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Fired some WLP001 on the stir plate a few hours ago in preperation for this from Brewing Classic Styles tomorrow. I'm sceptical about the American ale yeast in something so low gravity and so little hops but i'll give it a go. Subbing melanoiden malt for the honey malt used in the recipe. I'll plan the water treatment tomorrow, probably pretty heavy on the CaCl.

Incidently this will be the first time I use temperature control on an ale, i'm using an ATC-800 for heating and cooling at 18C. I have a 100W tubular heater mounted at the bottom of the fridge with holes drilled on the wooden platform the FV sits on to allow convection - hopefully this will be enough heat. There's almost no chance it will need to use the cooling motor on the fridge but it's hooked up anyway. This is pretty much a dry run for my Vienna lager which will be my next batch.

70/-
Scottish Heavy 70/-

Type: All Grain
Date: 28/02/2008
Batch Size: 12.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.74 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 72.32 %
0.90 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (78.8 EBC) Grain 10.85 %
0.54 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 6.51 %
0.46 kg Melanoiden Malt (39.4 EBC) Grain 5.54 %
0.23 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 2.72 %
0.17 kg Chocolate Malt (Pale) (500.0 EBC) Grain 2.05 %
70.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops 14.8 IBU
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.038 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.82 %
Bitterness: 14.8 IBU
Est Color: 27.0 EBC Color: Color

My Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Step Add 20.74 L of water at 77.3 C 70.0 C

Looks tasty Mysty Good look with the new temp control rig I want to get an ATC800 and get it set up in my fridge at some point too, let us know how you find it.

(There really is no chance of the cooler kicking in is there )

Cheers Wez - I've still got about a kilo of Styrians so I must give your Big Kenny ale a go at some point. If I remember correctly it's such a simple grain bill compared to this one, a percent or so each of crystal and choc.

Aye obviously no chance of the cooler having to kick in. It'll be interesting to see if this 100W heater is up to the job though - haven't had time to do a proper trial.

Sat reading this drinking a pint of Big Kenny (the batch for the brewery) and it's real nice and from what I remember it's the same as batch #1

I really like this, i'm brewing twice next week SNPA to keg and Big Kenny to bottle (never bottled a full batch before )

I'm sure the heater will be fine for you, any chance of pics for this one?

Big Kenny is :

4800.00 gm Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 97.07 %
70.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 1.42 %
50.00 gm Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.01 %
25.00 gm Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 0.51 %
80.00 gm Fuggles [4.00 %] (90 min) Hops 31.4 IBU
40.00 gm Styrian Goldings [3.30 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc

Good luck for tomorrow Mysterio!

I'll take some pics if I remember Wez. My brewdays are always pretty anarchic so photos are usually the last thing on my mind

My makeshift brewing rig is a joke, too (while i'm building my new one) - wait 'til you see it.

Good luck for your brew today Myst

My local homebrew store has less grain variety than your recipe!

Assume with that grist your letting the malt do the work rather than doing any kettle carmelization.

I have zero experience with this yeast, I think that temp is a little low per White labs suggestions although I seem to recall others using this yeast for quasi-lagers and fermenting at low temps.

Have a good one!

My car passed it's MOT with no repairs I'm going to collect it then get cracking.

The weather is a nightmare though, not great for brewing

Assume with that grist your letting the malt do the work rather than doing any kettle carmelization.

I was considering going ahead with it because I enjoy the smell of caramelising the wort , but you're right, probably wise to leave it with all those malts.

How goes it Mysterio.
I notice you are using no smoked malts are you sure your recipe is a scottish style

Still chilling the wort and letting it all settle before I run off. I'm looking forward to not having to lug 12 gallons up stairs, the fridge is right next to my brew area.

Had a few glasses of my mild, very tasty

Piccies as requested by Wez:

6 kilos of MO.



Guess the speciality grain!



Temporary HLT... balanced precariously on some bricks.



Jump forward a bit. Cooling the wort.



Run off, wort doesnt look too clear from this distance but...



Nice filtering effect from the whole hops.



Starter of WLP001 frothing like mad.



Fermentation chamber, with a tubular heater... please don't laugh at the mess!



ATC800 bringing the wort down the last couple of degrees. Appears to work.



Tonights drinking.

Nice one Mysty

I get a sense of 'motion' from the fridge pic

I get a sense of 'motion' from the fridge pic

Your right, it's making me a bit sick looking at it... I'm going to go out and check it's maintaining 18C.

Lovely pictures M