Stunning Styrian - Big Bertha's shiny day out.....

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:41 pm

decided to go for it - big bertha (100l) has her tap fitted, gas purchased from the local Calor outlet..... this is what I thought I'd try - variation on the Styrian stunner - I am going to bottle this using T58

Stunning Styrian
English IPA
Type: All Grain Date: 28/10/2006
Batch Size: 23.00 L Brewer: Crowflies
Boil Size: 27.37 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: 45ltr Tun and 100litre shiny
Taste Rating(out of 50): 45.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0

Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.2 EBC) Grain 97.1 %
0.15 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (60.0 EBC) Grain 2.9 %
70.00 gm Styrian Goldings [3.20%] (90 min) Hops 25.1 IBU
15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40%] (30 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
20.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.10%] (15 min) (Aroma
Hop-Steep)
Hops -
5.00 gm DLS (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
6.00 gm DSL - Mash (Mash 90.0 min) Misc
30.00 ml CRS (Mash 90.0 min) Misc
23.00 L London, England Water
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.053 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.0 %
Bitterness: 31.7 IBU Calories: 468 cal/l
Est Color: 8.4 EBC
Color:
Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion,
Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.15 kg
Sparge Water: 23.11 L Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 13.42 L of water at 72.1 C 65.0 C 60 min

/CF

Western Brewer · Post by **Western Brewer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:36 pm

DaaB wrote:Nice one CF...love to see photos of that

Hear hear. Pictures please

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:59 pm

Well I didnt get time to take pictures of everything and my whole schedule went out of the window - its amazing how having a new piece of kit really throws you. We had a family party going on indoors, so I think I am in the dog house too - I think i only came in for 10 mins and then scuttled back off to the shed chomping on quiche as I went.....

Sorry didnt photograph the mash, though temps were around 65.8 after a little adjustment upwards. Forgot to measure the mash ph as well...

New shiny is too big to fit under the mash tun, so had to cobble something together. then of course I realised I havent got a way of measuring the volume in the shiny (havent fitted any kind of sight tube like the clever folks on here, so I just pushed 20litres through - checked the OG as I went, was ok, around 1012 at last runnings

Must say 30litres in this beast looks tiny, in fact my cooling coils dont even sit fully below the liquid and its impossible in to see the liquid cleary as it boils because of all the steam - so currently I am 50mins into a 90 min boil and completely out of control!! anything could be happening, I might end up with 25 pints or I might have 50.

Pics yee wanted, pics yee shall have.

Here is the beastie ready to go....

The power pack....

30 mins in to boil, can't see through the steam!!

Lest we forgot for what we toil.... a few of these have kept me lubricated during the brewing session. This is Wherry III with chinook as the finishing hop and also as a dry hop in the barrel - It is my favourite of the three I have done so far, though I will be doing Wherry Ray's 'recipe' very soon. Probably have to wait till after the move to Norfolk......

(note the OG reading in the background - nice colour wort!!)

enjoy!

/CF

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:38 pm

nice set up mate ! i cant wait till i own a shed/garage and then be able to sort out a real brewing system . hope the brew turns out good

Western Brewer · Post by **Western Brewer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:42 pm

You must have brass ones mate

Family party and you're outside brewing.

You'd better believe you're in the doghouse

Frothy · Post by **Frothy** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:46 pm

hail the shiny!
very nice CF - like the looks of that recipe too.

Frothy

Western Brewer · Post by **Western Brewer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:53 pm

Thanks for the pics BTW

Post by **Jim** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:01 pm

Nice one CF!

I'm still getting round to cutting the holes for the tap and element in my stockpot.

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:14 pm

Thanks Guys, bit of a nightmare brew - forgot the protofloc, I'll drop it after a couple of days once the trub has settled out and ferment is strong.

Ended up with 20 litres

so I wanted to put more water on to top up, but I keep having problems with my in-line filter popping off, got water in the electrics and blew the fuses 4 times whenever I plugged the element in- you can imagine how that went down with swsbo

Ended up throwing 10litres onto the hops and heating that up in the shiny.... have come in now to leave to cool and settle, then I'll run off the last 5 or 6 litres to top up the brew - At 20 litres and 26c the Og was around 1055, so I dont think I am far off the 75% planned efficiency of the recipe..... but oh boy that was hard work - Once i've moved I'll have a garage and I think I'll have to invest in a pumped system, big shiny's are too well.....big to lug about with hot fluids in....

I'll be interested to see how t58 works with this brew - its supposed to be quite a spicy number, and good for bottling.

/CF

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:03 pm

I think it will come into its own once I start brewing 50litre batches - will be seeking the panel's advice re pumping options once I get to that point....

Anyhow all is looking good this morning - 4 inch Krausen - fair amount of trub thrown up which doesnt surprise me given the fact I forgot to add copper finings. I must say that T58 is a lively begger - its giving off a wonderful smell - not suplherous that I'd notice and is bubbling through every 3 or 4 seconds!!

I just hope it will turn out well and clears later - I wanted to drop it, but will be away all week, will it still be ok to drop it to another vessel next saturday do you think? - wanted to get it off the trub

/CF

Post by **Andy** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:21 pm

30.00 ml CRS (Mash 90.0 min) Misc

CF - presumably you split the 30ml between the mash and sparge liqour rather than add it all to the mash

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:32 pm

Yeah, I usually make up the mash volume first and then top up again to 20l for the sparge. The dosing rate I use is 30ml for 25litres based on 279ppm from the thames water report - yes I know its high and that they quote hardness and not alkilinity - but as we discussed in another thread, the values *may* be the same where water has predominantly carbonates - i.e. lower permanent hardness. I'm assuming that is the case for me as I put a picture up one time from my mash and the colour was spot on 5.3 based on these dosing rates.

/CF

Post by **Andy** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:35 pm

Cool.

I think I've now found my required CRS dosing rate - I've managed to nail 5.2pH for the last two batches so I'm happy with that.

crow_flies · Post by **crow_flies** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:41 pm

I'll be starting afresh if my move to Norfolk in April goes without a hitch

/CF

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:07 pm

where do I find details of the sight tube for measuring volume as I have just finished setting up the self same stock pot and burner.

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Stunning Styrian - Big Bertha's shiny day out.....

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