Sussex Best Clone - 3rd Grain Brew - Photos

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Sussex Best Clone - 3rd Grain Brew - Photos

Post by Jed » Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 pm

Hello, here are some pics from my/our Sussex Best Clone - 3rd Grain Brew, 1st after 16yrs :)

we used Brewlab Yeast Slope – Sussex Ale Yeast and made up a starter as per the instructions
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Mashed in the Burco
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Used a Hop Spider for the Hop pellets during the boil
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Running wort into the fermentation bin and view in Burco after
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Safely tucked away under the stairs
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The joy of bottling. New found joy of a bottling stick!
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Bottles in cold store now for a couple of weeks, till 17/06/24. I'll open one up then to see how it is, I'll post a pic then.
Hopefully be another Brewday next weekend, Graham Wheeler Caledonian 80/-.
Cheers everyone.

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Re: Sussex Best Clone - 3rd Grain Brew - Photos

Post by Cobnut » Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:36 am

Looks like you had a lovely day for it; good enough to get the shorts on!

And the wort coming out of the boiler looks beautifully clear.
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Post by Jim » Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:49 am

Great photos! 8)
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Post by MarkA » Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:51 am

Looks great, I couldn't do without a bottling stick now!

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Post by Jed » Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:04 am

Cobnut wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:36 am
Looks like you had a lovely day for it; good enough to get the shorts on!

And the wort coming out of the boiler looks beautifully clear.
Yes it was a great day. Sun out, lovely brewing aromas and some gentle music, what more could you want... oh yes and a beer or two!
The bottles are looking really clear too so fingers crossed.

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Post by Jed » Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:06 am

Jim wrote:
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Great photos! 8)
Thanks Jim. I had others but they were too large, I'll work on that for next time.

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Post by Jed » Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:11 am

MarkA wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:51 am
Looks great, I couldn't do without a bottling stick now!
I was so impressed with the Bottling stick.
So much so I have bought a spare in case of mishaps on the day.
I had the the usual tubes and syphons at the ready but didn't use/need them, brilliant.

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Post by Trefoyl » Wed Jun 05, 2024 11:31 am

It will be interesting to hear what you think of the Sussex yeast. There have been attempts to match the flavor by pitching a Belgian and British yeast together that have had success but didn’t match it exactly.
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Post by Eric » Wed Jun 05, 2024 2:44 pm

Trefoyl wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 11:31 am
It will be interesting to hear what you think of the Sussex yeast. There have been attempts to match the flavor by pitching a Belgian and British yeast together that have had success but didn’t match it exactly.
Me too. I've failed to replicate that beer despite trying various yeast, including one taken from a cask from Harvey's.
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Post by IPA » Thu Jun 06, 2024 7:23 am

Jed wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:06 am
Jim wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:49 am
Great photos! 8)
Thanks Jim. I had others but they were too large, I'll work on that for next time.
You can do that by copying the photo on your computer and selecting the size before pressing the copy icon.
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Re: Sussex Best Clone - 3rd Grain Brew - Photos

Post by Big_Eight » Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:04 pm

Wow, thanks for posting pics! Gotta love that. Looks like you nailed it on brew day. The wort looks great!

Cheers! :beer: :beer:

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