day off, another brew

[ColinKeb]

its 9.30 and my next brew has just gone in to mash the recipie is:

5lb pale malt
1/2 lb flaked rice
1/4 lb roast barley
1/4 lb black malt
1 1/2 oz fuggles hops
1/2 lb demerara sugar

3/4 lb lactose

smells good already

[Andy]

What are these lbs of which you speak ?

[PieOPah]

Looks like a nice Milky Stout to me

I'm planning a Milk Stout in the near future -

4 kg Maris Otter Pale
0.25 kg English Chocolate Malt
0.35 kg British Crystal 55°L
0.30 kg British Black Patent
0.50 kg Roasted Barley
0.25 kg Lactose
0.25 kg Oats Flaked
40 g Styrian Goldings (6.00%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
0.5 tsp Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15 min

[ColinKeb]

lbs are what you use to make english beer , if you use kgs it will be a european beer and just wont be right. you wont be able to pour a proper pint either you'll find the tap shuts off at about 3/4 of a pint for some reason.

[Western Brewer]

What are these lbs of which you speak ?

This is England man! We are not ruled by Belgium and the EU. You'll have to prise my IMPERIAL steel ruler from my cold dead hands

[Andy]

Ah, now I understand!

[ColinKeb]

heres a question for you , last time i added the lactose to the mash by mistake, when should i add it ? i was thinking about jsut before the boil but teh label says after fermentation for some reason????

[PieOPah]

I have never used Lactose before but I would have added it during the boil. Maybe this is wrong? Might be worth dissolving it and adding to the fermenter with the cooled wort.

Others may have successfully used before so can advise better than me.

[ColinKeb]

yeah i'll bung it in with the boil at least it will be streralised then , i was just sat here wondering what to do for the next hour when the lates whats brewing plopped through the letter box. then moments later an agency rang and said they may have a job for me which pays nearly twice what im on now!! im going to get a lottery ticket later

[ColinKeb]

colins tip for the day , always check where youve put the wet grain bag before you sit down

[PieOPah]

[DRB]

How's the brew,hope it's going good.

[ColinKeb]

boiling nicely away, just got the yeast starter ready and the imersion chiller is going in any minute now. the boil should be finished at 3.15 then i have to pick my son up from his mums who lives half an hour away at 3.30 ! ive got some of these whirlflock tablets free as well but im going to use the irish moss i think .
hows yours?

[DRB]

Thats the same time my boil finishes.

[ColinKeb]

hey great minds ......