My 1st Brewday 24/03/07

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:29 pm

I'm having a go at my first grain brew tomorrow, doing a mini mash using this recipe minimash clicky but i'm going to double everything up and use my coolbox mash tun and 8.5" sparge arm for the first time rather than using the oven and batch sparging, hoping for >9L at the end, will boil in a massive stock pot. Any last advice for a first-timer? Wish me luck i'll update as i go along!!!

louthepoo · Post by **louthepoo** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:34 pm

i've had a shocker today, the only advice i'd give is pay more attention to it than i did, although with the insulated mash tun you shouldn't have the problems i did, and dont forget to put in the hops!!

good luck for tomorrow

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:05 pm

Good luck Wez

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:16 am

And we're off!!! My first ever mash is underway, grains added to MT temperature dropped from 72 to 64

it's now wrapped up in a quilt doing it's thing.

prodigal2 · Post by **prodigal2** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:46 am

have a good one wez.

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:47 am

Good work Wez

Enjoy the rest of the day

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:48 am

Cheers guy's just checked the temp 30 mins in and it's stayed steady. Well happy with the mash tun

Garth · Post by **Garth** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:53 am

go for it Wez, stay cool and have a great brewday

Glamrox · Post by **Glamrox** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:12 pm

Goog luck with it Wez and keep us updated through the day!

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:56 pm

Sparging now looking good!!!

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:10 pm

11L collected, boil started.

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:51 pm

Well the wort finally came up to the boil at 12:30, thats when i added the first hops. So it'll be finished by 2pm. One question, is there any harm in putting the lid on my stock pot to save evaporation?

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:12 pm

Wez wrote:Well the wort finally came up to the boil at 12:30, thats when i added the first hops. So it'll be finished by 2pm. One question, is there any harm in putting the lid on my stock pot to save evaporation?

Yes the lid needs to be off during the boil. There are some nasty tasting volatiles that are driven off during the boil, you don't want these condensing on the lid and dripping back into the wort.

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:16 pm

Phew, good, glad i left it off then. What should i do with the 'scum' that floats around on the top?

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:35 pm

MAN! I just smelt irish moss for the first time.......it smells like the bottom of a fish tank! WTF is that stuff????

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My 1st Brewday 24/03/07

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