Bridestone Slurping Smurf Best Bitter 24/08/11

[unclepumble]

Got the day off, have persuaded no 1 son to give me a Hand.
Mash is on


Bridestone Slurping Smurf

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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79.2 3.20 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
5.0 0.20 kg. Torrified Wheat 1.030 2
1.0 0.04 kg. Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 205
1.2 0.05 kg. Black Patent Malt Great Britain 1.027 525
6.2 0.25 kg. Crystal 75L Great Britian 1.034 75
7.4 0.30 kg. Cane Sugar Generic 1.046

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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25.00 g. Northdown Whole 8.50 27.6 60 min.
28.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Whole 5.20 3.8 10 min.


Grain bill

Mash

Mash Temp

Willing mash stirrer

Bittering Hops and Salts

Lots of Lovely EKG

More Photos in a bit

UP

 

[graysalchemy]

Looking good. Though I did think the grain bucket was a bit PINK in touch with your feminine side today :whistle: :whistle:

 

[unclepumble]

It's not Bloody Pink its Red With a Green Lid, & its one of my Kids old Toy storage Bins :twisted: :twisted:

UP

 

[graysalchemy]

Must be the way you held the camera then :lol:

So does that mean the Lego is on the floor somewhere :lol:

 

[unclepumble]

Must be the way you held the camera then :lol:

So does that mean the Lego is on the floor somewhere :lol:

No the Floor is under the lego somewhere?


UP

 

[TheMumbler]

Ideally located for stepping on with your shoes off?

What is your brewlength UP, 20lsh? Looks like a nice easy drinking bitter.

 

[unclepumble]

Ideally located for stepping on with your shoes off?

What is your brewlength UP, 20lsh? Looks like a nice easy drinking bitter.

Brewlength is 23ltrs, by the look of the wort going in the copper I think it might be going into the brown ale range, (bit darker than I anticipated) :?

UP

 

[Bru4u]

Looks nice, have fun UP and Mini UP :thumb:

remember, they're all pink on the inside.
I'll get my coat
Bru

 

[graysalchemy]

remember, they're all pink on the inside.
I'll get my coat
Bru

:rofl: :rofl:

 

[unclepumble]

Not many more photos were taken, as I had another job I had to attend to (blocked drains )

Rolling boil

Finished goods 1040OG bit low on expected but alright all the same, (I topped up too late in the boil due to problem above) Great colour though :thumb:

Yeast all pitched and put to bed

UP

 

[graysalchemy]

Now that looks like my kinda beer... ........

Two pints and a packet of crisps please bar man :lol: :lol:

 

[unclepumble]

Now that looks like my kinda beer... ........

Two pints and a packet of crisps please bar man :lol: :lol:

Can't help with the Crisps Pal, but Barnsley Brewer Might be able to supply some Scratchings :rofl:

UP

 

[Dunfie]

Good effort Shane. :thumb:

I can see the family resemblance with the wee fella.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Now that looks like my kinda beer... ........

Two pints and a packet of crisps please bar man :lol: :lol:

Can't help with the Crisps Pal, but Barnsley Brewer Might be able to supply some Scratchings :rofl:

UP

I'll bring some next year Unc to the Midlands **** up.
Maybe we can share a packet under canvas by candlelight.

 

[Bru4u]

Looks like you result was good UP, even with the blocked drains, it wasn't full of spent grain and hops by chance was it
Nice lookin beer
Bru

 

[graysalchemy]

Can't help with the Crisps Pal, but Barnsley Brewer Might be able to supply some Scratchings

Had some scratchings last night all the way from yorkshire unfortunately no beer. :lol: :lol:

 

[Cyclops]

so next spring we having pork scratching's from Yorkshire and UP's chilli :)

 

[unclepumble]

so next spring we having pork scratching's from Yorkshire and UP's chilli :)

Nope I will think of something else to eat next year as a communal food to make you all remember what your Ahole is for, Not chili But Spicy, maybe a big pot of Curry :whistle:


UP

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

so next spring we having pork scratching's from Yorkshire and UP's chilli :)

Nope I will think of something else to eat next year as a communal food to make you all remember what your Ahole is for, Not chili But Spicy, maybe a big pot of Curry :whistle:


UP

Might you be recruiting 4.00am tree huggers Unc ? :nono:

 

[unclepumble]

Might you be recruiting 4.00am tree huggers Unc ? :nono:

Nar John just bring an extra large bag of Yorkshire Scratchings the bag might come in useful when empty :thumb:

UP