AG#2 stovetop brew two

ceejam · May 23, 2015

Well, after trying Clibit's suggestion for an all grain stovetop brew, I was delighted with the results!

I went into my LHBS yesterday (www.Brewstore.co.uk) and opened a grain account.
Basically you buy a 25kg sack of grain and can then 'call-off' of that 25kg in any quantity or variety you choose.
I can away with 2x 2kg pale malt + 0.5kg Crystal.
All crushed ready to go.

So, set about it this afternoon with my Â£15 eBay 15L pot & mashing bag.
Mashed with 8L, strike temp 75, 69 once the grain (one of my 2.25kg bags) was in & mixed.
Wrapped it in a towel for an hour and it was between 68&68 at the end.
I stirred at 30 mins as I happened to notice it was halfway through.
I tipped the wort into a 25L FV And added 5 L of 80 C water for a10ish minutes (had to do Daddy duty so didn't time that accurately!)
Now in the pot, just come to the boil.
30g Fuggles used for bittering, with two 12g loads of Cascade to go in at 15 mins and 5 mins (I think, any advice?)

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clibit · May 23, 2015

Excellent! Another one hooked. :twisted:

How much you making?

ceejam · May 23, 2015

10L - got 14 or so in the boil pot, after letting the grain drain into my 5 L stock pot.

clibit · May 23, 2015

I make that around 60 IBUs, which is pretty high. You ok with that?

ceejam · May 23, 2015

Aye, why not?! Should I add the Cascade later to get flavour/aroma rather than bitterness?

ceejam · May 23, 2015

The Fuggles are only 4.1% Alpha Acid, so went with 30g as a gut feeling, and no science

clibit · May 23, 2015

Ah, my Fuggles are 5.7. That makes the IBUs around 45, so I'd stick to your plan. I like 45 IBUs!

ceejam · May 23, 2015

They were dead cheap in the LHBS, so thought I'll use them as my bittering hop.
Thanks for the advice, I'll send you a bottle of it's any good :)

ceejam · May 24, 2015

I ended up with an SG of 1052, fermentating well underway this afternoon!
I love an airlock plip plopping away!!

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Tony1951 · May 25, 2015

There is something wonderful about that picture. :)

I wish I'd found a fifteen litre pot before I bought my 12l one from Wilkos.

Slid · May 25, 2015

Tony1951 said:
There is something wonderful about that picture. :)

I wish I'd found a fifteen litre pot before I bought my 12l one from Wilkos.

Looks like Wilko don't do the 15L pot any more. That is a shame, as the 15L pot I picked up 18 months ago has been just the job.

I see there are Buckingham pots at 15L and 19L that are only a google away, but they are a bit more expensive.

clibit · May 25, 2015

Be careful with the Buckingham pots, they don't hold what they usually claim to hold.

ceejam · May 25, 2015

Here's s link to the one I bought.
Very thin, but very cheap!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=400601314534

Tony1951 · May 25, 2015

ceejam said:
Here's s link to the one I bought.
Very thin, but very cheap!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=400601314534

Yes I saw those right after I replied to the thread. Look like a fair bargain, but to be honest, I think the good lady might clonk me on the head with it if I turned up with another giant pot. Since Christmas, I have been gradually filling the house up with buckets and barrels and brewing paraphernalia. :)

I can get by with my 12l pot - just. It would be better to have another 3l capacity though. I'm keeping a running tally on money spent on gear. I'm at Â£320 since Christmas not counting consumables and the stuff I have is mostly plastic tat, not the lovely boilers and other semi-pro brewing gear I see on here at times.

dweb · May 27, 2015

The stockpot is now Â£19.99 :-(
I paid Â£12.99 for a 13L pot off Amazon but it was like thick tin foil so I sold it locally within a week.I didn`t even bother trying it as I though a 60 minute boil would kill it :lol:
What weight is yours?

rodabod · May 27, 2015

Â£17 for a 15.2l stock pot here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330693724810?euid=a9f49c63e5c74337aaf2b8a31d2df0f2&cp=1

Oh, and great photos in this thread, ta!

Spapro · May 27, 2015

I've got the 15l one of those, has done the trick for me but only 4-5 hob top brews done so can't say how long it will last

ceejam · Jul 4, 2015

This has turned out rather good I bottled before I went on two weeks holiday and left it conditioning.
I chucked a couple in the fridge when I hit back and tried one, but it had no carbonation!
Trying another one tonight and it's lovely!

baggybill · Jul 4, 2015

clibit said:
Be careful with the Buckingham pots, they don't hold what they usually claim to hold.

I bought the 16L one from Amazon. Great quality pot, absolutely solid and I love the laser etchings on the inside every half litre but... they stop at 15L. 16L would be level with the brim (unusable).

@ceejam - where did you get that small demi? At the LHBS? That looks a handy size for any extra on smaller batches.

ceejam · Jul 5, 2015

Baggy bill - I got it from my father in law - he'd had it for years!

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