First AG in 20 odd years

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sllimeel

First AG in 20 odd years

Post by sllimeel » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:09 pm

Well it has taken me 20 years or so to get back into brewing. After finding this forum and seeing all the photos my AG past was reignited :D So i began reading up on what has changed in the 20 years and following fellow forum members brews.

I got around to sorting through all my old equipment and i bought a 38ltr thermobox (after seeing this in action at the Colchester winter beer festival on the CBA stand) also a local brewpub supplied me with some Crouch Vale yeast which i split via Jims method. So last week i finally took the plunge, got my yeast started and choose Horden Hillbillys recipe as my first AG 2008 8)

23 ltrs OG 1044

Pale malt 3930g
Crystal malt 262g
Torrified wheat 174

Hops:-
Goldings 58g (36 EBU) for 90 mins
Goldings 20g last 15 mins 20g
Goldings 8g soak for 1/2 hour after turning boil off

Water treated with CRS and DLS (new to me, see how it works out)

Mash PH 5.3 -5.4 tested with ph papers


As i like to see your photos i took some during my brew day, so here goes :oops:



My New Mashtun
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The Mash
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Batch Sparge first runnings
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Run off to boiler
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The Hot Break
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Cooling
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Run off to fermenter
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Wort
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24 Hours after pitching
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mysterio

Post by mysterio » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:17 pm

Looks like it all went smoothly, welcome back to the fold 8)
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jonnyv

Post by jonnyv » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:22 pm

Awesome - looks like a great beer (and great pics!) :)

Jonny
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sllimeel

Post by sllimeel » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:41 pm

Daab

i'll tell you what its a lot better now, what with all the info on this forum and guys like yourself and Jim (bows in apprecition) :D

I thank you :oops:
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Post by Andy » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:45 pm

Welcome back! 8)
Dan!
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Post by Bryggmester » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:49 pm

Welcome back!
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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:31 pm

Looks like you had a sucessful return to brewing sllimeel, well documented with great looking equipment too, nice one! 8)
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Post by Stonechat » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:09 pm

Well done Slimeel! I said you would get your thermobox working before me. Great photos which clearly show what's going on.
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sllimeel

Post by sllimeel » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:37 pm

Thanks for the thumbs up guys :D

Horden Hillbilly, looking forward to trying your beer! 5 days into the ferment now.

Stonechat, yes i got it all plumbed in ok, good luck with your conversion it is a great mash tun :D
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prodigal2

Post by prodigal2 » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:39 pm

Welcome back to the fold 8)
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Post by prolix » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:50 pm

makes me want to brew again tomorrow... and I have the day off and I have a chicken!
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Post by iowalad » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:57 pm

20 years is a long time to nurse a batch of ale!
Welcome back, it looks like things went smoothly.
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Post by ECR » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:13 pm

Excellent 8)
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Post by oblivious » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14 pm

Well done and welcome back
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:23 pm

Well done slimeel :wink:
Great photo's too 8)
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