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Adnams Bitter
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:33 pm
by Muttley
Brewed a 25L batch of Adnams bitter ("Brew your own British real ale at home" by Wheeler & Protz, P. 78 ) using the water treatment (Brupaks CRS and pH 5.2 buffer) suggested on this site. Also used Whirlfloc instead of Irish Moss, which gave a really good hot break and the best cold break I've ever had. At present I'm only cooling by submersion in a cold bath (take 2-3 hours!) but I'm planning on making an immersion wort chiller for my next brew. Also used Safale S-04 for the first time and was very impressed by its vigour and sedimentation.
I'd like to get a rotating sparging arm but they seem rarer than hen's teeth. Anyone know where I could get one?
Re: Adnams Bitter
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:13 pm
by Aleman
Muttley wrote:I'd like to get a rotating sparging arm but they seem rarer than hen's teeth. Anyone know where I could get one?
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:16 pm
by mysterio
Muttley, i'll sell you mine if you like. I batch sparge these days and don't have any use for it.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:12 pm
by Muttley
Aleman - thanks for the info. I hadn't tried there.
Mysterio - thanks for the offer. I mash using a Brupaks insulated mash tun which is 9.5" wide. Would your sparging arm be OK for that? Also how much would you want for it?
Re: Adnams Bitter
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:35 pm
by BarnsleyBrewer
Muttley wrote:Brewed a 25L batch of Adnams bitter ("Brew your own British real ale at home" by Wheeler & Protz, P. 78 ) using the water treatment (Brupaks CRS and pH 5.2 buffer) suggested on this site. Also used Whirlfloc instead of Irish Moss, which gave a really good hot break and the best cold break I've ever had. At present I'm only cooling by submersion in a cold bath (take 2-3 hours!) but I'm planning on making an immersion wort chiller for my next brew. Also used Safale S-04 for the first time and was very impressed by its vigour and sedimentation.
I'd like to get a rotating sparging arm but they seem rarer than hen's teeth. Anyone know where I could get one?
I'd like to try this, any chance of the recipe?
John
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:37 pm
by Dennis King
Got a polypin of the same maturing at the moment. One of my favs. from the book
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:10 pm
by Dennis King
Grahams recipe. 25lts
3350gms pale malt
50gms black malt
375gms sugar
33gms challenger
24gms fuggles
12gms goldings
10gms fuggles last 15 mins.
White labs sell the yeast but only around november/december time. Will try to buy some this year.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:38 pm
by BarnsleyBrewer
Thanks Dennis. This is what I like about Jim's, nothing is to much trouble when you ask, people are more than willing to help...
John
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:19 pm
by Aleman
And this is Dave Lines
25L
3000g Pale Malt
125g Crystal
60g Roast Barley
500g Brewing Sugar (???)
60g Fuggles (90 Minutes)
30g Goldings (90 Minutres)
15g Goldings (15 minutes)
10g Goldings (Dry Hopped)
I've brewed this one on a couple of occasions, and people have commented that it has the authentic Adnams Twang.
The Adnams yeast is pretty good, although I believe Whitelabs have removed from the Platinum strains this year (And I wanted it for my Tally Ho! brew
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