AG#58 - Trial Brew

[WishboneBrewery]

Trial Brew of something for work, so photos only... rather than Recipe.

Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.016
Alcohol Content: 5.7% ABV
Total Liquor: 31.9 Litres
Mash Liquor: 13.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 80 %
Bitterness: 25 EBU
Colour: 122 EBC

Malt, Liquor Treatment & Temp:

Second Batch Sparge running to Copper:

Hops in with good rolling boil:

I make this 1056, 4 points low, I only got 75% Mash efficiency today which might be because it was the last in the sack of Pale Malt:

[GARYSMIFF]

Looks good Sir, think I need to top up with some more Dark brews.

[simple one]

Can I ask what salts you are using there?

Also if we guess the right malt bill do we get a few bottles?

[WishboneBrewery]

Salts are the usual liquor treatments, calcium sulphate, calcium chloride, magnesium sulphate, calcium carbonate, common salt into the boil.

[simple one]

The calcium carbonate is what I am interested in. How much? And do you do anything to help it dissolve in to the liquor/mash? I take it that if you don't add it you drop below the required carbonate to act as a buffer and your pH will drop.... what is the issue of this if it does occur in a dark beer? Hope you don't mind me picking your brains.

[WishboneBrewery]

I don't mind, I have no brains to pick... I only go by the Graham Wheeler Water treatment calculator and know nothing other regarding liquor salts.
I have very soft water out of the tap so I can do whatever I like to it without AMS (Carbonate reducing solution), and further experience of testing my mash pH has told me that whatever i do do to my salt additions I'm always going to be near as damn it to the right pH.

[simple one]

Super. I'm up the road from you now, and discovering the joys of soft water brewing.

[WishboneBrewery]

The Mrs works near Ripley, could maybe do a beer swap sometime.

[simple one]

Sounds good to me. We are probably closer than you think, I am outside Harrogate on the west side, near the wind mills!

[WishboneBrewery]

The Wind Mills opposite the Golf Balls?

[simple one]

Well, not as far as the giant golf balls. But yes, pretty much on that road. I think I fall just inside BB home delivery service.

A beer swap is definitely on the cards

[WishboneBrewery]

Mrs.pdtnc works about 15mins drive away then... I Could send some beers to work with her.

[critch]

id recomend ades beer simple one

[WishboneBrewery]

Critch, you haven't tasted my latest....
Your not over our way are you? Could let your drayman bring you some tasters back. I must remember to suggest your beers to the boss for out September Beer fest too.

[simple one]

Oh don't worry Critch. I don't pass down beer tasting opportunities! All sorted via PM.