First All Grain Brew

[suttonbrewer]

After two years of brewing from kits I finally decided to bite the bullet and go all grain.
Made my first brew last Saturday, the Timothy Taylor Landlord recipe from Graham Wheelers book. The brew day went well, much better and simpler than I thought it would be. Just one minor hiccup (forgot to close the tap on the mash tun after running off the wort resulting in messy kitchen floor when residual liquid soaked through grain husks). Barrelled the brew yesterday and had a crafty taste. I couldn't believe how good the beer tasted, it was simply poles apart from anything I had made from a kit.
Just one question. After running the wort from the boiler into the fermenation vessel there was nearly 3 litres of cloudy wort left in the bottom of the boiler with the hops which I poured away. Would it of been ok to have put this into the fermentation vessel ? it seemed a shame to waste all that malty goodness.
Going to make the Ringwood Old Thumper recipe next weekend.

[guypettigrew]

After two years of brewing from kits I finally decided to bite the bullet and go all grain.
Made my first brew last Saturday, the Timothy Taylor Landlord recipe from Graham Wheelers book. The brew day went well, much better and simpler than I thought it would be. Just one minor hiccup (forgot to close the tap on the mash tun after running off the wort resulting in messy kitchen floor when residual liquid soaked through grain husks). Barrelled the brew yesterday and had a crafty taste. I couldn't believe how good the beer tasted, it was simply poles apart from anything I had made from a kit.
Just one question. After running the wort from the boiler into the fermenation vessel there was nearly 3 litres of cloudy wort left in the bottom of the boiler with the hops which I poured away. Would it of been ok to have put this into the fermentation vessel ? it seemed a shame to waste all that malty goodness.
Going to make the Ringwood Old Thumper recipe next weekend.

Good on you for moving to all grain. The beer you produce will be SO much better than kits, even though the process may be full of grief!

What boiler are you using? Would tipping the boiler at the end of the run off have got more wort out?

As a last resort you can tip the residue into a seive lined with voile or muslin and then squeeze it to get the sweet wort out.

Guy

[suttonbrewer]

It is the Brupaks boiler. It has a large recess in the middle which houses the element, I guess this being the first brew I wasn't aware of just how much liquid this recess can hold. Next time I'll make more of an effort to get out the remaining wort.
Thanks for the help.

[guest5234]

I have done the same brew but using the brew in a bag method, I also had about 3 litres of trub hops and just ditched it leaving about 21 litres.

[GrowlingDogBeer]

A good hop filter in your boiler should help you get all the liquid out without any of the trub or hops.

[super_simian]

I filter the hops and trub through a sieve lined with voile. A quick re-boil thanks to the microwave, and put it into a sealed container to no-chill. I then use this, which would otherwise be wasted, to do my OG gravity reading, and to make a starter for my yeast (if required.) You could also use it to do a fast-ferment test, or just blend it in when pitching.

[126mark]

I've got the Old Thumper maturing in the barrel for Christmas. Well, I say for Christmas, but it does get tested regularly so I hope there's some left for then. A good choice for your second brew.

As others have said, I try to get the maximum wort out of the boiler - I have a good hop filter fitted , but sometimes have to resort to just sieving the last bit.

[suttonbrewer]

Thanks for all the help guys. I'll take all the info on board when doing the next brew.