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First brew in the new setup; liquor is on the go, should be ready to dough in at 1000hrs..

I'm going back to basics with volumes etc to find the benchmark and will take it from there.

It's good to be back in the brewing shed!

Here's the recipe for anyone interested.

Recipe: Mad Dog IPA
Style: 14C-India Pale Ale(IPA)-Imperial IPA

Recipe Overview

Wort Volume Before Boil: 32.00 l
Wort Volume After Boil: 26.00 l
Volume Transferred: 23.00 l
Water Added: 0.00 l
Volume At Pitching: 23.00 l
Final Batch Volume: 23.00 l
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG
Expected OG: 1.051 SG
Expected FG: 1.013 SG
Expected ABV: 5.0 %
Expected ABW: 3.9 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 72.0
Expected Color: 10.3 EBC
Apparent Attenuation: 72.9 %
Mash Efficiency: 85.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 18 degC

Fermentables
UK Pale Ale Malt 4.824 kg (96.2 %) In Mash/Steeped
UK Torrified Wheat 0.193 kg (3.8 %) In Mash/Steeped

Hops
UK Bramling Cross (5.8 % alpha) 52 g Loose Whole Hops used All Of Boil
UK Challenger (6.5 % alpha) 48 g Loose Whole Hops used All Of Boil
UK Golding (5.9 % alpha) 32 g Loose Whole Hops used 15 Min From End
NZ Cascade (11.2 % alpha) 40 g Loose Whole Hops used At turn off

Other Ingredients
Gypsum 3 g used In Mash
Epsom Salts 3 g used In Mash
Gypsum 3 g used In Boil
Protafloc 3 g used In Boil

Yeast: DCL S-04-SafAle

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name:Single Step Infusion (66C/151F)
Step: Rest at 66 degC for 90 mins

Liquor ready


Grist ready


Mash tun ready


On my firscht whishtle; 3, 2, 1 MASH ON!

Nice set up

That is one awesome HLT, good luck with the brew.

i like the look of that recipe! i have all those hops in the freezer. i may well give this one a go.

KJ

Lovely looking brewery Rick! Good luck with the christening brew....

Yea very nice system rick

Have a good one, its certainly all looking the part

First runnings


Recirc matt


Sparge and run off


Sparge


Sparge arm


Horse food


Hop additions


90 mins to go..

15 mins to go




Flame out last hop addition, then steep to 80Deg

Steepin'


Chillin'


Runnin'


Aeratin'


Fermentin'


Now for the sharp eyed of you; you'll see I'm about 3.5L short of target and I reckons I know where it went!
2Lt deadspace in MT and 1Lt in the copper which I'll compensate for next time around.
All in all it went pretty well/smooth; I've a little fettling to do but otherwise I'm quite happy.

Scores on the doors
ABV 7.3
IBU 87
EBC 12.2
Efficiency 88.8
OG 1055

rick_huggins wrote:he sharp eyed of you; you'll see I'm about 3.5L short of target and I reckons I know where it went!
2Lt deadspace in MT and 1Lt in the copper which I'll compensate for next time around.
All in all it went pretty well/smooth; I've a little fettling to do but otherwise I'm quite happy.

Scores on the doors
ABV 7.3
IBU 87
EBC 12.2
Efficiency 88.8
OG 1055

Very nice setup

Where did you get the lids for the kegs from?

awalker wrote:
Very nice setup

Where did you get the lids for the kegs from?

Thanks, they are actually Burco boiler lids

I have plans for a Bobek 60minute IPA sometime soon-ish Hope yours turns out a good one