might brew at 6 am

[AT]

this is what i have:
Malt:
Belgian special b 138 grams
Chocolate malt 315 grams
Belgian Aromatic 73 grams
Maris otter 14 kg

Sugar:
Brown candi sugar 315 grams

hops:
Halletauer hersbucker
East Kent Goldings
Fuggles
Willamet
Challenger

I'd like to use a few different types of hops as i've no experience with anything other than east kent goldings. Oblivious very kindly suggested a mild but i'd like to complicate the taste a bit

[Wez]

Have a good un.

[AT]

Well here is a stupid idea i'll mix up 20 grams of each= 100 grams and add them as 50 50 cause i'm more concerned about aroma this time, also it will be my first time using copper finings so i'll be expecting an improvement from that and also my first proper use of a refractometer

[delboy]

Kind of lost me on what you are intending to do, but either way hope it goes well for you.

PS if you are going to brew at 6 am my advice is to stop arseing about on the internet and get your self a few hours kip

[AT]

good advice just finishing my last beer, no style tomorrow just a learning curve

[mysterio]

AT

Had a play around in Beersmith, thought this might make a nice beer. This is probably what i'd do with those ingredients anyway.

AT's Beer

Type: All Grain
Date: 04/06/2007
Batch Size: 5.00 Imp gal
Boil Size: 5.72 Imp gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 94.7 %
0.20 kg Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 4.2 %
0.05 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 1.1 %
30.00 gm Challenger [7.50%] (60 min) Hops 22.4 IBU
60.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (15 min) Hops 14.8 IBU
60.00 gm Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00%] (0 min) Hops -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.4 %
Bitterness: 37.2 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 14.1 SRM

[AT]

kettle is on, cheers Mysterio i'll do that recipe

[AT]

25 L at 1053 everything went really smooth, the refractometer is a class toy

[AT]

just when it was all going well
Mrs Taipan wanted to go to the shop so i said of course honey. Crashed the car right in front of a cop and who said there's never one around when you need one He asked me what happened and what could i do only laugh and say i was looking at you and not the road. Reversed right into the bull bar on the front of a recovery truck Mrs Taipan was not very pleased to say the least

Anyway to the important stuff the beer looks great, my first time using whirlfoc tablets and the clarity is amazing

[kenmc]

Oh shit AT, hope you're both OK!
I suspect you were over-tired. Next time let her drive perhaps?
Is there much damage to the car? What'd ye crash into?

[kenmc]

Knackers

No he said no-one else was involved....
(ducks for cover, probably only the Irish members will get this very low joke!)

[AT]

Knackers

No he said no-one else was involved....
(ducks for cover, probably only the Irish members will get this very low joke!)

na [censored] all damage just the back lights, i was watching the cop cuase i've no tax on it and after all that he didn't even notice of all the things to crash into a recovery truck even Mrs Taipan is seeing the funny side of it now. At least the beer is okay

[AT]

Knackers Hope the bill isn't too painfull Still you have good beer on the go to raise your spirits

No i'd say i'll fix it for about 30 euro from a scrap yard, now i think it's time for a well deserved brew. Oh i nearly forgot i had a sneak preview of my Chimay clone after two week in the corny and it's rotten, maybe it's something to do with the wrong yeast? s04 anyhoot it will sit there for at least six months before i'll give up on it

[delboy]

You's are all a bunch of knackers

Sorry to hear about your prang

[AT]

This is still bubbling away, slow but still going is this normal or do i have a problem?