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18/04/08 - Yellowbelly Burst
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:56 am
by SiHoltye
Hello,
HLT heating up!
25L, 75min mash, 60min boil
4.06kg Maris Otter - 85% Base Malt
0.48kg 120EBC Crystal - 10% for Body
0.24kg Wheat Malt - 5% for Head Retention
At 60 mins, Challenger to 28 IBU's
At 15 mins, Cascade to 7 IBU's
From flame out/80deg C steeping 20g Cascade
S-04 (it's what I've got in
)
I'm taking pictures this time, usually I am too lazy!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:30 am
by Stonechat
Looks like a good one, hope the brewing goes smoothly.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:54 am
by Gurgeh
good luck SH!
Hurry up with those photos - i'm in danger of doing some work!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:00 am
by SiHoltye
Sorry Gurgeh, no photos 'til I've finished this avo. Am sure you can find something else to do better than work though, mind you it is a bit early for a pint...
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:36 am
by roger the dog
Have a good one SH
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:42 am
by SiHoltye
29L at 62.5degC of 1.058
Something's wrong. That's 114% efficiency
In a knee-jerk reaction I put another 25g of Challenger in at 45 mins (it'll always mellow given time), I'll have a more relaxed look at the end.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:43 am
by spearmint-wino
Nice early start, hope it goes well
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:45 am
by SiHoltye
That reads wrong I meant after adjusting for temp it's 1.058
Still all very wrong though.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:49 am
by SiHoltye
Thanks for the good wishes all!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:48 pm
by prodigal2
Looks good there Si, and you seemed to have lucked upon a new brewing technique "Quantum Brewing"
You appear to be extracting wort from another dimension
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:30 pm
by SiHoltye
I have discovered 'Dark' wort. Cool. Is there a nobel prize for Brewing, there should be.
Trying to sort these pics out now, back in a bit.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:37 pm
by SiHoltye
@RSE, @RSE, @RSE!!!
Ended up very nicely with 22L of 1.044 wort, but my STUPID knee-jerk reaction to what appears now to have been a false hydro reading post mash, I upped the bittering hops so the brew is now not balanced as I intended. BU:GU 1.063 rather than aimed for 0.75. How am I supposed to hone anything when every brew something happens to shift the goal posts.
Serves me right for getting up at 6am for this. All my fault but again......another lesson learned.
Patience and levelheadedness,
of course the sample couldn't be that.
There will be pics just as soon as photobucket finishes upload the 37 of them
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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:42 pm
by SiHoltye
Warming the grains atop the HLT/Boiler
Using Boiler as HLT
Grain in placcy bag
Beersmith brewsheet
Temp in HLT before filling MT
Filling MT
Strike temp
Slashed bag dough in
Mash temp
MT wrapped up for 75mins
End of mash temp
HLT sparge liquor temp (batch sparging)
Three tier sparge at first
Recirc'ing first runnings
MT first run-off
After 1st mash drain
Close up grain
After batches gunge
HLT becomes boiler after final MT charge, and turn on whilst draining the last
Pre-boil sample - LYING TO ME, must be stuck to the side or something
60 min Challenger
Up to full boil
15min Cascade
80degC aroma Cascade
Trusty DFS, 2xS04
IC in
Mid-brew sustenance
Cooling
Cooled
Its home to be, fermentation chamber thingy
Daab's Flying Starter flying
Draining to FV
Icky break
Icky break again
FV sample
All tucked up with mummy (ATC) looking after it
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:56 pm
by Andy
Nice one Si!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:57 pm
by SiHoltye
Cheers Andy,
Sorry to any dial-up users for the numerous big piccies, I don't do it often
