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Brewday 08-08-08 (Lucky Bitter?)

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:47 pm
by coatesg
Boiling away as we speak - done the 2hr mash and sparge basing it on flytact's Spitfire recipe (which looks a lot like the one in clone brews :wink: )

Pale (MO) 3.6kg
Wheat Malt 191g
Crystal 384g
Amber 239g
Torrefied Wheat 384g

Mashed at 67C for 2hrs

Target (9% 2006 crop) - 30g (90min)

and goona have:
EKG (5.5%) 28g - 15min
EKG 14g - 1min

and then cool and pitching Windsor for a change - first try with that 8) and may even have a go at dry hopping this towards the end of the ferment :twisted:

Am also gonna attempt to bottle up the Pride :shock:

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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:54 pm
by Vossy1
Great boil shot there c, hope it turns out to be a good'un :wink:

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:01 pm
by Bongo
8/8/8 great energy and good pics.

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:28 pm
by ECR
Hope it turns out as well as it looks 8)

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:11 am
by coatesg
Right - that's all sorted then - 22L @ 1046 in the FV. Runoff not quite as clear as normal, but less hops used than normal due to the relatively high AA of the Target.

Didn't get round to bottling the Pride. I had a wee taste and I'm not sure what the hell is going on with it :wacko: - but sod it - bottle it and drink it when desperate and hope it matures a lot... :lol: Bottling duty tomorrow before I go to cricket - the bottles are sterilised and sealed with clingfilm so shouldn't take long.

Off to bed!

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:16 am
by Garth
good shot there Graeme, Spitfires a canny brew.

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:27 am
by Horden Hillbilly
Spitfire is in my top 3 favourite beers, looks like your brewday was a sucess. 8)

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:40 am
by coatesg
Krausen at 9 hours this morning - it's really taken off well this one 8)

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A happy brewer's fridge :D

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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:46 am
by Jim
Looking good, Graeme! Nice fridge. 8)