First AG... Virgin boiler.. pics!!!

[Spikesdad]

Hi all, after getting some gear together i went out and got some cheapo argos kettles, leads etc,and built a boiler from an old FV, only hold 29L to brim, but ok for 4 gall brews. Will have to do till something else come along.

However i digress.. the beer!!

Recipe

Clueless Bugger Bitter
Date: 06/03/10
Gyle Number: #17/AG1
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 8 lbs. 1.0 oz 3660 grams 89.4%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 4.6 oz 130 grams 3.2%
Chocolate Malt 1050 EBC 0 lbs. 1.8 oz 51 grams 1.3%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 8.8 oz 250 grams 6.1%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Challenger Whole 7.6 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 31.3%
Golding Whole 5.9 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 37.5%
Golding Whole 5.9 % 20 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 31.3%


Nottingham yeast pitched @_______°C


Final Volume: 19 Litres
Original Gravity: Est/Act 1.048 /
Final Gravity: Est/Act 1.012 /
Alcohol Content: 4.7% ABV
Total Liquor: 28.4 Litres
Strike Temp 73.2 °C
Mash Liquor: 9.5 Litres
Mashout Volume 8.1 @ 85.9 °C
Sparge Volume 12.6 @ 78 °C
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 40 EBU
Colour: 36 EBC

[Spikesdad]

Ok some pics as promised...

My assistant!!
The boiler
Elements and hop strainer
Home made Mash tun
Very homemade manifold!!
Strike temp.
Mashing in
Mash temp slightly high, but will do!!
Time for bed

Mashing as I type more pics to follow.

Sorry I didnt get pics of dropping 2 gall of water on floor!!

[Spikesdad]

More pics...

mashout
Last sparge
hot break
Refreshment
homemade chiller
Chiller in
Not too far off 19L
Hard to tell but not too far from 1.047
wich will do me.

Very happy with way today went, apart from a couple of clot spillages, all went well.. volume target came out ok, and SG not very far off.. just hope the beer is as good

[WishboneBrewery]

Doesn't look too clueless, should be a cracking pint

[Spikesdad]

Might not look too clueless to you, my good man, but believe me, getting volumes and SG's summat like, its a minor miracle!!

Chuuffed as a Cleethorpes donkey, i am!!