Sonnal
Brewster
Decided to have a go at a 5l batch of all grain thanks to Clibit's excellent thread (HERE). So into a pan of water at 75c I stirred 1Kg of Maris Otter pale malt and ( just to be different), 50g of crystal malt. I used a cardboard box lined with an old duvet to hold the temp up and mashed for 1hr. It only lost 3C in this time so job done. After straining through a colander lined with a hop bag and soaking in another 4l of water,the liquor was boiled for an hour with 5(ish)g of Challenger hops at the start and 10g of EKG hops 5 mins from the end. I pitched the yeast (Muntons Gold Premium) at 24C and got a starting gravity of 1047. The hop bag turned out to be an inspired choice as it allowed me to squeeze more liquid out after straining. In the end I've got about 5.5l . There does appear to be a lot of sediment but I'm hoping to get a few bottles from it.
Overall I quite enjoyed it but next time I'll start a bit earlier in the day as the leg of lamb I was cooking for the evening meal didn't go in the oven until very late! :shock:
Thanks to Clibit for the inspiration and methodology. As an aside I assume that the hops left in the packet can be stored in the freezer?
Overall I quite enjoyed it but next time I'll start a bit earlier in the day as the leg of lamb I was cooking for the evening meal didn't go in the oven until very late! :shock:
Thanks to Clibit for the inspiration and methodology. As an aside I assume that the hops left in the packet can be stored in the freezer?
