Burton Bitter

[Jim]

looks like a productive day there Jim. Great to see your fermentation chamber in use, how is it working out?

I've used it as a chiller and it works great, but this is its first outing for a fermentation. My intention is to leave the fermenters in there for primary, then chill them (to 14C or so) to make some yeast fall out before bottling/kegging. The keg and bottles will go back in the chamber which will be set at 16C or thereabouts.

The only down side is I can't use it for serving while I'm fermenting, though that isn't a problem in this weather.

[Horden Hillbilly]

Looks great Jim, I hope to be kicking off my new brewing season myself in a few weeks time.

[ChrisG]

Looks great Jim, I hope to be kicking off my new brewing season myself in a few weeks time.

First off..excellent photos Jim, glad to see you brewing.

Horden....why do you wait? Sounds like you havent brewed in a while?

[oblivious]

Nice recipe and a yeast I must have a go with

[Jim]

Ta for all the comments. This one is away now, a nice head of foam on both fermenter and demijohn.

[Jim]

Jim, I have used Burton ale yeast myself & I noticed that it can be somewhat of a slow starter, but be prepared for the eruption when it does kick in!

I learned the hard way that you will need to put an old sheet under the fv as this yeast has a habit of foaming over the sides of the fv as soon as you turn your back!

How right you were, HH.

It's started to ooze out through the little hole in the fermenter lid (despite the fact it was sealed up with tape!).

[Horden Hillbilly]

How right you were, HH.

It's started to ooze out through the little hole in the fermenter lid (despite the fact it was sealed up with tape!).

How much is that tip worth then Jim! Sounds like this is coming on ok, nice one.

[Jim]

How right you were, HH.

It's started to ooze out through the little hole in the fermenter lid (despite the fact it was sealed up with tape!).

How much is that tip worth then Jim!

Help yourself to a warm glow of satisfation.

[Jim]

Kegged and bottled this one today.

I filled 17 bottles altogether, 7 from the demijohn and 10 from the fermenter - that leaves me with just about the right amount in the placcy barrel to rack into my first cornie when it arrives.

[MartialAnt]

Any chance of you filming a demonstration of how to use a trampoline whilst drunk on YouTube? Go on Jim, show us how its done.

[Kristoff]

Late:
10g Goldings 15 minutes from end of boil
10g Goldings after switching off the boiler

WARNING....... STUPID NEWBIE QUESTIONS COMING UP
Hi Jim,
the 10g of hops after switching off the boiler - at what stage do you put them in?
Straight away, or until it cools a little?
Do you just leave them in the wort until you chill, and drain the wort into the FV, leaving them in the trub?
And is this called dry hopping?
Sorry for the questions, but for my next brew i'm aiming for more hop aroma, and i'm thinking this may be the answer

[sllimeel]

WARNING....... STUPID NEWBIE QUESTIONS COMING UP
Hi Jim,
the 10g of hops after switching off the boiler - at what stage do you put them in?
Straight away, or until it cools a little?
Do you just leave them in the wort until you chill, and drain the wort into the FV, leaving them in the trub?
And is this called dry hopping?
Sorry for the questions, but for my next brew i'm aiming for more hop aroma, and i'm thinking this may be the answer

Kristoff

What i do is chill the wort to 80c then add the hops, wait 20mins and then chill to 25c then transfer to the fermenter. This is not dry hopping but should add hop aroma similair to dry hopping, more hops add greater aroma.

[Jim]

Late:
10g Goldings 15 minutes from end of boil
10g Goldings after switching off the boiler

WARNING....... STUPID NEWBIE QUESTIONS COMING UP
Hi Jim,
the 10g of hops after switching off the boiler - at what stage do you put them in?
Straight away, or until it cools a little?
Do you just leave them in the wort until you chill, and drain the wort into the FV, leaving them in the trub?
And is this called dry hopping?
Sorry for the questions, but for my next brew i'm aiming for more hop aroma, and i'm thinking this may be the answer

I just bunged them in as soon as I switched off the boiler. I know a lot of people cool the wort a bit first (as Slimeel mentions above) but i don't bother. I use a counterflow chiller as well, so it would be tricky to cool the wort first.