Big Kenny - Brew Evening 09/04/08

[Wez]

This time with the addition of some Torrified Wheat:

Mash Started at 18:30

25L Brewlength
Target OG 1.047 (75% brewhouse efficiency)
Target IBU ~ 31
1 Hour Mash
1 Hour Boil

4850gm Pale Malt - Fawcetts Marris Otter Grain 92%
250gm Torrified Wheat Grain 5%
70gm Crystal Malt - 60L Grain 1.5%
50gm Roasted Barley Grain 1.0%
25gm Chocolate Malt Grain 0.5%

63gm Fuggles [5.50 %] (60 min) ~31 IBU
20gm Styrian Goldings [3.30 %] (15 min)
20gm Styrian Goldings [3.30 %] (0 min)

1x Whirlfloc Tablet at 10 mins
Fermenting with S04

[Horden Hillbilly]

Have a good one Wez, enjoy it!

[Garth]

enjoy it Wez!!

my boil's just finishing

will have to give 'Big Kenny' a go, sounds like a great brew

[roger the dog]

Have a good one mate

my boil's just finishing

What are you brewing Garth ?

[Wez]

What are you brewing Garth ?

Was just going to ask the same question

[Calum]

Have a good night Wez. Nothing like a pint of BK to warm up these chilly spring evenings

[Garth]

I'm doing a Deuchars IPA clone, I'm just waiting for the wort to drop to 80C to dump the large amount of Aurora in, even dry they smell gorgeous

are you doing an hour mash/boil Wez?

I've just done that and the brew session has flown over.

[booldawg]

Happy Brewing!

[Wez]

Garth, yeah 1hr mash and 1 hr boil I did it with my Largs Thistle 80/- and was pleased with the speed and the results

[roger the dog]

I'm doing a Deuchars IPA clone

You'll have to let us know how this one goes Garth, I 'popped' up to Leyland homebrew yesterday & amongst many other things got myself a pack of Aurora for just such a brew

Edit: Sorry for hijacking the thread Wez

[Garth]

It's great innit!

it wipes an hour straight off the session, on a weekend brewday I usually do a 90/90

[Wez]

Oh yeah it's great

RTD - Thats cool I'd like to do a Deuchars IPA myself, Garth maybe you could post the recipe?

[Garth]

I just took it from Steve's brewday thread and altered it slightly, 23 litres uses a Brupaks 100g pack of Aurora exactly, I hate little bits of hops left over that you can't do anything with. I'll probably go back on my words later in the year while I'm foraging for heather, nettles, bogweed and next door's grass cutings.

Deuchars IPA
23 litres
OG 1041

Golden Promise 4.07kg
Crystal 55L 110g
Torrified Wheat 130g

Fuggles 4.5%AA 55g 60min
Aurora 4.9%AA 15g 10min
Aurora 4.9%AA 85g 0min after 80C
Whirlfloc 1 tab 15 mins

I'm using WLP-001 (California Ale)

hmmm, just realised my Aurora were 4.9 and not the 8.6 they were supposed to be in the recipe, ah well who cares still should taste good.

RTD, What were the AA on your Aurora?

err I'm sorry for the hijack also Wez

[roger the dog]

Mine are exactly the same, Brupaks 2006 harvest 4.9%

FWIW I've noticed that I seem to be brewing the same recipe's that you do

[Garth]

nice one Roger