So called cos this is what I make every second time. With slight tweeks
Grain
4.0kg Pale malt
150g Wheat malt
300g Crystal Malt
Initial volume 32 litres
Final volume 23 litres
Design efficiency 80%
Design OG 1044
mash in 12 litres @ 67°C for 90mins
spurge with 16.8 litres @77°C (30 mins)
boil 90 mins
Hops
Bitter - Golding 65g for 60 mins
Aroma - Golding 15g for 5 mins (1st try of aroma with this brew)
Brew day.
first try of new recirculation for mash tun cool box. 10mm copper pipe arrived (ebay) on Saturday.)
I intend to set up two PID controllers, one keeping the HLT at probably 77° and the second firing the pump to maintain mash temp.
My pump is a solar panel 12V, they are designed to run all day with water at or over 100° so should do fine for me. The power source for now is my old train set transformer.
The same pump will either circulate wort through coil in HTL or pump sparge water from HTL
Mash tun, simple EH?
but seemed to work.
Checked my temp in the mash tun every 20 mins and run the pump twice to raise from 66 to 67°. Looking forward to getting PID controllers for this :P
Wort as clear as I've seen , mind you, I've never seen anyone else brew.
The little jacket on the boiler seems to have helped get a good boil; the garage still a bit cool
Tidy up a bit, get the cooling coil ready. I leave the HLT out as I take the hot water from the cooling coil and save it to wash up.
Aroma hops will go in a sock, that will then be used as filter; see later. Irish moss hydrating in jug.
Yes that is a cup of tea, no beer just yet , taking one of boys pals home later, then it's a glass of brew :drink: or two? :
fish out aroma hops
Is there a better way to spend 14th Feb? :whistle:
Gravity check before I pitch starter = 1047
A little higher than I expected but fine.
Made up starter last night; 100g dry extract in 2 litres water, boiled for 10mins cooled the pitched on some of yeast from brew bottled earlier.
If it works all post follow up.
For those better at IBU calcs ? :wha:
I think the 60min golding 65g gives 37 with possibly a further 1 from the 5mins aroma giving 38 IBU. Any thoughts?
:thumb:
Grain
4.0kg Pale malt
150g Wheat malt
300g Crystal Malt
Initial volume 32 litres
Final volume 23 litres
Design efficiency 80%
Design OG 1044
mash in 12 litres @ 67°C for 90mins
spurge with 16.8 litres @77°C (30 mins)
boil 90 mins
Hops
Bitter - Golding 65g for 60 mins
Aroma - Golding 15g for 5 mins (1st try of aroma with this brew)
Brew day.
first try of new recirculation for mash tun cool box. 10mm copper pipe arrived (ebay) on Saturday.)
I intend to set up two PID controllers, one keeping the HLT at probably 77° and the second firing the pump to maintain mash temp.
My pump is a solar panel 12V, they are designed to run all day with water at or over 100° so should do fine for me. The power source for now is my old train set transformer.
The same pump will either circulate wort through coil in HTL or pump sparge water from HTL
Mash tun, simple EH?
but seemed to work.
Wort as clear as I've seen , mind you, I've never seen anyone else brew.
The little jacket on the boiler seems to have helped get a good boil; the garage still a bit cool
Tidy up a bit, get the cooling coil ready. I leave the HLT out as I take the hot water from the cooling coil and save it to wash up.
Aroma hops will go in a sock, that will then be used as filter; see later. Irish moss hydrating in jug.
Yes that is a cup of tea, no beer just yet , taking one of boys pals home later, then it's a glass of brew :drink: or two? :
fish out aroma hops
Is there a better way to spend 14th Feb? :whistle:
Gravity check before I pitch starter = 1047
A little higher than I expected but fine.
Made up starter last night; 100g dry extract in 2 litres water, boiled for 10mins cooled the pitched on some of yeast from brew bottled earlier.
If it works all post follow up.
For those better at IBU calcs ? :wha:
I think the 60min golding 65g gives 37 with possibly a further 1 from the 5mins aroma giving 38 IBU. Any thoughts?
:thumb: