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Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:09 pm**

Well it has taken me 20 years or so to get back into brewing. After finding this forum and seeing all the photos my AG past was reignited

So i began reading up on what has changed in the 20 years and following fellow forum members brews.

I got around to sorting through all my old equipment and i bought a 38ltr thermobox (after seeing this in action at the Colchester winter beer festival on the CBA stand) also a local brewpub supplied me with some Crouch Vale yeast which i split via Jims method. So last week i finally took the plunge, got my yeast started and choose Horden Hillbillys recipe as my first AG 2008

23 ltrs OG 1044

Pale malt 3930g
Crystal malt 262g
Torrified wheat 174

Hops:-
Goldings 58g (36 EBU) for 90 mins
Goldings 20g last 15 mins 20g
Goldings 8g soak for 1/2 hour after turning boil off

Water treated with CRS and DLS (new to me, see how it works out)

Mash PH 5.3 -5.4 tested with ph papers

As i like to see your photos i took some during my brew day, so here goes

My New Mashtun

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The Mash

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Batch Sparge first runnings

Run off to boiler

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The Hot Break

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Cooling

Run off to fermenter

Wort

24 Hours after pitching

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:17 pm**

Looks like it all went smoothly, welcome back to the fold

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:22 pm**

Awesome - looks like a great beer (and great pics!)

Jonny

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:41 pm**

Daab

i'll tell you what its a lot better now, what with all the info on this forum and guys like yourself and Jim (bows in apprecition)

I thank you

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:45 pm**

Welcome back!

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:49 pm**

Welcome back!

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:31 pm**

Looks like you had a sucessful return to brewing sllimeel, well documented with great looking equipment too, nice one!

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:09 pm**

Well done Slimeel! I said you would get your thermobox working before me. Great photos which clearly show what's going on.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:37 pm**

Thanks for the thumbs up guys

Horden Hillbilly, looking forward to trying your beer! 5 days into the ferment now.

Stonechat, yes i got it all plumbed in ok, good luck with your conversion it is a great mash tun

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:39 pm**

Welcome back to the fold

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:50 pm**

makes me want to brew again tomorrow... and I have the day off and I have a chicken!

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:57 pm**

20 years is a long time to nurse a batch of ale!
Welcome back, it looks like things went smoothly.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:13 pm**

Excellent

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14 pm**

Well done and welcome back

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:23 pm**

Well done slimeel

Great photo's too

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First AG in 20 odd years

First AG in 20 odd years