AG #2 Winter Gold

[rickthebrew]

the weather was perfect for a brew today (thanks ) it was supposed to rain all day but the sun shone a little and it stayed dry !

so i brewed Winter Gold!

4700g maris otter pale malt
200g crystal malt
200g white sugar
100g black malt

40g E.K.Golding @90mins
30g E.K.Golding @10mins
1/2 a protofloc tab last 15mins

expected OG 1052
expected FG 1014
24.3 ibu
20.4 srm

yeast s-o4

started around 9am - all done and dusted by 3pm


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grain bill weighed out

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mash on!!

 

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temp spot on

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after 90mins no temperature loss

 

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daddys little helper!!

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first runnings

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1070 @58degrees adjusted to 1085 (first runnings) :thumb:

 

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homemade mash tun working excellent - well worth hacksawing the slots by hand :twisted:

 

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collected around 30litres - back into boiler and first hops in

 

[rickthebrew]

whoops - this is my hop plan!!

 

[rickthebrew]

i added the 200g of white sugar half way through the boil, then the second lot of hops 10mins from the end of the boil.

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boil finished and everything gone to plan - time to tidy up

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[rickthebrew]

pretty much hit my targets - got just over 23litres at 1050 (so just 2points out :party: )
really happy with brew day #2 - everything clicked into place and seemed pretty easy!

just about to pitch my yeast starter (wort chiller on xmas list!!)

next brewday...........can`t wait :

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[corby_brewer]

well done RTB looks like everything went well. :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

What a good brewday, wish mine all went as well!

 

[llannige]

Good work there rtb.Love your boiler by the way. :thumb:

 

[rickthebrew]

got the boiler via freecycle - only cost me a 15mile round trip :party: :party: :party:

 

[leeboozer]

good days brewing rtb great pics

 

[jonewer]

Nice brew! Cant wait for my next one....