AG#2 - EKG Sunray - 24/4/08 (new photos)

CyberPaddy66 · Post by **CyberPaddy66** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:48 pm

Looks great, nice to see your tidy setup working fully

iowalad · Post by **iowalad** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:02 pm

Post by **Aleman** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:34 pm

Well done, Nice and tidy. Lot of break carried over to the FV, not that its an issue

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:41 pm

True, true. It was so late I just chilled to 25c in 45 minutes then transferred immediately. Ideally should have let the bed settle for a while. But I figured I would skim any dirty break over the US-05 after a couple of days anyway, and that it was definitely an improvement!

I found the little shot glass (pictured) earlier and the break had clumped and fallen in it to reveal a clear wort, so that's a good sign. The brew itself appears to have started fermenting away nicely so far. My last brew accelerated massively once I had skimmed it of the break trub and as a true top fermenting yeast I'm expecting similar benefits this time. (I know a skim isn't entirely necessary, and so have read around on the forum about skimming, dropping and US-05 to get some background).

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:31 pm

fivetide wrote:True, true. It was so late I just chilled to 25c in 45 minutes then transferred immediately. Ideally should have let the bed settle for a while.

How long do you normally let it settle??

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:55 pm

Well this is only my second all-grain, but having read a bit about cold break on the forum recently, I would have preferred to cool it then go off and do something else for a while while it settled and made a nice hop bed to filter the break.

Not bothered though, I'm pleased with it how it is

ECR · Post by **ECR** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:25 pm

Great pictures

MightyMouth · Post by **MightyMouth** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:08 pm

Wow, what a beautifully golden looking brew. If it tastes half as nice as it looks then it will be fabulous.

booldawg · Post by **booldawg** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:56 pm

That will be an absolute 'Summer Lightning' style beer! I brewed a very similar beer in Feb this year and its all gone now.....

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:05 pm

Gr8 pics

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:34 am

Thanks very much for the feedback this evening. It's fermenting reasonably healthily and I can't wait until the head forms properly so I can skim the trub later this weekend. The last one went off like a rocket after that.

This will be my last brew for a short while as I've run out of keg capacity, so I want to make sure it's a good 'un.

Redbloke · Post by **Redbloke** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:41 am

Great informative pics fivetide, really helpful for learners like myself

Cheers

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:51 am

As a penalty, see this cover of a great track ruined by the boredom of a brewer on this long boil...
Or! Go to BitTorrent and steal the original by The Cure or download the great Dinosaur Jr version.

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:12 pm

A lot of the trub had floated to the top with the foamy yeast head, so today I skimmed what I could with a sanitised slotted spoon and got a good load in a saucepan. Seems a shame in a way to get rid of all that yeast, but a new cleaner head is already forming, a lot of that break material is now out of the brew having helped the yeasties get started and the airlock activity has increased dramatically.

oblivious · Post by **oblivious** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:49 pm

Good job, nice pics

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AG#2 - EKG Sunray - 24/4/08 (new photos)