AG #1

[Sean_Mc]

Really undecided about which brew I should start off with and being eager to start an AG brew, I scanned the recipe lists and also posted what could I do with the ingredients I had.

Armed with MD's slightly altered Poltergeist Porter recipe I started at 5pm.

4500.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter
250.00 gm Chocolate Malt
50.00 gm Black (Patent) Malt
55.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (90 min)
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.40 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)

1 Pkgs SafBrew Specialty Ale (DCL Yeast #T-58) Yeast-Ale or S-04

Water heated to 76c and when doughed in I had 66c

After tucking brew in with an old sleeping bag, time for a drink, purely to settle my nerves.

90 min later I have 65.5c

Here is where I start to have problems. Every few minuets the strainer gets clogged

finally get there, sorry was I little busy to take a pic when sparging with my shower head

Boiler on, which held a nice rolling boil with just one element on

Drained to FV, just a tad under 5gallons

Make shift chiller took about 40min to get to 21c

Finished at 1030, no that was the time brews OG was 1052.

Woke this morning wanting weetabix for my breakfast :wha: and its starting to ferment.


Anyone have a spitfire clone recipe?

 

[corby_brewer]

Well done mate :thumb: no looking back now. I tried MD's porter and was very impressed with it.

 

[Sean_Mc]

Thanks Dave, The beer in pic 3 is the Edme stout with a coffee tweak you told me about, very nice.

 

[jamesb]

Good stuff Sean, no looking back now :thumb:

 

[Moley]

Great stuff, and a good set of pics, well done that man :clap: :

 

[corby_brewer]

Thanks Dave, The beer in pic 3 is the Edme stout with a coffee tweak you told me about, very nice.

The coffee tweak was something i got off MD.

 

[robsan77]

Here is where I start to have problems. Every few minuets the strainer gets clogged

I run my wort from the mash tun tap with a length of silicon tube attached. I have not had any clogging problems yet as I think the weight of the wort in the tube helps pull the wort through. However, I am not sure if that is advised or whether it is best to let in drop out naturally but so far I have had great sparge efficency. Its not like its being pumped out.

 

[Vossy1]

Well done on your fist AG Sean, and nicely pictured :clap:

 

[rickthebrew]

:thumb: great looking brewday - lots more to come i reckon what sort of strainer have you got in the bottom of your mash tun?

 

[Sean_Mc]

Thanks everyone :

:thumb: great looking brewday - lots more to come i reckon what sort of strainer have you got in the bottom of your mash tun?

Rick I've bodged this one up, think I'll cut a few more slots for next time

Here is where I start to have problems. Every few minuets the strainer gets clogged

I run my wort from the mash tun tap with a length of silicon tube attached. I have not had any clogging problems yet as I think the weight of the wort in the tube helps pull the wort through. However, I am not sure if that is advised or whether it is best to let in drop out naturally but so far I have had great sparge efficency. Its not like its being pumped out.

I'm with you, will give it a go when I do my next :thumb:

 

[rickthebrew]

Looks OK to me - slots faced down yeah? A few more slots would probably help though but i`ve seen very simular designs on other peoples set ups . I`m sure the next brew will be fine :thumb:

I made my slots by hand and used a junior hacksaw - took for ever but worth the effort when your suppin your own brew!

 

[Muddydisco]

Nice one :thumb:
Hope it turns out to your liking :pray:
No stopping you now, brew more play more :thumb:

 

[jambanks]

Looking like a nice one already

 

[LeicesterLad]

Hey Sean


How did it go?, good timing by the way it took me 8hrs, ...

was looking at this on ebay earlier maybe it might be of help to you ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mash-Tun-Filt...9473102QQihZ017QQcategoryZ38172QQcmdZViewItem

LL

 

[Wez]

Nicely done :thumb: Great pics too

 

[A T]

Well done :party:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Spent ages cutting more slots so will see how the next brew goes. Also will get some tubing sorted.

Smells lovely and has really started fermenting away. Better get a towel around it to prevent any mess or I'll be in trouble

Sean :

 

[tubby_shaw]

Congratulations on the first brew Sean, looking good :thumb:
Try drilling some 3mm holes between the slots in your hop strainer, the perceived wisdom is slots for grain holes for hops

 

[Sean_Mc]

Would 3mm holes be okay, I've ran out of 2mm doing the scavanger.

With my mash tunn being an adapted bucket I might have a go at Daab's plate. :hmm:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Hey Sean


How did it go?, good timing by the way it took me 8hrs, ...

was looking at this on ebay earlier maybe it might be of help to you ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mash-Tun-Filt...9473102QQihZ017QQcategoryZ38172QQcmdZViewItem

LL

Thanks LL, just saw this, with aching arm, after a couple of hours sawing :grin: