J_P's Glasshouse Porter - Brew Evening (Wed 21/11)

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Wez

J_P's Glasshouse Porter - Brew Evening (Wed 21/11)

Post by Wez » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:22 pm

J_P recently sent me a fine bottle of his Glasshouse Porter which I posted a review for here, in that review I said that I would be brewing it myself, tomorrow night I will be 8) As a reminder this is the fine pint that I got to enjoy...

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I have scaled & rounded JP's recipe up from 23L to 25L and replaced the First Gold with Challenger due to availability, this is what I'll be going with:

Grain Bill
4450gm Pale Malt (Fawcett MO) 74%
720gm Crystal Malt 12%
360gm Torrified Wheat 6%
300gm Chocolate Malt 4.5%
220gm Roasted Barley Grain 3.5%
Hop Schedule
40gm Challenger 6.8% (90 min) ~25 EBU
42gm Fuggles 4% (15 min) ~7 EBU
26gm Challenger 6.8%] (5 min) ~3 EBU

1 Whirlfloc at 10 min

Fermenting with Safale s04 (DFS stylee)

Target OG 1.053 at 75% BHE
25L Batch
90 min 68 deg C Mash
90 min Boil

Mrs Wez will be switching the boiler on as soon as she gets the nod by text to say that that i've left work 8)

Cheers for the recipe JP! :wink:
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Post by Aleman » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:27 pm

dejavue :shock:
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Wez

Post by Wez » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:28 pm

:lol: I know....it isn't a double brew evening! - I've asked DaaB to get rid of the 'extra' post :D
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:40 pm

Enjoy the brew day Wez, it's a mighty fine pint 8)
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:16 pm

Sounds like a it should be a cracking brew if it turns out anything like J_P's, have a good one Wez 8)
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:28 pm

Cheers chaps

Got the mash on (18:20) but had 'mare getting the mash temp stable started with 13L water added grains then added too much cold water so added some hot water and ended up at 67.5 deg C - it's about 17L water now - 6kg grain so quite a thin mash, will that be ok? (not much I can do now anyway)

(Smells great btw)
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J_P

Post by J_P » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:39 pm

Have a good one mate 8)

I'm a bit gutted as I've just checked my corni and there's barely any of it left :cry: - I guess it'll be Hooky street again for me tonight after I've kegged / bottled my Lucky7.

Bonus I've just smelled what's for tea - Curry :=P
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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:42 pm

Hope it goes ok wez.

That's a great endorsement for J_P's recipe btw, another brewer wanting it for himself! 8)
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AT

Post by AT » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:26 pm

Good luck Wez :wink:
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oblivious

Post by oblivious » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:31 pm

Enjoy :D
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:07 pm

Hows it going :?:
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Wez

Post by Wez » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:15 pm

Going OK so far - started sparging at 8pm

Some pics:

Grain ready to go:

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Recirc First Runnings:

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Hoping to have the boiler fired up by 8.45
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:17 pm

That first pic looks like the sort of rug you get in Next :lol:
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:34 pm

I thought it was the M&S winter knitwear catalogue
:lol: :lol:

I don't know which is worse :lol:
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prolix

Post by prolix » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:06 am

wez just put my best bitter to bed 5 hours from start to finish much better than watching the footie. hope yours goes more smoothly :lol:
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