AG#34 Growling Anniversary IPA with piccies

[Runwell-Steve]

As it was my Wedding Anniversary yesterday, it was a good excuse to make a beer today. It's going to be a late start due to the fact we went to an Italian Restaurant last night and I drunk far too much Grappa.

I will update as I go, hopefully with some pictures as well.

Growling Anniversary IPA (American IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.064 (°P): 15.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.016 (°P): 4.1
Alcohol (ABV): 6.29 %
Colour (SRM): 9.6 (EBC): 18.9
Bitterness (IBU): 62.6 (Average)

80.77% Pale Malt
5.77% Caramalt
5.77% Munich I
5.77% Wheat Malt
1.92% Crystal 300

0.2 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil)
0.5 g/L Amarillo (11.8% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)
0.5 g/L Citra (13.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)
0.3 g/L Warrior (18.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)

It will be fermented with US-05 as I wasn't planning to brew today so don't have a starter ready.

Weighing out the grains with my new scales which can weigh up to 35 Kg

The grains all ready, 13 Kg in total.

And on with the Mash. The Mash Tun is quite full today.

More pics later.....

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Hops all weighed out ready for the boil

Fly sparging, I finally managed to get the whole of the brewery in one shot.

First runnings going into the boiler with the First Wort Hops

And then onto the boil

 

[craigite]

you're going to be busy with that hop schedule :thumb:

Have a good brew day. And happy anniversary.

 

[puravida]

Looks like a fine beer!!!!

 

[Runwell-Steve]

All cooled down in the boiler now.

It a slightly higher Gravity than anticipated, I make it 1.065, that will do nicely.

Transferring it into the fermenter

Lots of mess left behind in the boiler to clean up.

 

[rich27500]

Seriously nice shiny stuff, interesting looking beer

 

[Runwell-Steve]

You can't have too much shiny stuff

 

[puravida]

House many litres is that?

 

[DaveMack]

Steve when i grow up i'm going to have all the gear you have :lol:
Thanks for sharing your brew day matey

 

[tazuk]

wow that is a big grain bill talk about hop list nice i bet it goes down as good as it looks :drink: mmmmmmm

 

[Runwell-Steve]

House many litres is that?

It was a 47 litre brew length.

Should give me enough for 2 cornies and a few bottles.

 

[Darcey]

Good to see the kit in action. Looks like a great beer! I need to complicate my hop scheduals abit more seeing as I am a hop head 60, 15, 5min additions arnt doing it for me...

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Move as many hops as late as you can, then add some more.

Don't forget to dry hop the fermenter after a few days.

 

[Darcey]

Move as many hops as late as you can, then add some more.
Don't forget to dry hop the fermenter after a few days.

Dry hopping is the way forward!

 

[BrewDan]

Looking good, really like that set up, I shouldn't think you ever leave that man cave.:grin:

Hope you enjoy that brew and that you had a happy anniversary

 

[gurtpint]

Whoa! This should be a cracking pint. And all that shiny stuff... kegs... beer fridge... My oh my! Great setup!