Broadsword

[Vossy1]

Broadsword from Ollosson's Real ales for the home brewer

46ltr brew length
80% efficiency assumed

Marris Otter 7.18kg
Carapils 0.9kg
Fuggles (AA 4%) 224g (bittering)
Styrian 54g (aroma hops last 15 min) May increase this still
Irish Moss 10g (last 15 min)

Mash 90 min 65 deg c
Boil 90 min
Boil volume 62.25ltr

Target OG 1038
Target FG 1009
Target IBU 53
Original recipe target IBU 36

I used 25ltrs mash liquor
Sparge liquor, I'll stop at 1010

New outing for beertech sparger thingy and vossy's new adjustable return manifold, both working like a treat at the mo

New beertech thingy at work recirculating the runnings



Now that's what I call clear runnings

Grain bed 3" below surface...ish...all it needs is a few goldfish



EDIT I Like bitter ales and have adjusted my bittering hops to suit. The original recipe calls for 36 IBU

[Hoppkins]

SHINY *_*

[Garth]

nice Vossy, very nice, and clear as a bell

[Vossy1]

Scarily high, 61ltrs, egg ladle thingy at the ready to beat the froth back down



FV's sanitising with iodophor soln. I rotate them on the floor to ensure complete sanitation...if there is such a thing



The finished result, 46ltr spot on and not a drop more



My SG target was 1038 and even with a 80% efficiency scaled recipe I still got 1040

I think that's close enough

[Wez]

egg ladle thingy

A fish slice then...

Good work mate!

Feet up and beer time soon!

[Vossy1]

Cheers Wez, your not wrong about the beer
One hick up with the brew. It called for 224g of 4% AA Fuggles. I had one pack in house already but bought another because I didn't have enough.
Naturally I didn't check the AA of the new pack ti'll I came to use it and it was 4.2%.

Now this pack contributed 144g to the total hop bill, the other 80g was 4%AA.
I need to work out the revised IBU at some point.

Also the inner hoppy demon got the better of me and I used 50% more aroma hops ie, 81g.......should smell nice

[oblivious]

Thant some nice work

[steve_flack]

Half a pound of Fuggles! Jeeeeez.

I did 10 gallons of Munich Helles wort yesterday and used 26g of Magnum.

[roger the dog]

Top brewing Vossy, gonna try your rotational sanitation method next time as well

[Vossy1]

I did 10 gallons of Munich Helles wort yesterday and used 26g of Magnum.

You even going to notice it in the finished brew Steve

[Frothy]

Tasty

Frothy

[Vossy1]

Oh ****

Just looked at my profile and either I stop brewing or I have to buy more shiny corny's

Hmmm....what will it be

[steve_flack]

I did 10 gallons of Munich Helles wort yesterday and used 26g of Magnum.

You even going to notice it in the finished brew Steve

At 13.1% alpha it'll work out a smidgen over 20IBU. That's not much but Munich Helles isn't a bitter beer.

[Vossy1]

Fermenters with airlocks are cheaper than cornis, you can keep beer in there until you have a corni spare.

btw have you ordered that bottle filler yet

A good point ! How many 60ltr fermentors I can leave dotted around the house remains to be seen though. I think 'she that has no name' might have something to say about it

I'm going to try a pint or two of the Old Rambler first before paying for a bottle filler though you never know

[Vossy1]

I've tested this ale tonight and it's the hoppiest ale I've made to date.

It's stilll green and I can't wait to see what it's like when it's matured.

Anyone who likes their hoppy beers give this recipe a go

Though I did double the aroma hops and a good decision it was too, cheers SD