Time to Up-Scale

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JammyBStard

Time to Up-Scale

Post by JammyBStard » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:42 pm

I decided to upscale my 10L minimash to a nano brewery with a 55L garlic powder boiler and a 35L Mago Chutney FV
The New Boiler
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The new FV
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I was a bit worried about boiling up 40L of water in my first floor flat so i went round to my cousins house and we brewed in the back yard:

Magnum Chutney I
Brew Type: All Grain
Date: 09/10/2009
Style: American Pale Ale
Brewer: J and T
Batch Size: 30.00 L
Boil Volume: 34.34 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 71.60 %
Equipment: Jammys #2
Actual Efficiency: 72.82 %
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 62.21 %
1.10 kg Brupaks Larger Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 EBC) Grain 17.11 %
0.77 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 11.98 %
0.31 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 4.82 %
0.25 kg Barley, Flaked (3.3 EBC) Grain 3.89 %
20.00 gm Magnum - Craftbrewer - Magnum hop pellets. USA - Crop '07 (AA 12.5%) [12.50 %] (60 min) Hops 20.7 IBU
20.00 gm Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (30 min) Hops 10.8 IBU
35.00 gm Cascade - Craftbrewer - Cascade hop pellets. USA - Crop '07 (AA 6.3%) [6.30 %] (10 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
35.00 gm Amarillo - Craftbrewer - Amarillo hop pellets. USA - Crop '07 (AA 8.2%) [8.20 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
30.00 L York East WSZ Water
3 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.047 SG (1.045-1.060 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.012 SG (1.010-1.015 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 21.0 EBC (9.9-27.6 EBC) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 38.2 IBU (30.0-45.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 14.8 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.54 % (4.50-6.00 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.69 %
Actual Calories: 449 cal/l


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It all worked a treat and we hit the OG almost on the dot.

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Re: Time to Up-Scale

Post by WishboneBrewery » Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:50 am

I like the look of those wide-opening 55L barrels what dimensions are they? :)

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