Stocks are diminishing, 2 more cornys are on there way so it was time for a big brew. I need some quaffing beer.
Recipe is very similar to GW's Caledonian 80/- as I made it as one of my first All Grains it turned out excellent.
Total Grain bill 11Kg, Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal, and Chocolate
Total Hops 220g, Fuggles and East Kent Goldings.
I mashed in last night at 9pm with the intention of a very early start this morning.
A total of 27 Litres of liquor and 11Kg of Grain went into the preheated Tun, Temperature settled at 68.1C
I didn't get the early start I planned so returned to the Mash Tun at 9.30 this morning, temp measured at 63.5C, so a 4.6C drop in 12.5 hours. Thats impressive.
A quick run off into the boiler and get the sparge underway, burner on full pelt to see how quick I can get to the boil. At 10.15 the Sparging was finished and we were boiling. Not a lot of space in the top of the boiler with 66 Litres bubbling away, so I took a picture for you all to see, got splashed with boiling wort and dropped the camera into the boiler
I'm not sure it liked it, and nor will the misses, it was her camera, (I have a big SLR which is too cumbersome to have around on BrewDay)I fished out the camera and carried on.
The boil went well, hops added as required.
Chiller in to cool, and I begin to observe the lack of Cold Break forming.
I FORGOT TO ADD ANY FININGS IN THE BOIL
Will it matter? should I add some prior to kegging? and if so what, I have only used finings, either Irish Moss or protofloc in the boil before so don't really no what to use later on, or if I need to.
Anyway, the beer is cooling, there is 63 Litres in the boiler, so that should give me enough to fill 3 cornies, we'll see how it turns out, the camera has had a good wash and is now drip drying, (I don't hold out much hope for it).
Sorry no pics this time
