Can someone post the instructions for the mini mash please.

Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
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oblivious

Post by oblivious » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:15 pm

why not use a free programs,Qbrew and Tasty brew
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guest5234

Post by guest5234 » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:32 pm

Are the
CORDON BREW and ELECTRIM all in one boilers and mashers any good if I can pick up a seconhand one cheap.
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Chiltern Brewer

Post by Chiltern Brewer » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:18 pm

100% extracts, fermentability:

Wheat malt 279, 62%
Lager malt 296, 62%
Pale malt 296, 62%
Mild ale malt 292, 62%
Amber malt 280, 62%
Crystal malt 268, 62%
Chocolate malt 268, 30%
Roast barley 270, 10%
Black malt 265, 10%
Wheat flour 304, 62%
Flaked wheat 279, 62%
Flaked barley 253, 62%
Flaked maize 313, 62%
Flaked rice 310, 62%
Torrefied wheat 273, 62%
Torrefied barley 253, 62%
Malt extract 303, 62%
White sugar 375, 100%
Brown sugar 370, 100%
Invert sugar 319, 100%
Glucose syrup 300, 80%
Maltose syrup 300, 75%
Barley syrup 279, 75%
Dextrose Monohydrate 319, 80%
Malto-dextrin 319, 35%
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J_P

Post by J_P » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:42 pm

oblivious wrote:why not use a free programs,Qbrew and Tasty brew
Cheers for that Oblivious QBrew Looks usable.
That's top advice for a beginner.

I am looking forward to getting going with my minimash at some point over the weekend pictures and commentary will follow!
Wez wrote:J_P this sounds very very familiar I think it took me 2 weeks from doing a mini-mash to getting the gear for going for a 25L batch, once you have proved to yourself that you can do a small scale brew you're knackered it's AG all the way from there.

Good luck bud.
I've been discussing my kit brewing with my good lady friend and during the course of the conversation I happened to mention that if I was being really critical which I often am, the kit brews still tasted well.. erm...homebrewed (although quite drinkable in her opinion). She then piped up "if you'd like to get a boiler and tun then as long as you clean up after yourself then I'm ok with it" :lol: Imagine my glee

So then if all goes well with this minimash and grain beer tastes better than kit beer then I'll be posting with the big boys in future!
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:02 am

Nice work J_P 8)

The dark side gets ever closer :D

Only to be illuminated by shinyness 8) :lol:
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Chiltern Brewer

Post by Chiltern Brewer » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:10 am

J_P if you have the option of using a garage, shed etc that gets you out of the kitchen then do. When you're boiling 20L+ that generates a lot of steam that has to go somewhere! Even if you just stand the boiler outside your back door (assuming it's not raining) on a suitable extension cable I would do so.

I have the luxury of a summer house (aka "The Brew Hut") with an electric supply and I've made a dolly for my new boiler (50L so too heavy to lift) so that I can wheel it to the open doors. This was to avoid steaming up all the windows and ceiling of the BH. If you have no other option then consider laying down some plastic sheeting as wort spills are amazingly sticking and won't go down very well with the SWMBO! :lol:
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J_P

Post by J_P » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:08 pm

I have a gazebo that is bigger than my kitchen so I think if I end up with a boiler I'll be brewing outside!

I have a shed an a coal house however the shed is full of my gardening stuff and the coal house has a temperature between 13 and 15 C so it's full of conditioning beer so my option are pretty limited :lol: Failing that if I'll just have to open the doors and windows!
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