A.G.#12 Bound For Glory 29/5/09

[llannige]

Knocked this one out before it got too hot in the sun.

4.0Kg Maris Otter
340g Crystal
230g Torrified Wheat
50g Black Malt
680g Golden Syrup (45 min boil)
30L,90 min mash @ 66C,90 min boil.

33g Liberty 4.9% (90 mins)
60g E.K.G. 3.2% (90 mins)
33g E.K.G. 3.2% (15 mins)
Prot tab (10 mins)
Yeast Brewlabs Thames Valley 3
Water treatment as per GW Bitter table + Cam tab night before
Est.O.G. 1.043. Est Vol 4.2%

Mashed as usual indoors,then moved outside as the weather brightened up.

Grain bill

See you in 90 mins

Spent Grain

First Runnings

Nice rolling boil

Dropping to F.V.

That will do for me

No problems and finished off the brew in the sun.

Hit my targets of 30L and 1.043.

Now I'm off to get my chair and work out how to keep my pints cool while relaxing in the sun. :

 

[Neil09]

Nice one :thumb:

Love the pics :clap:

 

[tigertim]

Great stuff - it's posts like this which helped me understand the process to go all grain :thumb:

Must admit to being a little scared by your second-to-last picture. That is wort, isn't it!? :rofl:

 

[llannige]

Must admit to being a little scared by your second-to-last picture. That is wort, isn't it!? :rofl:

Must admit it does look a bit "iffy" :whistle:

 

[llannige]

Great head formed already.

Brewlabs yeast is the business.Will use it for every brew now. :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

Great pics ll, looks like a tasty recipe :drink:

 

[llannige]

Down to 1.007 now.Bottling on Sunday.

Tasting tidy already,looking forward to this one.

 

[Wez]

Good news looking forward to a pic of the final product in a glass :thumb: