Jury Duty Brewday 10-10-07 - foreign export stout

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Jury Duty Brewday 10-10-07 - foreign export stout

Post by flytact » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:37 pm

Well, I've been summoned for jury duty all week and today "the man" let us out early. How better to spend a gorgeous day than outside brewing an export stout.
Got the recipe from BYO magazine.
12 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt
12.0 oz Black Barley (Stout)
9.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L
9.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.50 %]
2.00 oz Styrian Goldings [3.50 %]
Nottingham Yeast cake from my Spitfire clone

OK, I was supposed to use all EKG, but substituted.

Crushing grains:
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Adding water to the mash tun. Usually I fill 3 gallon stock pots and dump, but trying something different. Didn't like it.
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Ready for the lid:
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Vorlouf and sparge water heating:
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Into the kettle:
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Down to the future pub to keg the Spitfire, on one gas, one on the engine:
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Deflated rugby ball to keep you interested, go Northern Hemisphere! Well, not France at least. :)
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And finally into the bucket and onto the Spitfire yeast cake:
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That's about it, 4 hours start to finish. Now I need a name.

Cheers
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Post by TC2642 » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:44 pm

Nice set up there fly :D
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Post by Vossy1 » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:36 am

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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:50 pm

Great pics and a nice looking set up you have there!
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Post by prolix » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:08 pm

Don't you just love a justice system that builds brewing time into the schedule? 8)
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Post by Wez » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:14 pm

Sounds like you had "The Great Escape" :D
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Post by iowalad » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:12 am

Finally the US Justice System works!

Well done Flytact!
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Post by PGSteamer » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:39 am

How did the jury duty treat you?

I've never done the duty so I'm very curious to learn more about your experience. How much herding takes place - is there a declared chairman or do you fight out who takes the leading role in discussing the verdict?

btw very nice setup :)
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Post by AT » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:44 am

Nice set up and as always the pics are very welcome :D
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Post by flytact » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:14 pm

PGSteamer wrote:How did the jury duty treat you?
Never got out of the waiting room. Only got selected for one pool but they settled, so back to the waiting area. Still one more day of being on call.

On the plus side I did get $15 each day and the boat shows are going on in Annapolis so I got to peek through the fence at one of my other hobbies.
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Post by Frothy » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:32 am

tidy setup. You are a braver man than I, recycling yeast cake :)
Green cornys!!!

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Post by flytact » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:02 pm

Update:
Racked into the corny last night. Not black like other stout I've made, more of a dark porter. The taste is wonderful, needs a little carbonation to bring out the flavors. I cheated on the carbonation; turned the CO2 up to full blast and shook for a couple minutes, then put in the fridge on 10psi. Want to drink this weekend.
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Post by iowalad » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:56 pm

The wonders of a kegging system!
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Post by Garth » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:33 pm

good documentation with your pics, hope the beer is as good, I love a stout
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