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Second AG brew - and second in a week too

This one is based on the Clone Brews recipe for Brains Trad. Welsh Ale. I'm going to refrain from naming it myself until I know the outcome of the Ireland vs Wales rugby later today (SWMBO is Welsh - not that I'm hoping they lose or anything )

4.1kg Maris
305g Crystal

150g Cane
75g Glucose

Fuggles 55g 90min
EKG 19g 15min
Fuggles 19g 2min

Going to use S-04 on this one I think.

Water is just heating up as I type - have treated the (30L) water with 1/2 campden, 31ml CRS, ~6g Gypsum and 2.5g Epsom salts.

I hope all goes well c

Hope it's going OK

I'm not far behind you coatesg.
Just mashed in for my 1st all grain(proper) and am doing the Springhead bitter from MO's book.
Time to sit and watch some of the 1st game of rugby then get on with the sparge and boil,then sit and relax for the England game.
Have fun.

Wale for triple crown today , not that I'm biased or anything.

Have a good one Graeme

Hope you've both got on OK

Congrats OB and welcome to the darkside

oxford brewer wrote:then sit and relax for the England game.

I bet you wished you'd carried on brewing

ECR wrote:Hope you've both got on OK

No not really Ireland messed up against the Welsh,England...well less said the better,we didnt even look like scoring a try and our penalty count was far to high.As for brewing a beer,I ended up with 21ltrs of wort @ 1.051 in the fermenter,and about 10 ltrs off water from the IC all over the kitchen floor,I was preoccupied with watching the Ireland/Wales game and forgot that the brew was cooling( I was "trying" to save the used water in plastic FV's for tomorrows brew ) so all in all a good/bad day

Oh and to top it off,my brew assistant for the day was a bloody Sweaty sock

J_P wrote:Congrats OB and welcome to the darkside

oxford brewer wrote:then sit and relax for the England game.

I bet you wished you'd carried on brewing

Its only a game after all sodding bunch of Celts

OB said - No not really Ireland messed up against the Welsh,England...well less said the better,we didnt even look like scoring a try and our penalty count was far to high.As for brewing a beer,I ended up with 21ltrs of wort @ 1.051 in the fermenter,and about 10 ltrs off water from the IC all over the kitchen floor,I was preoccupied with watching the Ireland/Wales game and forgot that the brew was cooling( I was "trying" to save the used water in plastic FV's for tomorrows brew ) so all in all a good/bad day [/quote]


I think you meant to say that Wales were the better team and deserved to beat Ireland. Never mind OB theres always next year for England

Hardly surprising that Englands sportsmen lost again though is it? I think the cricket team must have been taking notes on how to lose against all odds too.

DRB wrote: I think you meant to say that Wales were the better team and deserved to beat Ireland. Never mind OB theres always next year for England

Those words will never pass my lips

, Deep down though you know I'm right even though it hurts you to say it. Go on I dare you to say it, "Wales have been the best side so far."