First AG brew 14.06.08 - Briar's Best (with pics)
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Grahame
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Grahame
Woke up this morning to find this:
I used a sanitised spoon and skimmed the majority off and within minutes a much cleaner looking krausen appeared:
So far so good! I must say the difference in appearance and smell of this AG brew is so much better than any of the kits I have ever done in the past.
Grahame
I used a sanitised spoon and skimmed the majority off and within minutes a much cleaner looking krausen appeared:
So far so good! I must say the difference in appearance and smell of this AG brew is so much better than any of the kits I have ever done in the past.
Grahame
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CyberPaddy66
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SiHoltye
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Ah the break material....don't worry about it...I've had wort that had lots of break material in it ..yet came out of the keg beautifully clear and tasted perfect (most of my brews actually)queenaudio wrote: As a result, there is a lot of very small particulate matter in the wort. (I assume it is the break material).
and I've had a light summer ale that I spent a lot of time over to ensure that all my runnings were clear (even drained the trub off via a conical) almost no break material went into the fermenter and it tastes wonderful....but it is hazy as hell & looks 5hite 
Give me the break material Everytime.
Good firs AG Q...there'll be no stoppin you now
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Grahame
Hey guys, sorry for not updating sooner, been away from my PC for a while.
SiHoltye, it stopped at 1.010 after about 4 days and stayed there. I left it in primary until day 9 then I transferred to a corni. It was already very clear by then, S04 seems to clear very quickly. I think the ABV is just shy of 4.2% so not too bad.
Taste wise, it is already fantastic! Had a pint from the bottom of the fermenter and it has a lovely bitterness and a refreshing aftertaste.
All in all, I am very happy with my first AG, just need to invest in more cornis before I start my next one!
Grahame
SiHoltye, it stopped at 1.010 after about 4 days and stayed there. I left it in primary until day 9 then I transferred to a corni. It was already very clear by then, S04 seems to clear very quickly. I think the ABV is just shy of 4.2% so not too bad.
Taste wise, it is already fantastic! Had a pint from the bottom of the fermenter and it has a lovely bitterness and a refreshing aftertaste.
All in all, I am very happy with my first AG, just need to invest in more cornis before I start my next one!
Grahame
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booldawg
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richard_senior
Just been going back through the brewdays with pics and found this one.
On the boil-over issue... I have this to say
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In the medieval period the brewers would have a big wicka fan with which they used to literally beat the top of the boiling wort, this stopped it from boiling over.
I find that if you use a cordless drill with one of those paint stirers on it, and you mix really well (go on, get a tornado going) a few times before boiling point, it won't boil over.
Of course, for your first AG you're going to do what you did and fill the boiler right to the top too... that's what I did...
On the boil-over issue... I have this to say
:In the medieval period the brewers would have a big wicka fan with which they used to literally beat the top of the boiling wort, this stopped it from boiling over.
I find that if you use a cordless drill with one of those paint stirers on it, and you mix really well (go on, get a tornado going) a few times before boiling point, it won't boil over.
Of course, for your first AG you're going to do what you did and fill the boiler right to the top too... that's what I did...
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Grahame
Just a quick update with a few pics of the brew 2 weeks in the corni
Initial tasting impression is very positive. It has that classic challenger taste that I love and the bitterness level makes it easy to drink. It reminds me a lot of Coniston Bluebird but perhaps a litte more "fruity" (It fermented at 23C which may be the reason for that).
Anyway, I am really pleased with it so far, just need to keep my hands of it for another few weeks, I have had about 6 pints out of it this week so at that rate it wont last long!
G.
Initial tasting impression is very positive. It has that classic challenger taste that I love and the bitterness level makes it easy to drink. It reminds me a lot of Coniston Bluebird but perhaps a litte more "fruity" (It fermented at 23C which may be the reason for that).
Anyway, I am really pleased with it so far, just need to keep my hands of it for another few weeks, I have had about 6 pints out of it this week so at that rate it wont last long!
G.
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Grahame