o.k going to do first ever ag brew on friday 22nd. heres my grain bill 4000g maris otter
200g wheatmalt
200g crystalmalt
100g caramalt
hops fuggles 25g 90min boil
northdown 20g 90min boil
first gold 15min 1 protafloc
yeast sa-04
going for a sort of pale ale, aiming for 20L in FV . any advice from the experts before i proceed would be well appreciated
first ag ever
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delboy
Re: first ag ever
Looks good, just go for it, if you hit any diffs log on here and somebody will sort if for you 
Ohh write a list of to-dos and tick them off as you go along, it all becomes second nature after a few brews but doing it for the first few brews will stop you making any obvious mistakes/ommisions.
Ohh write a list of to-dos and tick them off as you go along, it all becomes second nature after a few brews but doing it for the first few brews will stop you making any obvious mistakes/ommisions.
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haz66
Re: first ag ever
Yep looks good to me to
Hope all goes well on Friday, but if it doesn`t dont worry too much my first time was a disasster but
you keep learning till you can do it with your eyes shut
Hope all goes well on Friday, but if it doesn`t dont worry too much my first time was a disasster but
you keep learning till you can do it with your eyes shut
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Re: first ag ever
good luck, you know its addictive
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Re: first ag ever
Good luck, just take your time,dont rush make sure you have more than enough time, have notes written down ie temps etc i set the alarm my phone to give me timings, dont worry too much the process is quite forgiving and if your like i am, just wanting to make drinkable beer you have nothing to worry about im sure it will be very drinkable and you will surprise yourself on how good it really is. Let us know how you get on 
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Re: first ag ever
Do a "dry run" first, just to make sure that your equipment set up will (hopefully) be glitch free. Make sure that any plastic tubing, etc which you may need is at the correct length/width.
Don't panic if it does not go to script, as already mentioned on this thread ag brewing is forgiving & I am sure that you will end up with a brew to be proud of.
To see a simple, straightforward guide to ag brewing, click on the uk-homebrew link in my signature.
Don't panic if it does not go to script, as already mentioned on this thread ag brewing is forgiving & I am sure that you will end up with a brew to be proud of.
To see a simple, straightforward guide to ag brewing, click on the uk-homebrew link in my signature.
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yopper
Re: first ag ever
well i did it ended up with 22L wort at sg1052 had a great time, no disasters a lot of steam in kitchen must boil in me garage nextime. did mash at 67.3* dropped to 64.9* after 90 mins is this ok afraid no pics (could not find battery charger) looks like im well and truly on the DARKSIDE cheers guys without yous i dont think i would of had a shot at ag.