HBC Exceedingly Good IPA (Willamette) - BIAB with Peco boiler

[Spapro]

Planning to get this all grain mashkit brew on in the morning, still getting that 'kid on Christmas Eve' feeling the day before a brew !

Will post some pics and weigh the hop additions and post tomorrow.

I think the HBC all grain mashkits kits are great value, particularly now the cost of US/New World Hops has increased.

 

[Leon103]

Will be interested in how this turns out. I have some willamette in the freezer

 

[Hops_and_Dreams]

Planning to get this all grain mashkit brew on in the morning, still getting that 'kid on Christmas Eve' feeling the day before a brew !

Will post some pics and weigh the hop additions and post tomorrow.

I think the HBC all grain mashkits kits are great value, particularly now the cost of US/New World Hops has increased.

It's OK, I've been looking forward to tomorrow's brew day all week.

 

[MyQul]

Planning to get this all grain mashkit brew on in the morning, still getting that 'kid on Christmas Eve' feeling the day before a brew !

Will post some pics and weigh the hop additions and post tomorrow.

I think the HBC all grain mashkits kits are great value, particularly now the cost of US/New World Hops has increased.

Just filled my pot and weighed out my grains for an overnight mash. Great isn't it! :party:

 

[Spapro]

Pleased its not just me acting like a big kid then !

Right, was up reasonably bright and early this morning, boiler on at 8:50, slice of toast and a cup of tea under my belt and then got to work.

Weighed out the ingredients just so I know whats gone in for future ref:
4.7kg of grain
Hops:
15g at 60 mins (Herkules 17.3% AA, thanks for spotting this was the bittering hop Clibit)
25g at 15 mins (Willamette 5.9% AA)
50g at flme out (Willamette 5.9% AA)

Heated to 72°C and poured/stirrer the grain into the mashbag (already fitted the mashbag round the rim of the peco boiler).
Mash started at 9:45 - sitting nicely at 68°C

Here are some starting pics, will post a pic of the mash once I lift the lid at 10:45:

 

[clibit]

Happy brewing. I suspect the 15g bittering hops may be different.

Edit: yes, HBC website says Herkules, a clean high alpha German bittering hop.

 

[Spapro]

Happy brewing. I suspect the 15g bittering hops may be different.

Edit: yes, HBC website says Herkules, a clean high alpha German bittering hop.

I did wonder if that might be the case, didn't think 15g was much if 5.9% AA.

 

[MyQul]

Just filled my pot and weighed out my grains for an overnight mash. Great isn't it! :party:

Boil on now and heating sparge water!

 

[Spapro]

Boil on now and heating sparge water!

What you brewing today MyQul ?

 

[Spapro]

Mash done, boil on now.

Only lost 1°C over the one hour mash so pleased with that (68°C at start, 67°C at finish). Dunk sparged in spare FV and 3 kettles of boiled water.

More pics, I did stir the leaf hops in after taking the last photo here:

 

[MyQul]

What you brewing today MyQul ?

A mild from BYOBRA. I didn't have enough fuggles for the bittering addition so I used chinook. I'm also going to use Bramling X instead of fuggles for the flavouring hops

 

[Spapro]

A mild from BYOBRA. I didn't have enough fuggles for the bittering addition so I used chinook. I'm also going to use Bramling X instead of fuggles for the flavouring hops

Not done a mild but should try one, hope yours turns out well.

 

[Spapro]

Brew all done, clear up completed, sausage sandwich made, cup of tea also brewed !

SG was spot on at 1045, got 23.5l in FV, pitched US05 yeast at 21°C, now the wait begins.

 

[Spapro]

Anyone for Ice Cream ?