and we're off ! (London Pride)

[Gurgeh]

not a splash or a drip anywhere Daab, nice one! And entertaining guests at the same time...

[DRB]

Brewing with the right hand taking pictures with the left, at the same time .

[Wez]

For the true brew geeks....

http://www.18000feet.com/jhbf/clips/lp_the_boil.AVI (3mb approx)

I filmed the boil

Nice work DaaB

[iowalad]

What sort of evaporation rate do you experience with that as your boil?

Like frothy I tend to have excessive boil offs - SteveD and the Brewing Network ( via the Jamil show) have convinced me it is contributing to harshness in my beer.

Yet my boil doesn't appear any more vigorous than yours. I use propane rather than electricity.

Guess will just have to keep turning it down till I dial in around 10% evaporation.

[DRB]

Whats all those things sticking through the fermenter lid DAAB:?:

[Wez]

Cheers Wez.

Dropped the beer already (I needed it in another fermenter), here's the reformed yeast head

How on earth do you get fermention underway so quickly!

My last brew I used rehydrated Gervin Eng Ale and it took 24 hours to form a small head. It's not even hit the lid, what could I be doing wrong and is it actually a problem?

[ColinKeb]

Cheers Wez.

Dropped the beer already (I needed it in another fermenter), here's the reformed yeast head

just out of interest what the pipe in the middle? is it for airation ?

[DRB]

DAAB said
From right to left, Airlock Grommet, Immersion Chiller, Thermometer Probe.




Tidy .

[Wez]

How on earth do you get fermention underway so quickly!

I do what you aren't supposed to do and make an undersized starter with the dried yeast.

1. rehydrate yeast
2. draw off a 1/2-1pt from the boiler 15 mins into the boil.
3. cool it and add it to the rehydrated yeast
4. pour it all in to a PET bottle.
5. cap and shake the crap out of if
6. squeeze alot of the airspace out and cap.
7. pitch once the bottle 're-inflates' due to the co2 pressure

it seems to work for me although i've read it's bad to make a starter with died yeast as it depletes its nutrient reserves and any less that 1L isn't worth making, I get lag times as short as 1-2 hrs and good attenuation so it can't all be bad

I'm having some of that action!

[ColinKeb]

ah! i see , I rember you posting the chiller now . looks very good

[Wez]

Will do, not brewing for two weekends now Beer Fairies this weekend then Fathers Day stuff next but i'm going to try this method. What temp did you start it at 20 deg C?

[Andy]

From right to left, Airlock Grommet, Immersion Chiller, Thermometer Probe.

You sure about that ?

Edit: Ah, already spotted I see

[Frothy]

Great post - love the pics daab

Frothy

[iowalad]

Helpful info as always, thanks.

[BigEd]

Nice photos and great looking brew, Daab.