1st Brew yesterday afternoon, apologies if this is overly detailed.
Northern Brewer Block Party Amber Ale from a heavily discounted Brewery in Box Kit.
Boil time 60 mins
Batch size 19 litres
Boil size 10 litres
Fermentables
226g Caramel 80l
56g Special B
56g light roasted barley
2.7g Gold Malt Syrup
Hops
28g Willamette Pellets 60 mins
Yeast
6g Muntons Ale Yeast
First up I made some sanitiser put everything in and then a summoned the beer gods to bless my endevours
with a pint of a cheeky little blond callen Boon Doggle.
Filled the kettle was with about 10 (maybe 11) litres of best tapoline and crushed in half a campden tablet stirred it
and then started to heat the water.
Poured the grains into the sock provided in the kit and added it to the pot. Paused heating about 65c to
and left it to steep for 20 mins. The kit didn't say to do this it said to leave them in until 76c but I've read something about tannins
and it was slightly old malt so I didn't want to chance it.
At the end of the time I lifted it out and let it drain without molestation and popped it to one side.
Brought the pot up to the boil and put the liquid malt container in a washing up bowl of warm water to loosen it up while I waited.
At this point I made another sacrifice to the Beer Gods with a pint of Cumberland Golden ale
Once it started to boil I took it off the heat and stirred in the malt. Then Back on the heat
and I brought it back to the boil and added the hops and set the timer.
About 20 mins before the end I put another 9 litres of water in the clean fermenting bucket
and stirred in half a campden tablet and for want of a cooler filled the bath with 4 inches
or so of cold water.
At the end of the boil I took the pot with the lid on and added a couple more inches of cold water to the bath and
swirled it round the outside of the pot for 10 mins or so until the temp dropped to 100f.
Once it was cooled to about 35c I took it down stairs and gently poured it into the fermenting bucket and topped it up to 19 litres total with another litre and a bit.
At this point I took a Hydrometer reading of around 1.042-5 ish (first time using one).
6g of muntons ale years was sprinkled on top and I moved the fermenting bucket to the cupboard under the stairs which should remain relatively undisturbed. Looking in on it today and there are bubbles clinging to the side of the airlock and slightly malty odour so presumably its working but it sit tight for the time being.
Really enjoyed it, Planning the next one already.
Northern Brewer Block Party Amber Ale from a heavily discounted Brewery in Box Kit.
Boil time 60 mins
Batch size 19 litres
Boil size 10 litres
Fermentables
226g Caramel 80l
56g Special B
56g light roasted barley
2.7g Gold Malt Syrup
Hops
28g Willamette Pellets 60 mins
Yeast
6g Muntons Ale Yeast
First up I made some sanitiser put everything in and then a summoned the beer gods to bless my endevours
with a pint of a cheeky little blond callen Boon Doggle.
Filled the kettle was with about 10 (maybe 11) litres of best tapoline and crushed in half a campden tablet stirred it
and then started to heat the water.
Poured the grains into the sock provided in the kit and added it to the pot. Paused heating about 65c to
and left it to steep for 20 mins. The kit didn't say to do this it said to leave them in until 76c but I've read something about tannins
and it was slightly old malt so I didn't want to chance it.
At the end of the time I lifted it out and let it drain without molestation and popped it to one side.
Brought the pot up to the boil and put the liquid malt container in a washing up bowl of warm water to loosen it up while I waited.
At this point I made another sacrifice to the Beer Gods with a pint of Cumberland Golden ale
Once it started to boil I took it off the heat and stirred in the malt. Then Back on the heat
and I brought it back to the boil and added the hops and set the timer.
About 20 mins before the end I put another 9 litres of water in the clean fermenting bucket
and stirred in half a campden tablet and for want of a cooler filled the bath with 4 inches
or so of cold water.
At the end of the boil I took the pot with the lid on and added a couple more inches of cold water to the bath and
swirled it round the outside of the pot for 10 mins or so until the temp dropped to 100f.
Once it was cooled to about 35c I took it down stairs and gently poured it into the fermenting bucket and topped it up to 19 litres total with another litre and a bit.
At this point I took a Hydrometer reading of around 1.042-5 ish (first time using one).
6g of muntons ale years was sprinkled on top and I moved the fermenting bucket to the cupboard under the stairs which should remain relatively undisturbed. Looking in on it today and there are bubbles clinging to the side of the airlock and slightly malty odour so presumably its working but it sit tight for the time being.
Really enjoyed it, Planning the next one already.