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ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:02 am

ha! its 8am and today is chimay day !

one cup of tea and were off

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:14 am

Good stuff Colin

Hope all goes well

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:59 am

cheers, im trying the stepped mash for the first time so its having its protein rest now

bless

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:09 am

ColinKeb wrote:cheers, im trying the stepped mash for the first time so its having its protein rest now bless

It's good to try something new

It'll be interesting to see if it turns out

Good luck

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:29 am

thanks tubby , its looking good so far. nice carp by the way

ever tried fly fishing?

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:19 am

ColinKeb wrote:thanks tubby , its looking good so far. nice carp by the way ever tried fly fishing?

Yes, fly fishing twice a year

it's the only fishing I am allowed to do while on holiday with the family

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:16 pm

im adicted to it, used to coarse fish but then someone told me not to try fly as i wouldnt want to anything else , they were right

how much sparge water would you recomend for this chimay by the way?

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:27 pm

cheers, 15 ltrs then . usualy i collect a gallon extra then boil it off , thats when i do 20ltrs so if i go for about 3 or 4 ltrs extra from the sparge that should be about right i spose. mind you if its an hour boil it will still boil off the same amount wont it , bugger it i will collect an extra gallon .

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:27 pm

its difficult to think with a wet sock

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:29 pm

Good luck with the brew.. I'll be interested to hear how this turns out

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:37 pm

thanks mysterio, only one cock up so far, i managed to bake some grain on to the element of my boiler , never done that before mind you it might add a touch of smokyness to the brew

ever the optimist

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:42 pm

i made a hose fitting and pipe for the kitchen tap cos i was fed up of jugging water all the time , great idea until teh hose comes off the tap and floods the floor

trust me you wont be teaching me to suck eggs i assure you , i survive on pure luck and help from you lot when brewing , it is much appreciated. ive allready sparged now and waiting for the boil so its too late to check , i will rememebr that for next time tho, cheers.
anyone know a safe method for cutting blocks of hops up? the bread knife is a bit dodgy at times , nearly lost a few fingers just then

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:18 pm

aha! quite literaly "lateral thinking"

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:54 pm

colins tip for the day No2 never put your cup of tea down next to your cup of rehydrating yeast

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:04 pm

luckily my nose worked well enough to stop that , could have been very nasty .

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