WeeDave
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Afternoon.
Been away for a long time. I've been building my career, bought a house and drifted majorly from brewing.
When I bought the house, I thought I'd get back into it for small batch AG. So, I got bit's and bob's from Malt Miller, including this 1 gallon kit in 2020. Needless to say, life got in the way and I never made it. It's out of date now (grain and hops) but the grain was crunchy and tasted ok, so thought: let's get it done!
I am experimenting with No Sparge BIAB. Here's my process - with some photos - and I welcome all feedback!
1) Brought 7l of tap water (treated with half a Campden tab) to 70 degrees.
2) Added grain, stirring with mash paddle. Mash temp was 66 degrees (target is 65) so wrapped it up and waited 60 mins. Mashed was checked at the 30 min stage. Mash had dropped to 63 degs. Straight back on hob to 66 degrees, then off hob, wrapped up again and left it.
3) Weighed out hops as per recipe.
4) Drained bag into pot and left bag over colander in a spare FV. Added to stockpot then brought to the boil. Pre boil gravity on refractometer was 1033. Thought that was a bit low... so added 250g DME to 800ml of boiled water... checked recipe and was meant to mash for 75 mins.
5) 60 min boil with hop additions, Irish moss etc, as per recipe but also added my DME mixture at 30 min mark. Added chiller to pot for last 15mins to sanitise. Also sanitised receiving FV, tap unit etc.
6) Chilled wort to 24 degrees. Took about 20 mins. Gravity was 1065 (temp adjusted as per brewers friend .com.) Target is 1049. My stupidity is going to give me a strong beer, if it ferments all the way...
7) Strained into FV, pitched half a pack of (recently purchased) US-05 at 23 degrees.The picture shows a very full, little FV. It's now living in a 25l FV just in case it starts to creep out the FV, which I'm certain it will.
8) Cleaned up.
9) Started the process about 12.30pm. Finished at 4.30pm.
Learning points: dont add extra stuff and read the recipe, plus don't fill my wee FV to the brim.
Pics now added.
The Physics Clone.
Recipe (1 gallon)
800g MO
62g Caramalt
46g Crystal Malt
188g Dark Crystal Malt
Hops
18g Amarilo
3g Bramling Cross
Safale US 05
Mash: 75 mins at 65 degrees. I did 60 mins cos I'm a tool.
Boil: 60 min
Additions:
60 mins - 5g Amarillo
30 mins - 3g Amarillo
15 mins -- 5g Irish Moss
10 mins - 3g Bramling Cross
Flame Out: 10g Amarillo
All feedback welcome.
Been away for a long time. I've been building my career, bought a house and drifted majorly from brewing.
When I bought the house, I thought I'd get back into it for small batch AG. So, I got bit's and bob's from Malt Miller, including this 1 gallon kit in 2020. Needless to say, life got in the way and I never made it. It's out of date now (grain and hops) but the grain was crunchy and tasted ok, so thought: let's get it done!
I am experimenting with No Sparge BIAB. Here's my process - with some photos - and I welcome all feedback!
1) Brought 7l of tap water (treated with half a Campden tab) to 70 degrees.
2) Added grain, stirring with mash paddle. Mash temp was 66 degrees (target is 65) so wrapped it up and waited 60 mins. Mashed was checked at the 30 min stage. Mash had dropped to 63 degs. Straight back on hob to 66 degrees, then off hob, wrapped up again and left it.
3) Weighed out hops as per recipe.
4) Drained bag into pot and left bag over colander in a spare FV. Added to stockpot then brought to the boil. Pre boil gravity on refractometer was 1033. Thought that was a bit low... so added 250g DME to 800ml of boiled water... checked recipe and was meant to mash for 75 mins.
5) 60 min boil with hop additions, Irish moss etc, as per recipe but also added my DME mixture at 30 min mark. Added chiller to pot for last 15mins to sanitise. Also sanitised receiving FV, tap unit etc.
6) Chilled wort to 24 degrees. Took about 20 mins. Gravity was 1065 (temp adjusted as per brewers friend .com.) Target is 1049. My stupidity is going to give me a strong beer, if it ferments all the way...
7) Strained into FV, pitched half a pack of (recently purchased) US-05 at 23 degrees.The picture shows a very full, little FV. It's now living in a 25l FV just in case it starts to creep out the FV, which I'm certain it will.
8) Cleaned up.
9) Started the process about 12.30pm. Finished at 4.30pm.
Learning points: dont add extra stuff and read the recipe, plus don't fill my wee FV to the brim.
Pics now added.
The Physics Clone.
Recipe (1 gallon)
800g MO
62g Caramalt
46g Crystal Malt
188g Dark Crystal Malt
Hops
18g Amarilo
3g Bramling Cross
Safale US 05
Mash: 75 mins at 65 degrees. I did 60 mins cos I'm a tool.
Boil: 60 min
Additions:
60 mins - 5g Amarillo
30 mins - 3g Amarillo
15 mins -- 5g Irish Moss
10 mins - 3g Bramling Cross
Flame Out: 10g Amarillo
All feedback welcome.
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