First AG - Old Yella

[Nermal]

Hi all,

Did my first all grain brew at the weekend - an Old Yella kit from Barley Bottom (excellent service btw).

It went reasonably well - the main problem was me being lazy and not cutting enough slots in the mash tun strainer so it stuck and I had to jug the whole lot through a sieve - a stitch in time and all that . I'll be making a bigger and better mash tun before my next brew - it's a good excuse to get something shiny

Writeup with pictures over on my site.

Thanks for all the advice guys - but I do have one question. Does fermenting it at 24-25C instead of 21C matter? The room where the FV is sits at around 16-17C so I've plonked a brewbelt on it (albeit quite high up). Will it affect the flavour or can you generally ferment as quickly as you like without it blowing the top off the FV ?

[Parva]

24c-25c is a bit high and may result in off flavours. I would take the brewbelt off and let it ferment at 17c. It may take a bit longer to ferment out but you'll likely get a much better result.

[Nermal]

Ok - I've turned it off and will let it ferment out a bit cooler - will probably rack to secondary at the weekend and leave it to clear before bottling it.

Cheers for the advice

[WishboneBrewery]

Looking good. I may give my coolbox mashtun its first outing for my next brew, hope my manifold works better than yours!