Hookey Street - 22/03/09 - and now some pics!

[mixbrewery]

Sundays brew already to go - a brew buddy session with TC from LAB.
I've at last worked out the digital timer control.
So the HLT is ready - 80 lt of liqour with 70ml crs.
Timer set for 5:30 to heat up so i can have an extra bit of zzzzz........

Brewing Date: Sunday March 22, 2009
Head Brewer: Mick Harrison
Asst Brewer: Tony Clarkson
Recipe: Hookey Street

Batch Size (L): 50.00
Total Grain (Kg): 10.50
Anticipated OG: 1.049
Anticipated EBC: 30.3
Anticipated IBU: 31.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Grain
% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
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85.7 9.00 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 5
8.1 0.85 kg. Crystal 55L Great Britian 1.034 120
3.3 0.35 kg. Chocolate Malt Great Britian 1.034 600
2.9 0.30 kg. Torrefied Wheat UK 1.036 3

Hops
Amount Name Alpha IBU Boil Time
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160.00 g. Goldings - E.K. 3.00 25.9 75 min.
70.00 g. Styrian Goldings 2.31 3.9 15 min.
70.00 g. Styrian Goldings 2.31 1.6 0 min.

Extras: 2 Whirlfloc Tabs @ 15mins.

Yeast: Nottingham

Note: Hops alphas look a bit low, but i've adjusted with the storage/loss util in Promash.
These are the last from a batch i got from Vossy in 2007! But they have been in the freezer.

As there will be an extra pair of hands we should get some pics.

[awalker]

Good luck
It should be a nice day for it

[spearmint-wino]

Have a good day of it, M & T

[edit1now]

Hope it all went well. His Lordship can now compare two different heavy-tech methods

[mixbrewery]

Thanks guys. No major incidents to report.
Probably the worst one was T's planned train back to Euston was cancelled.
At least he had a couple of tasters to keep him company together with ample consumption of Dunkelweizen and 1850 porter

...and the pictures....

Grain Bill and temp check.


First Runnings - 1.068 @ 70c


EKG in the copper with first runnings.


Checking wort temp during transfer to fermenter.


OG looks good @ 1.048


Ready for bed!


Hot break crud trapped by the filter bag.

[edit1now]

Very nice!

What cooling have you got in the wardrobe?

[mixbrewery]

Very nice!

What cooling have you got in the wardrobe?

Nothing yet Just heating.
Didn't need it last year either.
I have a maxi 110 cooler waiting for action now , just need to make up the cooling rod thing
as invented by Rab and copied by many.

[TaiD]

Wow, that look like a good little setup you have there.

Will post my first AG brewday when I'm back at home (Friday), looks very much like a load of buckets on the patio (funny that )

How did you make your cupboard for your FV, as I have been moaned at for contantly adjusting the heating for "the sake of beer" !