B_D's brewday 08_03_08

[bitter_dave]

First brew of the year due to work, first brew I've documented in a long while

Going to be a simple bitter; grain will be:

Pale 4.2 kg (95%)
Crystal 0.22 (5%)

OG something like 1040 on my medicore efficiency.
23 litres.

Will work out hops I'll use in a bit.

Hopefully I'll grab a couple of photos.

Boiling the mash liqour

[monk]

Sounds good so far. Lots of luck!

[bitter_dave]

I was thinking we haven't seen a brew from you for a while, I hope it goes smoothly for you

Yeah, I've been trying to finish my phd, so haven't brewed for quite a while... and it shows Not quite sure what temp I mashed in at due to rubbish new thermoter (to replace the swanky electronic one I broke), which I can hardly read Is it 64? is it 70? who knows

[Wez]

Hope you have a good brew day BD

[bitter_dave]

I was thinking we haven't seen a brew from you for a while, I hope it goes smoothly for you

Yeah, I've been trying to finish my phd, so haven't brewed for quite a while... and it shows Not quite sure what temp I mashed in at due to rubbish new thermoter (to replace the swanky electronic one I broke), which I can hardly read Is it 64? is it 70? who knows

You should call it The Lottery Beer

I could name my brewery the lottery brewery, as my beers, although generally nice, never taste exactly as I intend Motto: 'It could be [a] brew'

Mash ends in ten mins - I'll let you know what random temp it ends up at

Then to sort through the hops in my freezer to work out how I'm going to hop it.

[Bigster]

Hi BD

Hope you have a good one today. Think I will join you today - a Marc Olloson 6X maybe as my ale stocks are running low

Ps Was over in Amsterdam recently with a group of drunkerds and met this top english bloke who had moved over there. His favourite ale - Harveys Sussex bitter. Am I the only one not to have tasted the original....

[bitter_dave]

Ps Was over in Amsterdam recently with a group of drunkerds and met this top english bloke who had moved over there. His favourite ale - Harveys Sussex bitter

That was me!*

I'd quite like to some of marc's recipes, if only I hadn't mislaid the book months ago The lottery brewery is a bit shambolic


Good luck with the brew





*Disclaimer - no it wasn't

[bitter_dave]

Mash was 62 at the top and 67/68 at the bottom It might be a tad dry this one; may prime with treacle or something to restore some body if needed (would this make a difference?). Using S 04, so at least that isn't too attenuative.

Piccies to follow. Need to work out me hops now.

[mysterio]

Looks good BD. I think treacle would tend to lighten the body because it's a simple sugar (or would it?). What's your PhD on?

[delboy]

Yeah, I've been trying to finish my phd

Are you doing the write up, thats the worst part of it, 5-6 months of staring at a computer screen.

[ECR]

Hope it's going well, b_d

[bitter_dave]

Looks good BD. I think treacle would tend to lighten the body because it's a simple sugar (or would it?). What's your PhD on?

I was thinking treacle might be less fermentable than normal sugar, but I could well be wrong about.

PhD is on people working past retirement age (sociology).

[bitter_dave]

Yeah, I've been trying to finish my phd

Are you doing the write up, thats the worst part of it, 5-6 months of staring at a computer screen.

I've got to finish by 14 April, and really should not be spending my Saturday making beer

I can honestly say doing a phd is a royal pain in the ass, and has driven me to the brink of insanity

[coatesg]

Hope your brew is going well!

[Vossy1]

Have a gooden BD