18/09/08 - Four Shades of Stout

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18/09/08 - Four Shades of Stout

Post by Garth » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:25 am

Well, after about 2 months and no brewing, it's time to get back into it, plus it's been donkey's since I posted a brewdays thread.

Lots of changes to the equipment so it'll be a bit strange getting used to the gear. At the moment all the gear is just 'balanced' on things, but I'll be getting a stainless stand welded up once I get the configuration right. Something like BeerBelly's with the tip mash tun and boiler probably. The new pump makes moving water/wort about real easy.

This recipe comes from Aussie Homebrewer, I found it through drsmurto's signature, cheers mate,

It's only slightly altered for my efficiency and slight grain differences, I'll be using Nottingham as in the original.

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The gear making good use of cornies and workmate
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Doughing in with the big spoon, it looks small but that's actually a 50litre TB, a bit near the brim....maybe time for the 80litre?
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Mashing at 66C, spot on
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..more to follow
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Post by mysterio » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:30 am

Have a good brew-day :D
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delboy

Post by delboy » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:17 pm

Impressive looking setup, lots of shiney :D

Hope your brewday goes well.
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Post by Garth » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:33 pm

cheers lads, shiney it may be but I'm learning all the difficulties associated with a one-level system today.

the pump I've bought is brilliant, thanks Vossy for the invaluable into, it's really quiet and very quick at filling things up, but it is a non-self primer, so it's fine opening a tap, letting liquid flow into it then set it away pumping, but it didn't like pushing liquid up to the sparge arm, will have to think that one through a bit more.

plus the bloody wasps round here are a pain in the arse, already killed a few and found one dead getting sparged in the mash....
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Post by mysterio » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:32 pm

I fished 3 out of the sparge a few weeks ago, there was literally half a dozen wasp corpses in along with the hop trub at the end of the boil :evil:

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Post by Garth » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:49 pm

bloody hell, good pic though!

is that your hop filter? looks good, what is it made from?

I bought one of these as I was sick of the amount of insect life coming into the kitchen when we're cooking, it's just perched on top of the cooker hood at the moment but works a treat, you want to hear how long wasps fry for, a good minute some of them, must be full of liquid... :D

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Post by oblivious » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:15 pm

Have a great day, great set up and pics 8)
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Post by Garth » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:16 pm

a few more pics

first runnings being returned, a very dark brown, tasty
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run-off
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removing the wasps from the mash, hah! this one got sparged
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checking the grain bed temperature
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rolling boil appearing
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spent grain in the compost bin
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hops at the ready, no weighing required, straight in with them
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boiling down nicely, sight glass working well
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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:01 pm

Looking good Garth, you will have to let us know what a sparged wasp adds to a brew! :lol:

Hope to be back in the brewing saddle in a few weeks time myself.
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Post by Aleman » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:25 pm

Garth

Hope you dis a protein rest with all that extra protein in the mash ;)

Looks like a good beer from here . . . I've a stout planned for Sunday . . . and may even have streaming video [-o<
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Post by maxashton » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:34 pm

You should be calling it Yellowjacket Stout.
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Post by fivetide » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:59 pm

Love the wasp pics. I'm just a bit jealous of your kit here, with my bloody picnic basket thingy mash wotsit.
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Post by StrangeBrew » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:31 pm

Very nice set up & photos Garth! 8)
Aleman wrote:Garth

Hope you dis a protein rest with all that extra protein in the mash ;)

Looks like a good beer from here . . . I've a stout planned for Sunday . . . and may even have streaming video [-o<
Oooh Aleman, video, best wear your best shoes for the camera! :wink:
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Post by roger the dog » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:34 pm

Nice looking set-up Garth, great pictures. Should be a good 'un 8)
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Post by mysterio » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:12 am

Garth wrote: is that your hop filter? looks good, what is it made from?
Heh, no, I use a copper strainer - that's the kitchen sieve :twisted:
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