Old Ale

[DRB]

This one is for thursday.
13 lt batch at 65% efficiency
Black Death
4.09 kg. English 2-row Pale info
0.17 kg. British Crystal 55°L info
0.03 kg. English Chocolate Malt info
0.25 kg. Barley Flaked info
0.48 kg. Treacle info
24.75 g. Whitbread Golding (WGV) (Whole, 6.00 %AA) boiled 90 min. info
15.15 g. Whitbread Golding (WGV) (Whole, 6.00 %AA) boiled 15 min. 40 ibu
Yeast : DCL Yeast Safale
alc,7.9
With piccys.

[oblivious]

Looks like a nice recipe, hope it goes well

[DRB]

As I have to do a few brews for a medieval barn dance,I have to come up with apropriate names.So at 7.8 and very dark and the black death around I thought of nothing better .

Mash finishing around 11.15 piccs at the end.

[Andy]

So at 7.8 and very dark...

That's going to be quite some barn dance

[DRB]

Today my efficiency was perculier,boiled 90 min drained added water to the required13lt,it should have been 1078 at 65% efficiency,I got 1060.What I did then was to pour the last wort from the boiler which dont drain out and it made it upto about 16 lt,measured again and it was 1070 so all of the sugars must have been in the bottom which dont drain out.What must have happend,is when I poured the treacle in it must have gone straight to the bottom,even though I mixed a bit of water in with it first.Next time I think i'll give it a much longer stir also to make sure it dispurses right through.
End product 16lt @ 1070.

[notassuch]

Quality action shots, DRB!

[roger the dog]

Great pictures DRB , have to say that I really enjoy these AG brew day threads despite being a novice kit brewer.

[Garth]

Yeah, they're excellent piccies DRB, cheers

do you find your spinny arm stays in the placcy tube? mine always wanted to slide into the mash so had to add a cable tie to stop it escaping

[DRB]

Cheers people,it brings a whole new dimension taking photos while brewing.Notice how I had to use my third arm to take the photo of me pouring the grain into the tun.

Garth said
[quote]do you find your spinny arm stays in the placcy tube? mine always wanted to slide into the mash so had to add a cable tie to stop it escaping

Well it has its days sometimes I have to put tape on it,sometimes I dont,it's temperimental just like my wife

[SteveD]

Nice work, the beer sounds fab, and good photos! What more can we ask for!!

[DRB]

Just racked to secondary and had a sneeky slurp and smell.Smelled slightly of chocolate and smelled of faint paredrops when swirled around in the glass.Taste wise it's great not so hoppy as it should have been as I had 16lt instead of 12lt,it's is about 33ibu now but works well.Overall looking good for that barn dance.

[subsub]

Nice photos DRB, beer looks like it's going to be cracking too

[DRB]

Bottled tonight,lighter colour than it should have been due to larger litreage than it should have been.Nice colour though looks like hobgoblin if that what its called.