SX Gold 6th November Now With Pics!

[Horatio]

This is now cooling before pitching the yeast. No pics as SWMBO has the bloody camera again!

Marris Otter: 4.2Kg
Crystal Malt: 266g
Honey: 450g (added at last 15 minutes)

First Gold 6% AA 40g for 60 mins
First Gold 6% AA 20g for last 15 mins
Protofloc 1 tab for last 15 mins

Yeast: S-04 (just sprinkled on top)

Mash: 60 mins at 66c

Boil 60 mins.

Pre boil OG 1.044 at 29 litres (corrected for temp)

Estimated post boil OG 1.049 at 25 litres

Cold Break


Clear Run Off.



Slightly over target but hay ho!

[floydmeddler]

Lovely clear wort there. How long did the the brew day take?

[GrowlingDogBeer]

All looks good. I'm very envious of the clear wort. I am going to do lots of recirculating tomorrow/today to get some nice clear wort.

PS I am an ex local, I used to live in Stanford Le Hope.

We should arrange a local JBK meet. If we can find a good pub, I used to drink in the White Lion in Fobbing but not sure what it's like these days.

[Horatio]

Lovely clear wort there. How long did the the brew day take?

I set the HLT up the night before on a timer and then start when it's up to temp. This one took about 4½ hours with the clean up,but it was only 60 min boil and mash.

[Horatio]

All looks good. I'm very envious of the clear wort. I am going to do lots of recirculating tomorrow/today to get some nice clear wort.

PS I am an ex local, I used to live in Stanford Le Hope.

We should arrange a local JBK meet. If we can find a good pub, I used to drink in the White Lion in Fobbing but not sure what it's like these days.

Hi Steve,

I get a clear run off everytime since I started water treatment; not sure if it's related or coincidence though? I also leave it to settle in the boiler for a good 30 mins before running off and recirc a litre or so before it runs clear.

Small world! The White Lion was my local for many years! Back in the days when John and Lynda ran the pub I was a permanent fixture most nights. I still go up there every now and then; it's changed a lot but still one of the better pubs around. The usually have couple of real ales and it is still a peacful place that idiots seem to avoid.

When did you drink there; we must have seen ech other!

[WishboneBrewery]

Sounds a nice easy drinker

[Horatio]

Sounds a nice easy drinker

Too easy! I have no idea how well it keeps as it doesn't hang around that long in this house; the missus loves real ale too!

[GrowlingDogBeer]

When did you drink there; we must have seen ech other!

I was never in there in the John and Lynda days, that was before I moved to the area, but I wasa permanent fixture for a few years between 2000 and 2004 ish. I worked behind the bar on odd occasions also.

There were some good characters in that pub, it was usually good fun, and as you say no idiots.