#AG2
AG1 was a bit of a disaster TBH, I did everything right then turned on the heatband 24 hours after pitching the yeast and the exothermic reaction of the yeast and the heat band brought the FV up to 27.3c. S05 is not very forgiving at that temperature and Iââ¬â¢ve ended up with a beautiful looking dark beer that has a great head and tastes like liniment, I donââ¬â¢t know if I should drink it or rub it on. What really galls me is that I got the whole AG thing right, mashing, sparging, etc, and then got the fermenting wrong. If I could go back and have a word with myself Iââ¬â¢d bring a stick.
Anyway, I digress, AG2, hereââ¬â¢s the figures using BIAB with a 21L pot.
23L ��" 26/01/16 ��" 17/02/16 ��" 20-21c
MGJ Workhorse yeast starter ��" 1tsp Yeast Nutrient
Strike 16L 76c - 6L sparge 80c
4.5kg MO
200g Crystal 150
Mashed into 16L for 90m 66c (started at 66.8c and lost 0.8 over 90m with a mid-point stir)
60m boil
45g Hallertau 7.1% 60m
25g Saaz 3.1AA% ��" 25g Summer 4.1AA% 15m
5g Irish moss ��" 15m
25g Saaz 3.1AA% ��" 25g Summer 4.1AA% 0m
No chill
OG:1060 ��" FG:1010 (there was a lot of debris at the bottom of the FV when I took the OG but the beer is strong enough to make me thing it was somewhere near the 1050 mark, which Iââ¬â¢m over the moon with)
Post boil topped up to 23L
13/02/16 ��" 38g Perle hops 7%AA dry hop for four days.
I gave it the usual 2 weeks hot, 2 weeks cold then tried it, but being the Ally Pally Village idiot I mixed it up with AG1 and was gutted. Anyway, just tried it properly now and itââ¬â¢s a stunner, itââ¬â¢s a very dark ale Iââ¬â¢d say about 5.5% but the flavour and mouth feel is gorgeous. I finally see what everyone means about the jump from kit to AG. Canââ¬â¢t wait to do the next one but Iââ¬â¢ve got one kit on and three in reserve, but, like everyone says, the most important ingredient in brewing is patience and this is a tough way to learn it. Anyway the bottom line is, I have 40 pints of this nectar to drink, itââ¬â¢s dirty work but someoneââ¬â¢s got to do it. Lastly, Clibit, I fought the dark side for a long time and Iââ¬â¢m a great advocate of kit brewing but this really is a different level, it really is something that Iââ¬â¢d stand up and say, ââ¬ÅI brewed that.ââ¬Â
Loading the fridge up now, guess whoââ¬â¢s got tomorrow off?