First AG brew with pics

ni9e · Post by **ni9e** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:49 pm

First off thanks to everyone on this forum for your wealth of knowledge without you guys I'd never have started AG brewing

I made a stout which I'm calling Virgin Brew

4Kg Pale crushed malt
500g Roast barley
500g Porrige oats

1.5 oz Fuggle hops full boil
1 oz Target hops full boil
A pinch of Protoflax final 15 mins

90 min mash
90 min boil

Yeast Safale 04

SG 1050 FG 1010

Grains in the mash tun @67c and left wrapped in a duvet for 90 mins

First runnings collected this until it was running clear

Filling up the boiler

Sparging via a watering can sparge water 80c

Hops ready to be added

Heating up nicely

Hops added to boiling wort

Boiling away and the house smells great

Draining into FV ready to cool

Cooled to 28c added yeast and stired like mad for 5 mins put the lid on and stored somwhere warm for the yeast to do its job

Just over six hours from start to finish and no problems and I'm well chuffed

I can't wait to start supping this

GTOrichie · Post by **GTOrichie** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:03 pm

Nice one gratz, and awesome pics as well which I love looking at

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:30 pm

Good stuff. Hope it turns out well.

Post by **Andy** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:33 pm

Great pics !

Any reason you use the immersion in the FV rather than the boiler ?

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:40 pm

Andy wrote: Any reason you use the immersion in the FV rather than the boiler ?

Took that thought right out my head!!

ni9e · Post by **ni9e** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:52 pm

Andy wrote:Great pics !

Any reason you use the immersion in the FV rather than the boiler ?

Was'nt sure if it would damage the element a bit of beginners nerves kicking in

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:53 pm

Looks fab, you're first AG is sure to be a treat.

edit:repeated info.

Post by **Andy** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:57 pm

ni9e wrote:
Andy wrote:Great pics !

Any reason you use the immersion in the FV rather than the boiler ?

Was'nt sure if it would damage the element a bit of beginners nerves kicking in

That's fine

Perfectly OK to chill in the boiler. If you pop the immersion in the boil while there's still 10 mins or so left of the boil then any bugs on the copper are killed. Plus, the cold break material is formed in the boiler and (as Si mentions) is then filtered out by the hop bed leaving you with less "crud" in the FV. Something to consider for AG #2.

Well done though, looks like a good first AG brewday

roger the dog · Post by **roger the dog** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:14 pm

Great work ni9e, nice pictures too. Good choice for your first AG

ni9e · Post by **ni9e** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:15 pm

Thanks will do on my next one

Just been to check it and its buublin away like a good one

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:19 pm

Nicely done ni9e

BarrowBoy · Post by **BarrowBoy** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:37 pm

Looks like a satisfying day, ni9e. Good pics.........but the beer will be better.

fivetide · Post by **fivetide** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:34 pm

Looks great. And that boil pic would make great desktop wallpaper...

ni9e · Post by **ni9e** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:40 pm

fivetide wrote:Looks great. And that boil pic would make great desktop wallpaper...

It allready is

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:50 pm

looks good.

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First AG brew with pics

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