B_D's brewday 08_03_08

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bitter_dave
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Post by bitter_dave » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:37 pm

Cheers guys :=P

Recipe in the end:

4.2 kg Pale
0.22 kg Crystal

Northern Brewer hops - 36 gms - 60 mins (about 26 IBUs)
Goldings - 14 gms - 15 mins
Goldings - 25 gms - 0 mins (20 min soak).

Safale 04 yeast

Photos next.
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Post by bitter_dave » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:00 pm

Not the best pictures, but you get the idea.

Heating the mash liqour in boiler insulated with hot water tank insulation:

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Inside of mash tun - waiting for strike temperature. Mash tun is fermenter in a fermenter jobby, with holes in the bottom of the inner bucket.

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Mash underway:

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Sparging:

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Sparging.. from a distance :lol:

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Boiling

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Chilling in the bathroom :lol:

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Post by iowalad » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:03 pm

Nice simple recipe - m y favorite kind!

A little ale will help with the writing!
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Post by ECR » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:31 pm

Hope you enjoyed the day, b_d 8)
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Post by Bigster » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:41 am

PhD is on people working past retirement age (sociology).
Surely they can't have any hobbies :D

Looks like it went like clockwork. \:D/
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