Brewday 25/04/07 - Wez's Big Kenny

[mysterio]

Having a go at this one today, unless you have any suggestions Wez about a definitive version i'm going to go roughly with this formulation : viewtopic.php?t=8597

All i'm doing is changing the bittering hop from Fuggle to NZ Hallertau... so here it is tweaked to my brewlength. Also these Styrian Goldings are Bobeks... I used the original Styrians a lot and they're my favourite hop so i'll be disappointed if they're not similar! Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Wez's Big Kenny
Scottish Export 80/-

Type: All Grain
Date: 25/04/2008
Batch Size: 12.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.74 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.70 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 96.82 %
0.14 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 1.56 %
0.09 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.01 %
0.05 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 0.61 %
83.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [7.20 %] (60 min) Hops 30.3 IBU
40.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.0 IBU
40.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
2.40 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.40 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.19 %
Bitterness: 34.3 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 9.9 SRM Color: Color

Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Step Add 22.46 L of water at 73.8 C 67.0 C

[Vossy1]

Have a gooden mysterio

[Wez]

Hope it goes well Mysty

I'd be interested to see how the Hallertauer and Bobek work, how about a bottle swap?

[delboy]

Enjoy your brewday

[AT]

Have a good brew day Mysty, i'm gonna try to do Kenny myself this weekend

[mysterio]

Cheers guys. My water supply seems to have a slightly murky hue to it today... Not noticeable in the glass but it is when in volume. Seems to taste alright. Ah well it all gets boiled anyway... still want that bottle Wez?

[mysterio]

Actually the water has a brownish tinge to it in the HLT, tempted just to abandon this batch... What does everyone think?

[Garth]

nah, get it brewed mysty, nowt wrong with a bit murk,

and have a good one

[iowalad]

I would still brew and see.

Does seem strange though.

[mysterio]

I couldnt go through with it, not a full batch anyway. I couldn't just chuck all that grain though - I decided to take the 7L of the first runnings, and i'm currently boiling it on the cooker with some black treacle and hops. I'll dilute that down to 1.090 ish and make 2 gallons of Old Ale

[Wez]

Bad news about the water Mysty

At least you got a backup plan in action

[ECR]

Hope it turns out OK.

[prodigal2]

Actually the water has a brownish tinge to it in the HLT, tempted just to abandon this batch... What does everyone think?

Water that has come from the highlands can have a brownish tint due to being filtered through peat. The last time I was in Fort William it was distinctly "light tan". The water company may have changed source. I would work on the tried and true rule of if it tastes fine, it will be fine.

[mysterio]

They're digging up the road around here - apparantly that could be it. I can't quite figure out why that would taint the water supply but everyone i've mentioned it too asked if they were digging up the roads nearby.

Still, 2 gallons of 1.090 Old Ale.

[iowalad]

How long do you cellar your old ales for Mysty?