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Brew no 1 is my Coniston Bluebird Clone
3500g MO Pale
270g Crystal
22g Challenger @ 60 mins 6.3% AA
25g Challenger @ 30 mins 6.3% AA
21g Challenger @ 20 mins 6.3% AA
S04 Yeast

Target is 23ltrs @ OG 1037
BU:GU 0.96 IBU`s 36.1

Brew no 2 is a Deuchars IPA Clone (ish)
4000g MO Pale
260g Crystal
130g Wheat
55g Fuggle @ 60mins 4.8% AA
30g Bobek @ 10 mins 5.2% AA
US05 Yeast

Target is 23ltrs @ OG 1044
BU:GU 0.81 IBU`s 36

Brew 1 is almost at the boil now
Brew 2 is Mashing, it will get longer than normal as the boiler is tied up

Brew 1 now in the FV with yeast pitched
i got 24 ltrs at OG 1039 so slightly up.

Sparge water now on for 2nd brew, but it shouldn`t take
long to get to temp as i collected the water from the IC
so it was at 45 deg C as i flicked the boiler back on.

Bit of Recycling, you better get used to that if you go buying big stainless vessels
I'll have to get another Bluebird style brew on soon, stocks are dwindling though I'm trying to save a few bottles for over Christmas.

All done and dusted, cleaned up by 4.30pm so
it took 7hrs again for the 2 brews, not bad.

Brew 2 came in at 25ltrs @ OG1042
So 2 ltrs more but 2 pts less, so not bad.

Going to keg condition these 2 then drop the temp
for 24hrs and then bottle them, just to see if i can get sediment free bottles.