here are the pics of my first attempt at Abbot Ale. hope the pics work ok...
my mash tun, insulated on all 6 sides with 20mm polystyrene
doughing in to get rid of all the dry spots
first runnings
back it goes
run off the hot sweet wort to the boiler
Goldings and northern hops
A rolling boil and in go the hops
steam management. this worked like magic - no wet walls in the house
15 minutes left so IC in to steralise
plenty of air into the FV
OG 46 so not bad
the trub
cheap at twice the price
the next day and the crust is formed. good old S-04
on the whole an enjoyable experience with no real problems. A long days work though, around 7 hours
, the first of many more I trust!
