Brew Day 02/01/2007 - Another TTL

[danielski]

What fermentation temperature have you got? Generally speaking you don't want British ales to go much over 20c if you can help it. 16c-20c is ideal
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There is a misconception which came through a lot of older books on winemaking and brewing that the ferment must be kept WARM...

Very helpful post SteveD, thanks.

I've got the fermenter in the spare room and the immersion heater set to 20°c, so obviously any wort temp above that and it switches off. Now my house isn't the warmest of places, so I doubt room temp gets above 20°. Maybe I should be setting the therm for 18°c in future, or based on room temp readings at the coldest part of the day/night, not include it at all...

[SteveD]

What fermentation temperature have you got? Generally speaking you don't want British ales to go much over 20c if you can help it. 16c-20c is ideal
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There is a misconception which came through a lot of older books on winemaking and brewing that the ferment must be kept WARM...

Very helpful post SteveD, thanks.

I've got the fermenter in the spare room and the immersion heater set to 20°c, so obviously any wort temp above that and it switches off. Now my house isn't the warmest of places, so I doubt room temp gets above 20°. Maybe I should be setting the therm for 18°c in future, or based on room temp readings at the coldest part of the day/night, not include it at all...

Perfect! At my place I struggle against 3 women who like to have a warm house so it's a constant battle to keep fermentation temperature reasonable when the ambient air temperature is usually 20c - 22c if they get their way.

[danielski]

Tell me about it - 'er indoors would keep my place a permanent sauna if only the heating was up to it

Took a gravity reading last night after 5 days in the primary and its down to 1006 Only made 1012 before...
Think I'll give it another couple of days (no heater) for a diacetyl rest then chuck it in a cornie with some finings. Or should I get it out pronto so it doesn't ferment down even further

A wee taster and it wasn't a lot like TTL! Pretty nice though - could taste the floral styrians coming through so hopefully will end up a nice drinker.

[danielski]

After 3 weeks in the keg its tasting good, and more like TTL from what I remember - I'll have to get a bottle and do a side-by-side tasting tomorrow but to be honest I think I prefer the taste of my clone
I'll just have to make sure I don't drink it too quickly - its slipping down waaaaaaaay too easily and I reckon I'll get a third pint right now...

It's my clearest beer to date too can't wait to get the builders out of the house so I can get brewing again.... think I'll have to get another fermenter to cope

[Andy]

I had two litres of my TTL last night and I have another 5 litres in a plastic container with me (am away from home and took beer supplies )