All done - some more pics
Last 15 minutes of the boil - aroma hops in, protofloc tablet crushed and added, and chiller in to be sanitised by the boiling wort
Boil done, and chiller has been doing its work - wort now down to 24c
Recipe target OG was 1045, we have 1053 instead
Either develop muscle like Arnie, or use a drill and paint paddle (sanitised of course) to give the wort the stirring it needs
Empty boiler, just the hops left behind
The hops drained out of the boiler - I like to get as much of the liquid out of them as I can before adding them to the composter.
Cleaning the elements up with a solution of citric acid - this has kept my cheapo kettle elements working beautifully for 19 brews and counting, vs a mate at work who didn't think it worth following my advice to clean the elements - his one lasted just 5 brews and failed...
And that's it - just under 26 litres tucked away in the fermenter - If I hit the target FG it comes out at 5.8% instead of 4.7%, and the larger volume plus the higher OG gives me a calculated efficiency of around 91% - possibly because my brew sheet calcs aren't taking into account the effect of the added sugar....