1st AG Brew

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Hoppkins

1st AG Brew

Post by Hoppkins » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:09 am

Since this is my first real brew i decided to do it in my new cool box tun but only do a 5 litre brew

Recipe was:

946g Mild Malt
109g Crystal Malt
22g Chocolate Malt

7g Challenger (60 mins)
2g Challenger (15 mins)

The grains ready to go
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Strike water getting ready
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Mash Tempreture at a nice constant 67 after preheating with a couple of kettles
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Set the yeast going an hour in advance with some nice spray malt to eat up
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After 90 mins mashing the mash tun was opened..smells good!
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My cat shows his distaste for me locking him out by tapping on the window
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Take the first run offs and circulate them back
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Into the pot to boil (The hops went in 30 mins later)
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It was placed in a cold sink of water and ice till the tempreture came down to ~33degrees

Aerated the hell out of it for 10 mins
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Ta da!
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Came out to 3.2% abv :)

Got a nice place to ferment it too. My cupboard fits a cool box nicely. I have a hot water bottle which keeps it (relatively) warm which i replace from time to time.

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Last edited by Hoppkins on Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:11 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by mooj » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:41 am

Congrats 8)

Looks like a nice mild (?)

No recipe name I see, how about 'mild storm in a demijon' :lol:

This is probably the reason I don't name my recipes anymore. :oops:
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Post by Hoppkins » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:42 am

Funnily enough i really panicked at first. The tempreture was consistanly going down by .1 degrees per 15 seconds and i was REALLY dispairing when it got down to 55 degrees.

When i opened it i realised the probe wasn't in the mash properly and it was still at around 66 degrees.

The gravity came out ok so i can only assume it worked ok. I DID have 2 duvets over it as well :)
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Post by Hoppkins » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:44 am

The name is "Chase the Devil" in honour of my friends website who hosts my pics and he's also one of the couple of real ale enthusiasts i know :)
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Post by mooj » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:11 pm

Good name and I'm sure it go down a storm anway :roll:
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Calum

Post by Calum » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:37 pm

Great stuff Hoppkins. Now you see how easy it is you can get a 5 gallon batch on. :D
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Hoppkins

Post by Hoppkins » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:49 pm

I'm going to do one more 5 litre batch then go staright for a gallon.
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subsub

Post by subsub » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:36 pm

Hoppkins wrote:I'm going to do one more 5 litre batch then go staright for a gallon.
Sod that, you've done well with 5 litres already, just go for 23 instead :D
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Post by roger the dog » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:54 pm

Agreed, good work Hoppkins
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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:28 pm

subsub wrote:
Hoppkins wrote:I'm going to do one more 5 litre batch then go staright for a gallon.
Sod that, you've done well with 5 litres already, just go for 23 instead :D
Seconded, it is no more difficult to brew a 23 litre batch than a 5 litre batch, the procedure is just the same.
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Hoppkins

Post by Hoppkins » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:13 pm

COnsider me convinced

What could i make with 3kg of Pale Malt, 900 of Crystal Malt, 500 Mild Malt and 900 of chocolate malt? :)

Got plenty of challenger and fuggles too :)
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Post by ECR » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:15 am

Great pictures, H. Hope you enjoyed the day 8)
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Post by Vossy1 » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:42 am

Glad to see you had a good day H 8)
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Post by iowalad » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:44 am

Looks good!

I think this forum accounts for approximately 78% of the world's mild production. :D
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prolix

Post by prolix » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:59 am

Well done Hoppkins. I love a bit of mild
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