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Back to brewing
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:34 pm
by des
Brewday tomorrow, first since last June!!! been up to my eyeballs in DIY and brewery (garage) been cluttered.
Anyway, not following any particular recipe but its gonna go something like this
I'm making 7 gallons (32 liters)
5.5 kg pale malt
500g crystal
200g torrified wheat
80g northdown 8% for 90 mins
50g fuggles 4% for 15 mins
50g fuggles at end of boil
I'm all excited now
wish me luck....
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:38 pm
by roger the dog
Good luck Des, hope you have a good 'un
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:16 pm
by des
Well it's done, and I think I got a personal best time. about 4 and a half hours start to finish. only had a 60 minute boil (but very vigorous). OG came out at 1.042 which I am pleased with. now in fermenter for a few days, then it can settle for a week and hopefully have it on the hand pull by weekend after next.
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:13 pm
by Buzz
Back in the groove des, good man
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:50 pm
by pantsmachine
Congrats, great to be back doing it again?
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:51 am
by subsub
Nice to see you back Des
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:41 pm
by des
Four days since throwing the yeast in and it has dropped from 1.042 to 1.015, tastes lovely...
Hope it goes down to about 1.012 which would make it about 4% abv but I don't think it will drop much further, will have to settle for a session beer at about 3.7% by the look of it.
That's fine, I'll just drink more
Re: Back to brewing
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:07 pm
by Robdog
des wrote:Four days since throwing the yeast in and it has dropped from 1.042 to 1.015, tastes lovely...
Hope it goes down to about 1.02 which would make it about 4% abv but I don't think it will drop much further, will have to settle for a session beer at about 3.7% by the look of it.
That's fine, I'll just drink more
Yes i agree just fire it down im sure it will do the trick.