Update: Pics added - Draught Stout

[phettebs]

After working so hard yesterday on my Belgian Dubbel, I went to the kegerator to grab a rewarding pint of Thirst Gold. The keg had the nerve to spit foam at me!!! :evil:

So I have no beer on tap now, just the Mrs' cider. I did, however, find an empty FV that I thought I had retired. It was perfectly fine. So I've cleaned that up and will be brewing something quick and dirty that I can immediately throw on tap. A low gravity stout. Golden Promise, Flaked Barley, and Roast Barley. S-04 will have to do the job. Bittering with Target and adding Goldings for aroma. That will give me three full FVs.

I'll try to snap some pics with my phone since I didn't take any yesterday of the Belgian brew day.

Tomorrow, my mate is coming over to brew a steam beer (California Common) and a stout. My neighbor may be coming over to brew with his gear too. Should be an epic brew day!

Pics:

Need a quick stout recipe. One of my many brew books:

Just pale malt and roast. Needed 5.5 pounds of MO and only had 4 so had to add 1.5 of American 2 row. You can see the 2row is lighter.

Two pounds of flaked barley

Grain is crushed. Did not crush the flaked barley

Grain is stirred in, just dumped the flaked barley in to stir

My helper, Bella

Pretty simple hop charge
Target to bitter and EKG for aroma

Mash tun is covered in a lovely beach blanket and settling in for a long mash

Mash is complete

Start the recirculation

Nice and dark!

Filling the brew kettle

Good boil going now

I think many of you use protofloc or something in the kettle. I use whirfloc:

Getting ready to chill:

Racking from kettle to FV

Not as dark as I expected

Oops. Better clean that up before Mrs. Baz gets back!

Good pitching temp, in F of course since we in the states have not figured out Celsius

All done. Belgian Dubbel on the left and draught stout on the right. Empty Sack Bitter is upstairs at 68F to finish. That's 15 gallons I now have in the FVs and all 3 are full!!

One of the two thistle glasses Mrs. Baz got me for Christmas. Makes my Wee Heavy taste WAY better

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-baz

 

[Good Ed]

Good work, you're a busy man, it must make you real thirsty :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:

 

[highwayman]

I see you are making to most of the wife being away at her brother's Baz :lol: Sounds a nice recipe

 

[Vossy1]

After working so hard yesterday on my Belgian Dubbel, I went to the kegerator to grab a rewarding pint of Thirst Gold. The keg had the nerve to spit foam at me

:rofl: :rofl:

I'll try to snap some pics with my phone since I didn't take any yesterday of the Belgian brew day.

Looking forward to them....no pressure :whistle: :grin:

 

[gurtpint]

Thumbs up from here, Baz!

 

[Wendy1971]

nice one baz nice dog as well :thumb:

 

[Baz Chaz]

Nice one Barry :thumb: might not have been as dark as you expected but still looks a damn good brew :thumb:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Nice brew day baz :thumb: like the thistle glass

 

[evanvine]

Good pics Baz, I can now see the deer killing dog.

 

[unclepumble]

Excellent, brewday, something black as the night that slides down the throat easily is on my list of things to do in the new year.

Message for the dog "Sausages"

UP

 

[Adiecain]

it must be great to have your mates round for brewdays..

 

[leedsbrew]

nice one baz! You are being a busy boy! What's your recipe for the steam beer? I got one on the other day with wlp810 and it's currently chugging away like mad in the spare room!
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[Vossy1]

Great pics Baz I reckon that'll be nice and dark in the glass...I can almost smell it from here :drink:
I think all brewers should have a brew hound, very sweet :grin: