Hillbilly Pale Ale

ECR · Post by **ECR** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:42 pm

Looking excellent

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:11 pm

russt1969 wrote:Do you loose much in volume with that fab looking boil ?

Around 15% as it was a 90 minute boil. The reason it was so vigorous in the photo was that both elements were still switched on. I switched one of the elements off straight after the photo was taken.

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:22 pm

Thats ok. You do the same as me. 2 to get it going then 1 to keep it going. I did another brew today. Old speckled hen and I think I lost about 1 Gallon out of the 5.5 gallons I collected. Topped it back up to just over the 5.5 gallon mark in the fermenter. I worked out the mash efficiency for the 1st time today and am well chuffed. 86%

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:41 pm

How has the brew turned out HH??

BB

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:41 pm

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:How has the brew turned out HH??

I am going to have my first try of it this weekend. I will post a pic of it & give it a review after a thorough tasting session!

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:45 pm

Those bottles look good, great colour

I'll be interested to hear what you think about the GP malt, i quite like it.

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:10 pm

Well, here it is, it has had a thorough testing over the bank holiday weekend!

I am very happy with the way that this has turned out, it would make an ideal summer refresher.

I would give it a little tweak next time I brew this, it is probably slightly too bitter for a pale ale. I assumed an ebu of 34 using Graham Wheeler's 20% calculation, I will knock it down to 32 ebu next time. I would also use goldings for the late/soak hops next time. Here is the link to the recipe. I achieved an og of 1044 with this based on 72% effiency.

I am around 95% happy with this beer, I feel after I have tweaked it as suggested it will be time to carve the recipe in stone & add it to my portfolio!

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:21 pm

Looks damn fine to me.
I need a re fill. That piccy made me thirsty

:)

iowalad · Post by **iowalad** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:20 pm

Great looking pint! My wife finds it amusing watching me take photos of beer and beer making.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:20 am

Nice one HH. It looks a grand drop to me.

subsub · Post by **subsub** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:13 am

Bang on Sir

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:14 pm

Looks a cracking pint that HH

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