight. If the secondary fermentation is just completed ie 2 weeks then there could be some clarity issues due to the yeast reacting with the sugar to produce Co2. Now they should taste ok but 4 weeks plus will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted February 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 thanks captain will leave for another 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ernest Lewin said: thanks captain will leave for another 2 weeks Try one tonight as planned, good to compare with later ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted February 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 can we get replacement filter for the Brewart hop filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Yes, @Dustin Frothman can point you in the direction of a finer one of you'd like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 19 hours ago, Gillies Brewing said: Yes, @Dustin Frothman can point you in the direction of a finer one of you'd like Have a look at the filters made by Bouncer for their “mini” filter device. The pack comes with two grades. I find the blue filter to be more than sufficient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Lewin Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hi All, Just opened English Pub Draught after 8 weeks plenty of bubbles but no head. Bottled in Coopers bottles with 2 drops. Any comments would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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