Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
I'm brewing this today and aiming to have it conditioned in a polypin on New Year's Eve. Am I mad?
It's aiming to be a nice ordinary easy-drinking bitter.
4100g pale malt
200g crystal
Mashing now at 68ºC. Just about to look in the freezer to see what hops I've got.
It's aiming to be a nice ordinary easy-drinking bitter.
4100g pale malt
200g crystal
Mashing now at 68ºC. Just about to look in the freezer to see what hops I've got.
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
Well, that went well. Aiming for around 1.042. I found I had some Fuggles and Styrian Goldings so they'll go quite well. Boosted it with Magnum to a total 41 IBU.
....just about to add late hops and protofloc now
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Oh, and I'm changing the name. Long Johns Bitter. Brewing is a good way of heating my rather chilly flat at the moment.
....just about to add late hops and protofloc now

Oh, and I'm changing the name. Long Johns Bitter. Brewing is a good way of heating my rather chilly flat at the moment.
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
I think it should be easily ready by Hogmanay , I'm brewing my new year beer on Monday.
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
My hosepipe is all frozed up. Thought about brewing today, but no water in the garage put the kybosh on that.
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
Ditto. My hosepipe is under 7 inches of snow. No brewing until at least Christmas, New Year or February at this rate! No way of cooling the wort 
Good job I have 4 half filled cornies and one full, plus 5g in a fermenter!
Hope the brew went well - have a great new year with it!

Good job I have 4 half filled cornies and one full, plus 5g in a fermenter!
Hope the brew went well - have a great new year with it!
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
coatesg wrote:7 inches of snow.
coatesg wrote:No way of cooling the wort

Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
Invalid Stout wrote:coatesg wrote:7 inches of snow.coatesg wrote:No way of cooling the wort

Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
The race is on to see if this will ferment in time! It's bloody cold so it's taken the yeast until this morning to get a decent krausen on. It needs to be racked to a polypin on Christmas Eve to carbonate in time for the 31st ... biting my nails here 

Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
cooling wort in the snow is a good method, I tried this a few weeks ago when we had the first heavy stuff. Just put it outside with an airlock on and push as much snow as possible up against the sides of the FV, keep pushing the snow up against the side every so often as it melts
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
It looks like I won't be able to rack this until after Christmas — only down to 1.030 so far! Looks like I may have to buy my Hogmanay beer.
Still, it's good to have proof that US-05 will still work at lower temperatures!
Still, it's good to have proof that US-05 will still work at lower temperatures!
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
I'm sure pantsmachine said he was using that yeast at 12C or something ridiculous
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
It does work, just glacially slowly. Down to 1.023 this morning. 8ºC.mysterio wrote:I'm sure pantsmachine said he was using that yeast at 12C or something ridiculous
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
Gads man, do you not have a warmer spot in your house
Re: Old Man's Brown Bitter - 2010-12-18
beerlover36 wrote:cooling wort in the snow is a good method, I tried this a few weeks ago when we had the first heavy stuff. Just put it outside with an airlock on and push as much snow as possible up against the sides of the FV, keep pushing the snow up against the side every so often as it melts
