Extract brew day

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ashbyp

Extract brew day

Post by ashbyp » Fri May 16, 2008 9:24 pm

I have 3 of these and some northern brewer and some EKG
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The steep (about 270g of crystal)
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Starter and a pint from the last brew
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I just chuck everything in the bottling bucket...
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Hot break, extract style
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First hops
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Second hops in now
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Chilling
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Aerating the topup water
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Rough estimate :)
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Fermenting bucket
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Bottles waiting
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Mopping up
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Last edited by ashbyp on Fri May 16, 2008 11:02 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Fri May 16, 2008 10:22 pm

Nice to see pics of an extract brew day 8)
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ashbyp

Post by ashbyp » Fri May 16, 2008 10:28 pm

more of a brew evening i guess, i am looking forward to getting my mash tun though. :=P
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Redbloke

Post by Redbloke » Fri May 16, 2008 11:43 pm

Excellent post ashbyp, great pics :wink: I noticed you use ice to chill the wort, how long does it take to get it down to the pitching temp? Do you plan to use any other means in the future?
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Roger

Post by Roger » Sat May 17, 2008 7:57 am

Great pics, nice to see someone else brewing like me :)


Roger
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ashbyp

Post by ashbyp » Sat May 17, 2008 9:27 am

Redbloke wrote:Excellent post ashbyp, great pics :wink: I noticed you use ice to chill the wort, how long does it take to get it down to the pitching temp? Do you plan to use any other means in the future?
Cheers.

I fill the sink with as much ice as i have then put the pot in, which probably contains about 12l after the boil. When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.

As long as I'm doing extract boils I'll carry on this way because it works fine.
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Redbloke

Post by Redbloke » Sat May 17, 2008 11:50 am

ashbyp wrote: When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.
... that's quick!, my immersion chiller is not much quicker than that. Mind you, I suppose it depends on the temp of the tap water.
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ashbyp

Post by ashbyp » Sat May 17, 2008 7:53 pm

It's a pretty big stock pot, so i guess with just the 12l in there there's plenty of surface area for cooling.

Next thing i want to add to my kit is something to control the fermentation temp.

I have an old fridge, and a ranco controller, just need to work out how to set it all up.

In case anyone else has a ranco, i have found this wiring writeup, which is pretty good!
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f76/h ... 11162.html
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johnh

Post by johnh » Sat May 17, 2008 10:14 pm

Nice one, ashbyp. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one trying to fit in brewing around small children! 8)
Next thing i want to add to my kit is something to control the fermentation temp.
I know not everyone agrees but if you get the fermentation right I'm convinced you can approach AG quality with those Brupaks extracts (at least to my taste buds :) ).
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roger the dog

Post by roger the dog » Sun May 18, 2008 5:47 pm

Vossy1 wrote:Nice to see pics of an extract brew day 8)
Seconded, nice pictures AP 8)
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ashbyp

Post by ashbyp » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:10 am

Redbloke wrote:
ashbyp wrote: When the ice has melted I turn on the cold tap and circulate the cold water around the pot. This gets the 12l down to about 30 degrees in 20mins or so. After adding topup water the whole lot is at an OK temp for pitching.
... that's quick!, my immersion chiller is not much quicker than that. Mind you, I suppose it depends on the temp of the tap water.
Correction - I timed this properly yesterday. It's more like 40mins to get the pot down to around 30 degrees - not 20. I'll add an immersion chiller to my wishlist.
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