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unclepumble

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Grandmas Winter Tickler

Batch Size (L): 23.00 Wort Size (L): 23.00
Total Grain (kg): 5.81
Anticipated OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.76
Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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86.1 5.00 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
1.0 0.06 kg. Black Malt Belgium 1.030 600
4.3 0.25 kg. Crystal 105L Great Britain 1.033 105
4.3 0.25 kg. CRYSTAL Wheat UK 1.035 40


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
30.00 g. Challenger Whole 7.50 27.8 60 min.
23.00 g. Galaxy Whole 14.90 8.5 10 min.
20.00 g. Crystal Whole 4.95 0.0 Steep 80 deg 20 mins


Yeast
not telling ;)
Here Go's

The Grains
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The Mash
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The Mash Temp
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more to follow, sorry about the crappy picture quality, main camera still flat so its out with the nokia.

UP
 
Nice work UP, good early start too!

I was up at 5.30 .... SNPA just chillin' now and will soon be adding the yeast.
 
You dont hang about do you UP. :thumb:

Was supposed to be brewing today but grains havn't turned up :evil: , so will be a double brew weekend in two weeks :party: .
 
The Hops
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First Runnings
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I am pondering on a rename to Chilean Miner's winter dream, cos its as dark as hell and wont be seeing the light of day until Xmas :whistle:
 
Nice name :thumb:
A very nice coloured brew as well :D

I need to pull my finger out and get recipe sorted, then try and squeeze a brew in next week
 
Have a great brew day Shane, hope all goes to plan :thumb:
More pics?? :hmm:

EDIT......
It's over.... :eek: What time did you start? :shock:
 
Done dusted Cleaned up, balance of pictures Below

Big Hop Little Hop :D
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Starter on the left green areated wort on the right.
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Some thick stuff ;)
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Little fluffy Clouds ahhhhhhhh
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Just about hit 1056OG :thumb:
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The break (or lack of due to no protofloc in the storecupboard, think a heavy dose of finings in keg may be required)
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Assistant brewer is already Potty about it :thumb:
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UP
 
Well this has gone in a keg some will be bottled nest week, bring it on.

Had a little sample, tastes pretty good to me, still a little sweetness but that will go in the next few weeks, should end up with belter.

Who's judging this one?

UP
 
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