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Extract brew day
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:24 pm
by ashbyp
I have 3 of these and some northern brewer and some EKG
The steep (about 270g of crystal)
Starter and a pint from the last brew
I just chuck everything in the bottling bucket...
Hot break, extract style
First hops
Second hops in now
Chilling
Aerating the topup water
Rough estimate
Fermenting bucket
Bottles waiting
Mopping up
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:22 pm
by Vossy1
Nice to see pics of an extract brew day
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:28 pm
by ashbyp
more of a brew evening i guess, i am looking forward to getting my mash tun though.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:43 pm
by Redbloke
Excellent post ashbyp, great pics
I noticed you use ice to chill the wort, how long does it take to get it down to the pitching temp? Do you plan to use any other means in the future?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:57 am
by Roger
Great pics, nice to see someone else brewing like me
Roger
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:27 am
by ashbyp
Redbloke wrote:Excellent post ashbyp, great pics
I noticed you use ice to chill the wort, how long does it take to get it down to the pitching temp? Do you plan to use any other means in the future?
Cheers.
I fill the sink with as much ice as i have then put the pot in, which probably contains about 12l after the boil. When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.
As long as I'm doing extract boils I'll carry on this way because it works fine.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:50 am
by Redbloke
ashbyp wrote: When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.
... that's quick!, my immersion chiller is not much quicker than that. Mind you, I suppose it depends on the temp of the tap water.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:53 pm
by ashbyp
It's a pretty big stock pot, so i guess with just the 12l in there there's plenty of surface area for cooling.
Next thing i want to add to my kit is something to control the fermentation temp.
I have an old fridge, and a ranco controller, just need to work out how to set it all up.
In case anyone else has a ranco, i have found this wiring writeup, which is pretty good!
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f76/h ... 11162.html
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:14 pm
by johnh
Nice one, ashbyp. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one trying to fit in brewing around small children!
Next thing i want to add to my kit is something to control the fermentation temp.
I know not everyone agrees but if you get the fermentation right I'm convinced you can approach AG quality with those Brupaks extracts (at least to my taste buds
).
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:47 pm
by roger the dog
Vossy1 wrote:Nice to see pics of an extract brew day
Seconded, nice pictures AP
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:10 am
by ashbyp
Redbloke wrote:ashbyp wrote: When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.
... that's quick!, my immersion chiller is not much quicker than that. Mind you, I suppose it depends on the temp of the tap water.
Correction - I timed this properly yesterday. It's more like 40mins to get the pot down to around 30 degrees - not 20. I'll add an immersion chiller to my wishlist.