Live IPA brew day

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Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:54 pm

Decided to brew an IPA today and update as I go along.
I am currently 50 mins into and 90 mash and so far so good.
Here are a few pics so far.
The refractometer reading is from 30 mins into the mash.
I only carry out longer mashes because I carry out no sparge pretty much every time I brew.
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:55 pm

More pics.
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:56 pm

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:57 pm

I can't seem to figure out how to post multiple pics in one reply lol

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:01 pm

Pre boil after 30 mins
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Pre boil gravity after 30 mins.

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by f00b4r » Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:50 pm

Looks good. Does the BrewMonk not heat up at the bottom that much? I was just surprised to see it being used directly on your floor.

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:02 pm

Not had any problems with it in the floor so far, the base is pretty much cold.
Just done a mash out, now waiting for the grain basket to drain........... SLOWLY lol

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:18 pm

Waiting for grain basket to drain.
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:04 pm

Coming up to the boil and adding 1st hope, 25 grams of Magnum
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by bitter_dave » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:10 pm

Nice to see a brew day documented :)

I am far too clumsy to risk brewing next to the sofa!

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:30 pm

I brew in the conservatory, sofa is for decoration as nobody ever sits on it, especially these days.
Wish the wife would let me have a bar in here instead lol

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:40 pm

So I have to different pre boil gravities, hydro reads 1.044 and refrac read 1.040 so I'm going with 1.042.
Efficiency is down a bit from my average if 66% so far, but I'm sure will still make a tasty beer.
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:40 pm

No idea why some of these are coming out upside down, sorry about that

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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:58 pm

10 grams of cascade and 10 grams of Centennial at 5 mins.
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Re: Live IPA brew day

Post by MattGuk » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:03 pm

In goes 10gram of Citra at end of boil
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