First AG!

[DarloDave]

Here's some pics from my first All grain brew which I did a few weeks ago. I stole the recipe from this forum .

Only problems I had was the room steaming up on the boil, So next time I'm going to boil closer to the window and use a strategically placed fan to hopefully blow most of the steam out. Fingers crossed. Other than that i had a right ballache with the H&G hop filter (who doesnt?!) so that will be getting modified tomorrow and another brew will be on the go!


Gail Porter

Size: 25.0 L

Original Gravity: 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.015
Color: 29.6
Alcohol: 5.24%
Bitterness: 36 IBU

Ingredients:
5000.0 g Maris Otter Pale
500.0 g Chocolate Malt
265.0 g Black Malt

34g Northdown (8.6%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
10g Goldings (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
10g Goldings (5.8%) - steeped after boil
s-04 yeast



grain


mash


boil


the finished pint, which has a bit of crap in it due to the hop filter.

[Grahame]

Looks great mate! I am gearing up to do something similar to this myself.

G.

[DarloDave]

If I can do it in my grotty student bedroom, anyone can!

[Grahame]

If I can do it in my grotty student bedroom, anyone can!

God, you will have the other students clawing at your door when they find out you have 40 pints of porter in your room

G.

[DarloDave]

They're all fosters drinkers, they dont like the "taste" that real ale has.

[Robdog]

Ive just brewed this again for the second time, i love the stuff.

[farmhousekeg]

Other than that i had a right ballache with the H&G hop filter (who doesnt?!) so that will be getting modified tomorrow and another brew will be on the go!
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Borodave!!!! I had exactly the same trouble two weeks ago! If you're interested take a look at my thread for pics of my modification -
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=19921
I used this modified strainer on Sunday and it worked a treat this time! I also e-mailed H&G 2 weeks ago to "advise" them of the problem though I am sure they must know already. I suggested that they think about modifying their design but (disappointingly) got no reply.

[DarloDave]

thanks farmhousekeg, the pics are helpfull, Im shite at anything involving tools, so ill bugger it up no doubt!

[farmhousekeg]

thanks farmhousekeg, the pics are helpfull, Im shite at anything involving tools, so ill bugger it up no doubt!

You'll be fine. Just take your time. Use a 3mm drill bit but the best piece of advice I got was to make little dents to mark the spot for every drill hole in the pipe using a hammer and nail. These dents acts as a guide for your drill bit otherwise it will slide all over the place. Good luck!

[DarloDave]

I only have 2mm, think that will be ok?

[farmhousekeg]

I only have 2mm, think that will be ok?

Yeh, should be fine, just drill plenty holes. Make sure you get rid of all the little copper shavings from inside the pipe. You cna either stick a big drill bit down the pipe to knock thm off or something like a screwdriver will do the job. Don't suppose it really matters since any bits that work loose would drop to the bottom of the FV but I'm a bit neurotic!

[Roger]

I've just had exactly the same problem on my third AG using approx 100g of hops. My two previous brews were fine but they only half the quantity of hops.

Being lazy and also not having the correct tools I thought the next time I would only add up to 50g to form a filter bed and the rest in a hop bag.

Roger.

[NickK]

Superb

I'm sure they'll start drinking something other than fosters once you brew something and it clicks.

[adm]

Good work - nicely done.

There's no turning back now...

Gail Porter's a good 'un!