Exe valley autumn glory

[vanish]

I'm getting a Exe valley autumn glory on today. It's second time that i will have given my new 10 gal brewery a run. Used it two weeks ago and have since then ironed a few problems out.

[wmfd]

I'm getting a Exe valley autumn glory on today. It's second time that i will have given my new 10 gal brewery a run. Used it two weeks ago and have since then ironed a few problems out.

How did you get on vanish?

I put an autumn glory on this morning, 5 gallons, nice uneventful brew day, smells lovely.

David

[StrangeBrew]

I fancy having a go at this one sometime.

Pics and up-dates required peeps!

[vanish]

All went well. I was aiming for 40L and fell slightly short at 36L, but that's not exactly the disaster of the century. That was simply to do with the fact that the recipie required quite a lot of hops, so the trub gobbled a good few more liters than I expected.
It ended up with on OG of 1.046.
The few tweeks that I made to my equipment were, Sight tube to boiler ( amazing how much you rely on these)
An extra element ( it now has 3 so that I can get it to a rolling boil fast)
And a dial temp guage to my HLT.
But you're right wmfd, it certanly does smell lovely. I checked on it this morning and it's frothing away just fine.
Sorry StrangeBrew I didn't get any snaps, this time.
I've also got a batch of Big Lamp Bitter which is conditioning at the mo.
I can't wait to tuck into this little lot.

[wmfd]

No snaps of the brew - an early morning one (on at 5.30am Sunday morning), I'm not at my best at that time of the morning!

Hit my volume (23L) and 1048 OG. Pitched the yeast last night and it's going crazy tonight:





Still smelling lovely, and down to 1032,

David

[StrangeBrew]

I can smell it from here!

What yeast did you both use?

[wmfd]

Boring, predictable ... S04

Must widen my yeast experience at some point!

David

[vanish]

Boring, predictable ... S04

Must widen my yeast experience at some point

I know what you mean. I tend to use S04 quite alot. But the thing is it's such a reliable work horse, which is why it is such a favorite. I used Nottingham in the Big lamp bitter which is conditioning now, so it will be good to see what that turns out like as I've done it with S04 before and enjoyed it. I have also used Windsor in other brews. And as you wil have no doubt heard it does alway seam to fall slightly short of the mark.
As liquid yeasts are becoming more available I quite like the thought of delving into them. Slightly more expensive though.

[Manx Guy]

Hi,

I've not tried Autumn glory, but judging by the responses the post has gotten it sounds like a good brew?

Whats it like? What grain bill/hops are used etc?
(I'm not fishing for a recipe- just wondering if its worth trying if I see it)

Cheers!

Guy

[vanish]

Well here's the recipe if you do fancy tring it, courtesy of GW's book.
I've not tried it before, but hey there's always gotta be a first time.

Taste Notes: Nutty malt and peppery hop aromas. Full and rich dark malt in the mouth, lingering finish with ripe malt and tangy bitter hops. Well rounded, goodmalt character, slightly burnt finish, ruby coloured.

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4300.00 gm Marris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 93.07 %
320.00 gm Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 EBC) Grain 6.93 %
35.04 gm Challenger [7.50 %] (90 min) Hops 29.6 IBU
35.04 gm Fuggles [4.50 %] (90 min) Hops 17.8 IBU
23.03 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (10 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
1.00 items Protafloc (Boil 20.0 min) Misc



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Bitterness: 52.2 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 15.9 EBC Color: Color


Mash Profile

Total Grain Weight: 4620.00 gm
Sparge Water: 18.17 L
Sparge Temperature: 85.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH


90 min Mash Add 11.55 L of water at 74.5 C 66.0 C

[wmfd]

Hi,

I've not tried Autumn glory, but judging by the responses the post has gotten it sounds like a good brew?

Whats it like? What grain bill/hops are used etc?
(I'm not fishing for a recipe- just wondering if its worth trying if I see it)

Cheers!

Guy

Grain bill is basically a straightforward pale malt/crystal combination. I swapped out 100g of the pale for 100g of torrefied wheat (just playing really!).

Hops are a nice mix of golding, fuggles and styrian.

The full recipe was out of the latest BYOBRA,


I'd hold off and await the tasting after bottling/kegging! (After brewing it I looked at the reviews of the actual brew and they weren't all that great )

Give it a couple of weeks

David

[Manx Guy]

Cheers guys...

Let me know how it turns out

Guy

[wmfd]

Cheers guys...

Let me know how it turns out

Guy

Took a cornie of this to a party at the weekend and it was nearly finished. Went down very well - and received a good number of positive comments including some remarkably detailed questioning on the grains and hops I'd used, mashing etc.

I've found that light coloured beers do seem to go down best at parties, seems to mop up the lager drinkers who won't touch anything with a bit of colour.

Now to decide on the next brew - stocks run low quickly with other people drinking it.

David

[vanish]

+1 to it's drinkability. A totaly lovely aroma thanks to the Styrian Goldings.
This has gotta be the best hobby.