First Ever Brewday - TT Landlord (pics brew to pint)

[wburgess]

http://www.homebrewzone.com/dimethyl-sulfide.htm

People don't recommend leaving the lid on whilst boiling, but if it smells good, I'm sure you've done no harm!

[Jolum]

I assume there is no downside to boiling with the lid on? More gas efficient, i won't "sweat" the hops or anything will it?

This topic has been covered here many times. Here's one such thread. In a nutshell, you need to keep the lid off so you can evaporate off certain compounds that can result in off flavours.

I personally keep the lid on to speed up the initial boil until it starts rolling then I take it off. I've not scientifically measured it or anything but in my mind it seems to speed things along

[phatboytall]

Excellent, thanks for the responses.

I brewed mine without the lid on as this i realised i hadn't seen anyone boil with a lid on in any of the photos on here. It was something i was pondering for my next brew, but will avoid now.

I agree with keeping the lid on until you get to the initial rolling boil, that will speed things up a lot, and impact to evaporation will be minimal.

Cheers guys! Your are all making my move into brewing a very enjoyable one!

Can't wait to do some bottling and even brew my next 12 litre batch at the wknd!

Will post pictures of the bottling, i plan to take this thread from brew to pint pouring! (bottle and keg!)

Ed

[DrewBrews]

Excellent work Ed, I can tell you're the sort of person who will consider every little variation and see what difference it makes to your brew. Just the sort of person who will end up going for all grain.

You shouldn't be put off by anyone who tells you not to go for all grain too soon, I've never brewed a kit or extract beer I just jumped straight into AG and haven't looked back. As long as you're willing to read up a bit and build a few extra bits of kit, AG is neither difficult or expensive.

Good luck with it

Drew

[phatboytall]

Thanks drew, appreciate the kind words.

I couldn't have done any of this without the good people of JBK, never fails to amaze me how helpful and welcoming people are on here , its what the web was made for!

I've also read Graham Wheelers excellent book cover to cover several times, a must for new brewers.

I thought i might start straight with AG, but a chance encounter with a 15litre stock pot at the dump for £3 changed that! Decided i'd try two small 12litre batches of DME first, this is number one, number two is Exmoor Gold this weekend hopefully!

Next up is AG, i have a mango chutney barrell i got free from my curry house ready to convert to a boiler, and a cool box ready as a mash tun. All i need is a imersion chiller, sadly with a recent house move money is tight and i think i might have to wait for one of those...

Ed

[crh75]

I do AG brews and don't have an immersion chiller. They all work out fine.
Also my first AG was done using 15l stock pot for a boiler and a fermenter with an old sleeping bag for a mash tun. I made 23l, the mash tun lost a load of temperature and I boiled the wort in two batches then left it to cool overnight. But it tasted great!

Point being, don't worry if you can't afford all the equipment straight away, you can always find a way with what you have.

[bigdave]

you could always make your own immersion chiller. Mine has cost £13! £10 for a 10m coil of 8mm pipe and £3 for a 5mm-8mm reducer (needed to connect a hosepipe). easy peasy!

[garwatts]

Well done. TTL from GWs is a popular pint.
100g of priming sugar is on the high side? - when I prime I use roughly 80g for a KK. Where did you get the 10 litre keg from?
Cheers

[phatboytall]

Great that i can do without a imemersion chiller, but i will certainly look into getting one as above, i have a hose pipe right by where i do my brewing, and a veg patch that needs constant watering! Nothing goes to waste!

I figured 100g was also high, thats what GW says in his book, but intended for bigger batches. I figured more CO2 would help keep the beer good in a big poly pin, and i've been letting the pressure off a bit.

The 10 litre keg is great, a friend at work gave it to me free, he had a friend down one wknd who bought 10 litres from his local brewery down in that! It had "Best Bitter 4.0%" on a sticker on it, i think the local brewery was Harvey's of Sussex. Its a great little keg

I have my mother in law's old Hambleton Bard Beersphere that i'm reconditioning with new seals, that will be deployed for my brew this wknd.

Ed

[Spud395]

you could always make your own immersion chiller. Mine has cost £13! £10 for a 10m coil of 8mm pipe and £3 for a 5mm-8mm reducer (needed to connect a hosepipe). easy peasy!

Got it in one Dave, just use a paint tin or similar to make a coil with it.
Tested mine last weekend and cooled 23l of wort in about 20 mins, have nice cold well water flowing through it all right

[ajh800]

you could always make your own immersion chiller. Mine has cost £13! £10 for a 10m coil of 8mm pipe and £3 for a 5mm-8mm reducer (needed to connect a hosepipe). easy peasy!

Go for 10mm copper pipe, dont be fooled by thinking you've saved money buying 8mm. The difference in flow rate is like comparing a race horse having a slash to a donkey on Blackpool beach having a slash. 10mm to 15mm fittings are far cheaper than 8mm to 15mm too.

[phatboytall]

So its taken me a while to get round to uploading but i've been paitently letting my first and seconds brews settle.

Above is my TT Lanlord clone brewday, a week later i did an Exmoor Gold clone in the same way from GW's book.

Here are the results! TT Lanlord on the left Exmoor Gold on the right.


The TT Landlord is too dark colorwise, i used 1/3rd Amber Malt Extract.


It smells amazing!! Better than 90% of bottled beers i've drunk, sweet and floral, just like the real thing! The taste is a bit too malty for the original but a lovely beer none the less, if i was scoring it as per my blog i'd give it 2* a average beer.

The Exmoor gold is great, perfect colour.


Once again the taste and smell is amazing, a beautifully delicate golden ale with a nice hoppy finish. 3/4*s on that one, very good!

In conclusion, i'm amazed, i really am, i can't believe i managed to brew 2 beers that were both better than 50% of shop beers i've drunk.

Currently deciding on the next two brews, obviously moving to AG!

Planning an ESB Clone with Fullers Yeast and either a London Pride or possibly a Seirra Nevada Torpedo hop monster!

Ed

[Gricey]

Congrats, nothing more satisfying than having hard work pay off with beer

[micmacmoc]

The Exmoor Gold is a wonderful All Grain pint, I've done it three times now, gradually moving away from Gws recipe to experiment with where the taste changes adding slightly different yeast/malts/ quantities or timings. Its the one most people ask for that I've brewed...so I have none at the moment!
Great thread, nice pics, happy brewing!
moc