Top Secret Autumn Ale! (link to pics and video)

[fivetide]

Blimey, I'm brewing!

Lots of updates later. Unless I screw up reeeaally badly.

[WishboneBrewery]

Hope all goes well.
I just reciprocated your blog linkage

[fivetide]

Excellent! I do keep swinging by your site, actually.

Well, I chose a three stage batch sparge with equal volumes, nothing stuck in the mash, runnings went smoothly and the malts smelled great. I took around 65 litres into the boiler and the two elements got it up to a raging boil in no time. Hops in. Sugar in, weirdly. And I've now turned off the lower element and am leaving on a rolling boil until 10:30, putting the cooler and Whirlflock in 15 minutes before. No more hops at that stage, but some to steep later.

House smells great. What's the catch? *Disappears to check taps on fermenters are closed...*

[Whorst]

No tasteful nude Friday's?

[fivetide]

All done, no mishaps, 2 x 25L in 2 x FVs @ 1.043 as targeted. Nice!

Pictures and stuff tomorrow. Rah!

[fivetide]

Hi everyone - I've now posted up all the details and pictures taking during this brewday for anybody that's interested - please excuse all the mess!

I'm so pleased all the equipment worked and that everything ran smoothly.

Many thanks to anyone who offered me advice and equipment over the summer. Cheers.

[fivetide]

Just for fun, I've taken a quick video of the initial fermentation with all the break material flying around and uploaded it to our blog.

It's actually more vigorous now, but I was surprised that it took off so promptly after such a cool, rainy night.

This video thing is quite fun - I'd better take some more interesting ones, eh?

[WishboneBrewery]

Pretty cool vid, left you a comment

[fivetide]

Head all gone and down to 1.018 from 1.043. Must keep an eye on it over the weekend so it doesn't overshoot the 1.012. Also need to deal with that loft full of hops...
(Quick update and couple of pics)

I really must use a better camera!

[fivetide]

All kegged, bottled, named and stowed away!

[WishboneBrewery]

What size are do you make your labels to?

Left you one or two comments on your pictures.