AG1 - BIAB Hobgoblin Clone

[BrotherMalice]

Does this look normal?

I ended up with 39 500ml bottles and 1 330 bottle from 24l in the FV - I used to get more than that with less in the FV when I did my kits?

 

[EskiBrew]

Does this look normal?

Yep - pretty normal :thumb:

 

[rich27500]

Yes that's fine

 

[BrotherMalice]

Is it normal to get less bottled from an AG brew than a Kit?

 

[EskiBrew]

Is it normal to get less bottled from an AG brew than a Kit?

Errr - it depends entirely on what brewlength you choose so the answer is - depends...

You do have to take into account that the grain will absorb some of the liquid but you adjust your liquid quantities to allow for that in the first place. :thumb:

 

[metbandit1]

How do you use that syphon?
I bought one yesterday for bottling but without sucking through I cant see a way to get it flowing. :shock:

:hmm:

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[BrotherMalice]

@eskimobob

I started with 24l in the FV (calibrated by me so I know it was right)

@metbandit1

I started the syphon with it full of boiled & cooled water, I had the little bottler on the end of it and just ran it off till there was beer coming out into a bowl and then bottled from there, in the past I have sucked it :nono: but I do try & avoid doing that too often as the mough if not the most hygenic place in the world...

 

[Rwilts]

BM, well done, how about a picture of the finished product?

 

[BrotherMalice]

Will have to sort that out, need to get them lablled too :)

 

[BrotherMalice]

Labels printed (in work) and should be on the bottles this evening, will get pics up later :)

 

[Rwilts]

BM,

sorry to hear your news.

To bump your thread, how has your first AG turned out?

 

[BrotherMalice]

Thanks for your thoughts

I tried AG1 on Sunday night and had a bottle of the real stuff on hand for "testing" purposes and although the bottle I opened to compare with was a bit yeasty (think it was the last bottle filled) it was still a good beer*, didnt get any pics, will do another comparison tonight with any luck.

*My brew was lighter and didnt really taste the same or even that similar - going to leave it longer to condition as currently I would say that the beer was no better than a kit brew :|

 

[rich27500]

Stick at it BM the more you brew the better it gets. Seriously consider the old speckled hen recipe from rich v Dave. It will show you the way to the dark side!

 

[BrotherMalice]

Anyone care to guess which is which?

@rich27500 My wife has been drinking Speckled Hen for the last 2 weeks (we were on a cruise) so it may wall be on the cards :)

 

[Rwilts]

Yours on the left? :wha:

 

[BrotherMalice]

any other guesses before I disclose which is which?

 

[caerleon]

I would guess the one on the left too...

 

[BrotherMalice]

Yeah mine is on the left, its not a bad beer, just not hobgoblin :|

 

[rich27500]

I've always felt that hobgoblin was an overrated beer. I went to their brewery for halloween a couple of years ago and convinced myself that the stuff on site tasted better, then I went on a tour and discovered its bottled and kegged in burton so that was all in my head! What you've made is undoubtedly better, let it mature and enjoy! :

 

[BrotherMalice]

Cheers rich, this is the longest I think any of my beers have lasted before being finished, going to keep it as long as possible :)

Planning my next brew now though, may be able to get it on next week :)