Townes IPA
25L OG1045
4460g Maris Otter Pale Malt
230g Wheat Malt
52g Cascade (7.1 AA) (40 IBu) 90mins
20g Cascade 15mins
25g Cascade steep at 80°c
Had to do a test run on my new kit, kept it nice and simple, was a bit down on my efficeincy, as I only had 1034 going into the boiler, should have been 1038, but nevermind. I took notes of every stage, so I can see where I went wrong later.
Off we go

Inside the new boiler, showing home made hop strainer and £5 kettle element

Home made mashtun manifold

Ball valve tap on boiler - this was so easy to use - nice and smooth - no sticking

Home made shroud from cut off silicone sealant tube, taped in red, so i can't miss it


New £2 'diet' scales from wilkos

Brewers assistant

Strike water going in

Nice clear runnings

Mushroom tub sparge thing - which worked a treat


Sparging - got a really good slow trickle with the ball valve taps, I just got them balanced and let it run, just checked every so often, sparged in about 40 mins


In for the boil - had to top up with 2 litres of water, as the gravity had dropped to 1006


Brewhouse junior

Just getting there

Rolling boil before the hops

Settling down

Into FV - ended up with 22l @ 1041 - not entirely on target - but it'll do

Going to stick some Nottingham in when cooled in the morning - it's sitting in the FV under airlock at the moment.
Pleased with my cheap kit - the only thing was, it took an hour to get to the boil - is this normal? I may fit another element.