Est OG 1057
IBU 45.8
Colour 88.9. Guide says a robust porter shouldnt be darker than 69 but as its a jet black porter anyway i cant see the difference.
4.00Kg Maris Otter Pale Malt
0.5Kg Flaked Barley
0.5Kg Roast Barley
0.3Kg Choc malt
0.25Kg Torrified Wheat
0.2Kg Crystal Malt
0.15Kg Black Malt
Boil 90 mins
Hops
50g Northdown 8% 90 mins
10g Goldings 15 mins
1 Protofloc 15mins
10g Goldings 0 mins
Ill be using Nottingham Ale Yeast
Started about 11.20 and doghed in at 11.50.
Now ive been having trouble with my first 2 AG's getting the right strike temp. I noticed on my last one though that the further down the water i take the temp in the HLT the cooler it got so ive now started to to stir the water and take the temp. It works a treat and im sure im getting a much more accurate reading doing it like this.
Anyway i preheated mash tun and added grain. Got water to about 75 and doughed in but it was a bit hot so added a small amount of cold water. Whilst i was doing this i could hear a trckiling sound so on inspection i realised i had left the tap open on the mash tun
lol. Lost less than a litre of liquid though so no bother really.When i doughed in i got a temp of approx 67 so i was more than happy, when i took the temp and the end of the mash though it was still 67 if not a tad over? I have found though that with my glass thermometer it looks like its stopped rising but can carry on though very very slowly. Its a little concerning as obvioulsy i didnt want to get the mash temp to high but there wasnt much i could do about it. I may look into investing in a decent digital thermometer, in the mean time though ill be a bit more patient with my glass one and make sure the reading is steady.. Ive got a cheap digital one here but i dont think its much cop as it never seems to hold a steady temp. Im just hoping my mash temp wasnt to high
.I normally lose 1 degree or so over 90 mins so i rekon even if it was a tad high im only looking at about 68ish.
Anyway apart from a couple of little miss haps its boiling away nicely. Ill have pictures to follow later if i get time or if not tomorrow.
