At last I have broken my duck !

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itmustbemagic

At last I have broken my duck !

Post by itmustbemagic » Mon May 07, 2007 3:48 pm

With all your support I have bitten the bullet and gone and had my first all grain brew day!

I borrowed Garth's recipe for a Standard English Bitter
3.7kg pale Malt
250g Crystal Malt
30 g Fuggles
20g Challenger
5g Fuggles.


I was relegated out of the house as my girls have all complained of the awful smell I cause when I brew. I have one of thse pop up gazebos so it was taken out from its bag and erected next to the house.
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Here was my chance to christen my completed set up....
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I think all went to plan....

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I had it layed out, weighed and ready to go.

Ready to sparge.
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Great fun....

The boil

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I must rush off I am cooling it all down ready for the pitching.......
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itmustbemagic

Post by itmustbemagic » Mon May 07, 2007 3:54 pm

Putting back in as much air as possible....
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Time to pitch..
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delboy

Post by delboy » Mon May 07, 2007 4:03 pm

looks great, nice piccies.

One of those pop up gazebo looks very appealing :D
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AT

Post by AT » Mon May 07, 2007 4:10 pm

Very nice indeed :D seems to have went well. Great piccies
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mysterio

Post by mysterio » Mon May 07, 2007 4:19 pm

Congratulations... looks like you had it well organised and it went smoothly 8)
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Frothy

Post by Frothy » Mon May 07, 2007 4:43 pm

Tidy & neat, neat & tidy

Frothy
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Scooby

Post by Scooby » Mon May 07, 2007 5:07 pm

As Frothy said neat and tidy, tidy and neat plus very organised for a first brew 8) Brill :wink:
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Chappie519

Post by Chappie519 » Mon May 07, 2007 5:14 pm

Very nice! Did you insulate between the boiler and the wood?? Is so, what did you use?

Chappie
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itmustbemagic

Post by itmustbemagic » Mon May 07, 2007 5:41 pm

Chappie519 wrote:Very nice! Did you insulate between the boiler and the wood?? Is so, what did you use?

Chappie
Yes built a wood frame then drilled holes in it and squirted in expanding foam. It seems to have worked a treat.
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Post by iowalad » Mon May 07, 2007 5:46 pm

Makes my set up look a bit shabby (not to mention my home too!).

Well done.

Look forward to hearing how it turned out. My ordinary bitter is next up which looks shocking similar to Jim's and Garth's and yours.
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Post by tubby_shaw » Mon May 07, 2007 6:13 pm

Looks great, I wish I was that organised 8)
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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Mon May 07, 2007 7:04 pm

Nice one, looks like you had a great brew day, good looking set up too.
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SteveD

Post by SteveD » Mon May 07, 2007 7:27 pm

Very nice. Brewing outside is almost Zen-like on a nice day. Looks like your first grain brew went well. No turning back now. :D
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Wez

Post by Wez » Mon May 07, 2007 7:31 pm

Nice setup 8) Well done!
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Post by Garth » Mon May 07, 2007 7:43 pm

great pictures IMBM, your 2nd one will be even more enjoyable.

I must point out though, I'm afraid I can't take the credit for the recipe, I believe it's Lord Jim's, Our Master.

http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/recipe.htm
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