It all went wrong, really - the in-laws have requested a repeat of the No-Name Porter for their 40th wedding anniversary later in the year, so I thought I would get it going:
23Litres
Fermentables:
2.5kg Light DME
1kg 113EBC Caramalt
500g 250EBC Caramalt
500g Chocolate malt
50g Black Malt
Hops:
30g Admiral 12.35%AA 30 mins
40g Bramling Cross 7%AA 10 mins plus 1/3 Whirlfloc
30g Bramling Cross 7%AA 0 mins
Yeast S04
Heated water and put grains in to steep. Then realised I had it set up for pellets (no hop filter, as it just clogs) rather than leaf (metal braid).. oh well, nothing I can do so up to the boil:
Then the electrics trip reset the breaker: 5 minutes later they trip again... and again
so I chucked in the 10 minute hops with the cooler and gave it one more go: 2 minute and phut. Bunged in the flame out hops, cooled and drained about a litre before it completely blocked. Tipped the whole shebang into the FV, pitched and walked away (after cleaning). It'll be OK
What a balls up!
Disaster Brewday
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Disaster Brewday
Ready to go: Malt extract, grain, yeast and a freezer full of hops.
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...
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Re: Disaster Brewday
Took apart the old Lidl (Silverline) jam preserver - the element looks a bit shot on the inner connection. I guess permanent running is beyond their design:
Ready to go: Malt extract, grain, yeast and a freezer full of hops.
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...
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Re: Disaster Brewday
I had 5 of these on the trot, 4 of which were warranty replacements. They are not up to the job and frankly if you pull them apart they're almost impossible to get back together with any confidence. I have a buffalo 40 l now, but even that required some remedial work due to loose spade connectors although it is much better than the jam makers and has probably done 50 all grain brews now.
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Re: Disaster Brewday
Yeah, having seen how they're made I think I was lucky to get 19 full boils out of it, plus various batches of hot water for cleaning.
I've converted mine to a standard Peco 2.4kw element now (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=76217). It has actually made it easier to use due to the power lead now being detachable, as well as more powerful so quicker to heat and better at holding a boil. It's still about 5 litres too small, though
I've converted mine to a standard Peco 2.4kw element now (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=76217). It has actually made it easier to use due to the power lead now being detachable, as well as more powerful so quicker to heat and better at holding a boil. It's still about 5 litres too small, though
Ready to go: Malt extract, grain, yeast and a freezer full of hops.
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...
Fermenting: Nowt.
Conditioning: Nelson's Revenge.
Drinking: Stop Wining, Firsty Gold, DarkMun, Yankee, Porter, ApAht, Cider, Mead, Tripel, Elderflower beer, Gluten Free, beer, wine, port, gin,beer, wine, port, gin...