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Sundays brew already to go - a brew buddy session with TC from LAB.
I've at last worked out the digital timer control.
So the HLT is ready - 80 lt of liqour with 70ml crs.
Timer set for 5:30 to heat up so i can have an extra bit of zzzzz........

Brewing Date: Sunday March 22, 2009
Head Brewer: Mick Harrison
Asst Brewer: Tony Clarkson
Recipe: Hookey Street

Batch Size (L): 50.00
Total Grain (Kg): 10.50
Anticipated OG: 1.049
Anticipated EBC: 30.3
Anticipated IBU: 31.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Grain
% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
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85.7 9.00 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 5
8.1 0.85 kg. Crystal 55L Great Britian 1.034 120
3.3 0.35 kg. Chocolate Malt Great Britian 1.034 600
2.9 0.30 kg. Torrefied Wheat UK 1.036 3

Hops
Amount Name Alpha IBU Boil Time
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160.00 g. Goldings - E.K. 3.00 25.9 75 min.
70.00 g. Styrian Goldings 2.31 3.9 15 min.
70.00 g. Styrian Goldings 2.31 1.6 0 min.

Extras: 2 Whirlfloc Tabs @ 15mins.

Yeast: Nottingham

Note: Hops alphas look a bit low, but i've adjusted with the storage/loss util in Promash.
These are the last from a batch i got from Vossy in 2007! But they have been in the freezer.

As there will be an extra pair of hands we should get some pics.

Good luck
It should be a nice day for it

Have a good day of it, M & T

Hope it all went well. His Lordship can now compare two different heavy-tech methods

Thanks guys. No major incidents to report.
Probably the worst one was T's planned train back to Euston was cancelled.
At least he had a couple of tasters to keep him company together with ample consumption of Dunkelweizen and 1850 porter

...and the pictures....

Grain Bill and temp check.


First Runnings - 1.068 @ 70c


EKG in the copper with first runnings.


Checking wort temp during transfer to fermenter.


OG looks good @ 1.048


Ready for bed!


Hot break crud trapped by the filter bag.

Very nice!

What cooling have you got in the wardrobe?

edit1now wrote:Very nice!

What cooling have you got in the wardrobe?

Nothing yet Just heating.
Didn't need it last year either.
I have a maxi 110 cooler waiting for action now , just need to make up the cooling rod thing
as invented by Rab and copied by many.

Wow, that look like a good little setup you have there.

Will post my first AG brewday when I'm back at home (Friday), looks very much like a load of buckets on the patio (funny that )

How did you make your cupboard for your FV, as I have been moaned at for contantly adjusting the heating for "the sake of beer" !