AG#2 Brewnight!

Virgilartois · Mar 11, 2011

I just can't seem to start a brew before 3:00pm for some reason... The boiler is boiling and I'm doughing in around 4:30p! Today, it's:
4kg Pale
200g Crystal
54g Goldings (90)
25g Fuggles (60)
25g Bobek (15)
Protafloc at 15
Safale S-04

As usual, pics and tales of woe to come!

Ceejay · Mar 11, 2011

Nice; you're pretty prolific this week! : cheers:

Have a great brewnight :thumb:

Virgilartois · Mar 11, 2011

Caught the bug, can't stop now! Mash is on so I'm kicking back for a bit. Got much closer to the mash temp I wanted; doughed in at 67.7 and my MT loses barely one degree over 90 minutes so I should be dead on at 66 before I sparge. Sparge temp was low last time so I'm cranking the boiler way up this time.

My first AG brew is climbing out of the FV!

rickthebrew · Mar 11, 2011

Great to see number 2 already on the go

Muddy Funker · Mar 12, 2011

Nice one!

What I did recently with my Hoegaarden type thing was to mash in the evening, then boil the following day.
Worked a treat!

Virgilartois · Mar 12, 2011

A few pics from last night... can't get enough brew porn.

The grain bill:

The hops (from Worcester Hop Shop):

Mash went well and my sparge was MUCH more efficient than the first go:

Anybody got a pig that needs feedin?

The hop boil:

AG#1 on the right and AG#2 on the left. Discovered the value of a blow off hose yesterday!

I think getting my volumes sorted and slowing my sparge rate has helped my efficiency a lot. Biggest issue I have still is maintaining a temperature using my propane burner. I got some Northdown hops yesterday so I'm really looking forward to AG#3... I think I'm gonna need more FV's if I keep going at this rate!

Muddy Funker, in retrospect, I should have done just that. I went for a 60 minute boil when I really should have gone the full 90 to utilise all three hop types. Good advice that!

topgear · Mar 13, 2011

Muddy Funker said:
Nice one!

What I did recently with my Hoegaarden type thing was to mash in the evening, then boil the following day.
Worked a treat!

now thats a good idea :thumb: what do the beer gods think??? cant think of a reason not, but then i am still on "L" plates

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