AG#2 - BLENCATHRA BITTER - The return match...

[macleanb]

Tonight myself & Ian will be attempting our second AG "Blencathra Bitter" (recipe below). We are kicking off ~4:30PM, and as we are now experts I hope we will be a bit faster than last time. However I do have a slight suspicion with the more relaxed approach experience brings, that extra "lubrication" may play a part this time and we may still run into the wee hours...

As Ian is tonights chief brewer, I better do the notes & camera thing (just remembered camera battery is flat hope Ians is all set to go)

Will update the thread as we kick off

BLENCATHRA BITTER Hesket Newmarket brewery

25 litre batch OG 1035 ABV 3.1%

PALE MALT 3304 gms
CRYSTAL MALT 509 gms
CHOCOLATE MALT 116 gms

HOPS boil time 90 minutes
FUGGLES 28 gms
GOLDINGS 30 gms No EBU given I have calculated for 28 EBU
Add 10 gms HALLERTAU last 15 minutes.

[Vossy1]

Have a gooden m

[russt1969]

Look forward to seeing the pics

[macleanb]

So we're doughed in at ~6PM sitting there nicely at 67c. Ians wife bless her, has agreed to monitor thermometer while me and Ian slip off for a swift one over the road to the Royal Oak! Update soon (ish)

[fivetide]

I wonder if this will turn into a looooong mash, hmm?

They'll be able to slip out during the boil if you get it nice and steady, but I'd aim for a long mash, quickish boil then get back the pub while it chills

[macleanb]

Moi, (nous) do something like that - were back already after a rather mediocre pint of London Pride. We've already managed to slip in a half of Colne Valley, and will prosheed to shample all our pweviosh bwews (next up Daabs ESB, then Brupaks IPA, then......

I mean theres still 45 minutes before we sparge!

[prodigal2]

Enjoy your Friday night brew night/drinking session gents

[The Mighty Badger]

Have a cracking evening.

[Wez]

Sounds like a good night developing Enjoy!

[anomalous_result]

Moi, (nous) do something like that - were back already after a rather mediocre pint of London Pride. We've already managed to slip in a half of Colne Valley, and will prosheed to shample all our pweviosh bwews

lmfao!

Have a good one, hope you can remember it!

[macleanb]

We have both agreed that the Brupacks brewers choice IPA is very fine beer indeed. The old ale is OK but a little sweet, and my ESB (with 3x sugar it should have had - is definately for shandy). Luckily next up is the Epping Forest Dark (AG#1).... Sparge proceeding well but slowly colected 7.ltrs so far...

[macleanb]

Lautering finished we collected ~23ltrs 1044 - so over what we were expecting, and we will re-dilute to similar OG after boil...

[Redbloke]

Moi, (nous) do something like that - were back already after a rather mediocre pint of London Pride. We've already managed to slip in a half of Colne Valley, and will prosheed to shample all our pweviosh bwews

lmfao!

Have a good one, hope you can remember it!

... so did I
This is gonna be entertaining, hope it goes well fellas

[macleanb]

Boil is well underway - and as if by magic - curry has arrived. So after 2.5ltrs of epping forest dark - it now seems only proper to crack open the 1ltr bottle of san-miguel. Perfect timing - by the time the chicken dansak, king prawn pasanda & lamb wotsamiacallit is in the bag, we should be ready to chill and pitching (and perhaps more beer?)

[roger the dog]

(Continue to) Enjoy it fellas