Well tonight after a 12 year break, previously an AG brewer, I threw a Lager kit in to cook.. felt strange doing a kit but I have given it a go..
All the cleaning and sanitising routines cam back like second nature, and I have to say, this contact, no rinse sanitiser lark is a revelation..
So the kit is just a cheap and cheerfull "Simply" Lager kit, with coopers No1 Enhancer, and WHC Einstein lager yeast bought from TMM .
The OG came in around 1.042 @20C after I brought it up to the 23L mark . In retrospect I shoulda grabbed some Saaz to pimp it with a wee dry hop but hey maybe next time .
Its sat in a cupboard, on a seed heating tray coupled to an inkbird set at 20C +/- 0.3C
Its a bit of an experiment as Its a Chubby pressure fermenter with a spunding valve . currently5 psi @ 20C and ill slowly ramp up the pressure as fermentation progresses. I intend to try crash chill and carbonate it in my fridge before serving direct from the Chubby.. this is a whole new gig for me when I stopped brewing it was still fermentor buckets and SS conicals were what we all aspired to..
As long as the brew is drinklable- ish Ill be happy enough , as its my first Brew getting back in the game its as much learning about this pressurised fermenter lark as chasing a top end gargle ..
PS im curently working on my fantasy AG setup.. and my first brew AG brew will be my old favourite "Big Kenny" by Wez..
All the cleaning and sanitising routines cam back like second nature, and I have to say, this contact, no rinse sanitiser lark is a revelation..
So the kit is just a cheap and cheerfull "Simply" Lager kit, with coopers No1 Enhancer, and WHC Einstein lager yeast bought from TMM .
The OG came in around 1.042 @20C after I brought it up to the 23L mark . In retrospect I shoulda grabbed some Saaz to pimp it with a wee dry hop but hey maybe next time .
Its sat in a cupboard, on a seed heating tray coupled to an inkbird set at 20C +/- 0.3C
Its a bit of an experiment as Its a Chubby pressure fermenter with a spunding valve . currently5 psi @ 20C and ill slowly ramp up the pressure as fermentation progresses. I intend to try crash chill and carbonate it in my fridge before serving direct from the Chubby.. this is a whole new gig for me when I stopped brewing it was still fermentor buckets and SS conicals were what we all aspired to..
As long as the brew is drinklable- ish Ill be happy enough , as its my first Brew getting back in the game its as much learning about this pressurised fermenter lark as chasing a top end gargle ..
PS im curently working on my fantasy AG setup.. and my first brew AG brew will be my old favourite "Big Kenny" by Wez..
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