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Brew Day - 28/05/06
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 10:41 am
by bod
right, its brew day!!!!
the waters heating up, grains are weighed, just need to pop down to asda and get some bleech while its mashing, as i've run out of sanitiser.
making a light ale for the mrs today, Sal doesnt do hoppy ales, so this ones a light session beer.
In the mash tun
3400g marris otter
250g wheat malt
In the boiler
20g northern brewer (9.5%) for 60 mins
5g irish moss for 15 mins
10g fuggles (5.1%) for 10 mins
expecting 1.036 OG (edited cos i copied it from an old recipe and it was wrong)
i'll also be brewing 20 litres of turbo cider.
stay tuned for photos as the day progress's.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 11:16 am
by bod
my mash tun, just a fermenter with a braided hose on it. nowt special.
mashing in, marris otter and wheat malt.
sacks of grain, marris otter on the left, some lager malt on the right.
off to asda just now, need to sparge about 12.30 ish.......
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 12:52 pm
by bod
right, got back from asda and ran off the wort...
mashtun while full
running off into a king keg after recirculation.
just need to wait for it to empty, add the rest of the sparge water, stir, wait five mins, recirculate and run off again... :beer
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:55 pm
by BlightyBrewer
I batch sparged yesterday. It was very easy. Calculated 1.050 (using formula on Jim's webpage), got 1.046...that's 92% efficiency! :blink:
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:13 pm
by bod
QUOTE (Daft as a Brush @ May 28 2006, 12:30 PM)How do you maintain temperature in the mash tun bod ?
i cover it with a cut down sleeping bag and put a cushion on top, get less than one degree in temp loss that way.
the hot break.
northern brewer hops, boile for 60 mins.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:15 pm
by bod
QUOTE (BlightyBrewer @ May 28 2006, 12:55 PM) I batch sparged yesterday. It was very easy. Calculated 1.050 (using formula on Jim's webpage), got 1.046...that's 92% efficiency! :blink:
i love batch sparging, never had any issues with it, and much prefer the simplicity of it!!
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:42 pm
by bod
my trusty immersion chiller.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:06 pm
by bod
yeah, i have a ball valve on the pot with a piece of braid hose inside to filter it all, the same as my mash tun. think i have a photo of it somewhere. i did have a copper one untill recently but its been clogging up on me alot for some reason,
just about finished tidying up, got a few more photos to post as as well. went fairly smoothly, no major issues other than the mess i've created!
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:11 pm
by BlightyBrewer
What size is that pot bod?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:28 pm
by bod
its 30 litres, got it for 17.99 from an asian supermarket round the corner from my old place. its pretty screwed to be honest, and i could do with a new one.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:31 pm
by Andy
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:35 pm
by eskimobob
Nice shiny piece of kit
It would be a shame to have to drill a hole in it though for the tap
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:35 pm
by Andy
Nice B)
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:58 pm
by Bigster
I like your style Bod - time for a stroll round asda during a brew
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 11:14 pm
by bod
but of course! it was a lazy sunday afternoon after all.
