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2tsp of gypsum in water pre-boil
Boil 7 gallons of water

Mash for 90 minutes with 16ltrs water at 66degrees
5.5kg Pale Malt
0.25kg Crystal Malt
0.15kg Chocolate Malt
0.15kg Torrified wheat for head retention

30g Fuggles @ beginning of 60 min boil
60g Goldings @ beginning of 60 min boil

15g Fuggles @ 40 min into the boil
30g Goldings @ 40 min into the boil
1 Teaspoon Irish moss

15g Fuggles @ 0 min, steep for 15 minutes after flame off
15g Goldings @ 0 min, steep for 15 minutes after flame off

S04 yeast

hi all finally got round too uploading the piccies for this one see below, particulary pleased with how it turned out

Can i ask why there is foil in the mash tun? Ive seen it on other threads to.

Robdog wrote:Can i ask why there is foil in the mash tun? Ive seen it on other threads to.

It's to disperse the water evenly over the grains when recirculating/sparging - its stop the water disturbing the grain bed.

There are several ways of doing this, foil being one of them, some people (me) do the same thing but through a pierced mushroom container or foil baking tray.

It achieves the same purpose as a spinny sparge arm - but you can't get them any more, so techniques have evolved. HTH

That looks great, nice colour.

It tastes great too, will take a piccy of a pint poured this weeked