Brewday 22/10/07 Hookey Street

Had a good one? Tell us about it here - and don't forget - we like pictures!
J_P

Post by J_P » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:38 am

Glad it turned out OK BB. I'm itching to get at this one but it needs another couple of weeks yet 8)

BarrowBoy

Post by BarrowBoy » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:57 am

J_P wrote:Glad it turned out OK BB. I'm itching to get at this one but it needs another couple of weeks yet 8)
Nah, go on...go on....do it ....taste it now :twisted: :beer:

J_P

Post by J_P » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:11 pm

No I want it to be just right, it's only had three weeks in the bottle and at 6%+ it's going to need at least double that :roll:

delboy

Post by delboy » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:15 pm

J_P wrote:No I want it to be just right, it's only had three weeks in the bottle and at 6%+ it's going to need at least double that :roll:
Taste it, then you can make comparisons between the six week bottle and the three week one :D

Wez

Post by Wez » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:42 pm

Mine tasted good after 3 8) go on ! You know we want you to :D

BarrowBoy

Post by BarrowBoy » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:42 pm

OK, here goes: (Sorry, mods, I thought I had reduced the file size of the pictures in IrfanView - obviously not)

Doughing in - note, in this picture, the use of the first piece of new technical equipment: the plastic bag (brilliant idea but can't remember who suggested it on here):
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Sparging. Note, if you will, the second piece of new equipment - the T-bar supporting the spinning sparge thingy made, cough, cough, by myself:
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First runnings - a deep, dark brown:
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The hot break. New piece of equipment no. 3 - a very fetching lilac insulation mat tied with a piece of string (well, it's better than prolix's bubble wrap :lol: ):
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Adding the late hops and whirlfloc:
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The US-05 says "Let me at it...":
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Cooling. The fact that the top of the IC is visible shows how much I lost in the boil (it's normally submerged). Must have been the extra insulation:
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And 24 hours later:
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It looks lost in that big bin but there is 22 litres there.

So 3 litres less than planned but at the targeted gravity so efficiency wasn't as high as planned. I actually think that's more down to my increasing knowledge and ability to record more accurately. I was probably getting it way wrong before.

Now, that brew has just got to get itself ready for Xmas - I must be comotose before my mother-in-law rolls up. :evil: [/img]

Wez

Post by Wez » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:48 pm

Great Pic's BB 8)

In the background of the yeast pic on the right hand side......are you about to hang someone...or it that for dog grooming :D

BarrowBoy

Post by BarrowBoy » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:06 pm

Wez wrote:Great Pic's BB 8)

In the background of the yeast pic on the right hand side......are you about to hang someone...or it that for dog grooming :D
It must be my PC because I can't see it: but you're absolutely right - it's waiting for the mother-in-l....sorry, no, it is for grooming the brewer's assistant.

oblivious

Post by oblivious » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:54 am

nice pic's all right

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:37 pm

Fab pics 8)

There's something very fetching about those lilac camping mats 8)

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