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Moley

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In keeping with my standard operating practice, I'm making this up as I go along.

I haven't brewed for about 14 months, even though I've had most of a sack of crushed pale malt down the cellar for all that time, but they've been well wrapped and stored so I hope they should still be ok. They looked and smelt fine.

Hops came from Rob Malt Miller's bargain box at Spring Thing 2011 but one pack has been part used and well re-sealed while the others are still vac-packed.

The burner - take one stool, remove seat, attach offcut of worktop:
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Add some corners:
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Add a heat shield:
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The burner itself:
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Wind shields:
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And on to the brewday, the compulsory grain shot:
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5kg Maris Otter
225g Caramalt
200g Crystal

5 minutes left to go on the mash and HLT is ready for the sparge, so I'm off to see if I can still remember how to do this.
 
looking good Moley, I bet you've got some interesting hops, don't forget that if in doubt, add more hops :)
 
The mash and sparge were done in the kitchen, as with all of my previous brews:

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I flatch sparge, take around 10 litres fly, drain the tun, then take two smaller batches, and I ended up with around 31 litres corrected to 1.042

Then I transferred operations to the greenhouse, which is unused at this time of year, and yes Jim, I checked the tap and even remembered the hop stopper.

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I should stress that the door and windows were wide open at all times and I had two carbon monoxide alarms, one of which gives a digital read-out and remained reassuringly on zero throughout the boil.

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It got up to the boil a ruddy sight quicker than our kitchen stove!

Hops used were Summit for bittering (that's the mountain part), a mere 22g due to their stonking 17.2% alpha content.

63g Cascade went in with 15 minutes left on the clock (and there are the falls).

36g of NZ Pacifica went in at flame out, because I had nothing better do do with them. Google tells me that's another name for Pacific Hallertauer which is an aroma hop with an orangey citrus character.

I left the brew for 10-15 minutes before turning on the immersion cooler.

The run off:
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The obligatory filth shot:
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... and the good stuff:
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22.5 litres at 1.055, and BrewMate says 56.6 IBU.
 
I like the sound of this, dry hopping ? Just out of interest, you find up to 10% carbon monoxide bound heamaglobin in smokers but I think your right to be cautious!
 

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