Archer's Golden - 12/12/07

smp465 · Post by **smp465** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:16 pm

Difficult to know what else to say without putting my foot in it. Do love this beer though!

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:23 pm

On the mend...

I've got the beer in the secondary now. It will have to stay there for a week as I've run out of barrels - SWMBO should have two for me under the tree if she's picked up on all my hints.

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:30 pm

Jeeeesus....

Note to self: Always wear wellies when brewing and googles when messing with sanitisers or cleaners. Never lift anything stupidly heavy. Never pour boiling water on any part of body. Try not to get too pissed whilst brewing.

roger the dog · Post by **roger the dog** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:33 pm

Now that looks nasty, get well soon Buzz

Post by **Jim** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:40 pm

Blimey! I bet that hurt.

You can always use a few pints of the beer as an analgesic.

Post by **Aleman** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:51 pm

Note to self, When (not if!) you pour boiling liquid over yourself, immerse the affected in part in cold water for at least 10 minutes, and if it still huts do it for another ten minutes.

That does look nasty though

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:11 pm

This brew has become a bit of a PITA. It appears the ferment has got bloody stuck now.

As a recap, brewed on the 12/12/07 with 2 packets (12g) of MPG, OG 1046.
It's the first time I had used MPG in an AG brew and had doubts from the outset when it wasn't as vigorous as the S-04.

I gave it a week in the Primary, into the secondary on 19/12/07 to continue at 19deg. Readings on 26/12 27/12 and 28/12 gave only 1021. A gentle rousing improved it only 1 point by 07/01/2007.

So yesterday I re-pitched MPG (had no S-04 left or I'd have used some of that) together with some yeast vit and increased temp to 21 deg. Hopefully this will get it beyond the current gravity of 1020. Bloody beer.

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:43 pm

how in the world did you manage to do that to yourself, was it equipment failure or operator error??

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:53 pm

Only just seen that foot pic...

Hope you make a full recovery

Garth · Post by **Garth** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:50 pm

yep, that looks awful, hope it mends quick buzz, no shoes or socks for a while

mind you, it does look like you've injected Oxo Chicken Gravy into the side of your foot.......

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:52 pm

delboy wrote:how in the world did you manage to do that to yourself, was it equipment failure or operator error??

As with most of my dramas, it was the latter

The foots doing well though - I removed the bandage and dressing on Monday and I'm not going to put another one on. The blisters have all drained and the new skin is a deep pink but, not red and angry so I thought it would do it some good to get some air to it now. It also means I can get a sock and shoe on again.

My bigger concern is this brew. Can't understand why the ferment would have got stuck. It tastes great but clearly not done at 1020.

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:00 am

DaaB wrote:Could your little mishap resulted in less aeration than normal ?

That's certainly possible.

DaaB wrote:Rousing may well remedy the situation, failing that pitch an active starter (i'd use champagne yeast as it should be more tolerant of sticking it in an alcoholic environment...imo).

I roused it a while ago and it only dropped 1pt in a week so I re-pitched on Monday. Only had more MPG in, so that's what I've used for now. I'll leave it another week and see if we've made any more progress.

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