What did you brew today?

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Feeling a bit naffed off- Brewed the ESB from the GH ‘bible’ and royally screwed up the temperature control of the mash due to a faulty sensor *sigh*: got OG 1042 instead of about 1053.
I don’t mind the lower strength (and i’ll have to wait to find the fermentability anyhow); but I have a feeling it may mess up the bitterness ratio.
Ho hum - I expect it’ll be drinkable

 

[Donegal john]

Talus mid coast IPA yesterday. 20 litres
4kg Maris otter
200g munich
200g oats
200g sugar
magnum @60 10ibu
100g Talus 30 mins at 80c- 20 ibu
us 05 18.5c . will dry hop 120g talus on day 6 for 3 days then keg.

Ro water plus 4g Gypsum, 2g calcium chloride, 1g epsom salts, 1g sea salt. hit ph 5.2

first experience with these hops- if the smell out of the packet is anything to go buy i am in for a treat!

Mid coast ?? Half way between east and west ??

 

[Big_Eight]

Brewed the 1971 Boddington's recipe on Ron's site yesterday. I've been brewing Bodds recipes to find the best one.

Batch size: 5 gallons US (19L)

OG: 1.036
FG: 1.007

Bitterness: 28 IBU

@70% efficiency

Maris Otter - 4lbs 4.2oz (1.93kg) (67.8%)
Lager Malt - 13 oz (368.5g) (12.9%)
Flaked Corn - 3.3 oz (93.6g) (3.2%)
Enzyme/Distillers Malt - 3.3 oz (93.6g) (3.2%)
Wheat Malt - 3.3 oz (93.6g) (3.2%)
Invert Sugar - 9.7 oz (275g) (9.7%)

Mash @ 151°F (66°C) for 60 minutes

Boil for 90 minutes

Hops:

Fuggles - .72 oz (20.4g) (5.3 AAU) @ 90 minutes

EKG - .72 oz (20.4g) (3.5 AAU) @ 30 minutes

Dry Hop: EKG .25 oz (7.1g) (1.2 AAU)

Yeast:
Wyeast 1968

 

[Braufather]

Mid coast ?? Half way between east and west ??

Yes pretty much! Influenced by both!

 

[foxy]

Anchor Steam Ale Clone. '21 litres no sparge'
OG 1,047 FG 1,012 (expected) ABV 4.6% IBU 42.8 SRM 11.2 Mash pH 5.5

5 kg Veloria Schooner
0.5 kg Medium crystal (late addition)
0.250 kg Gladiator dextrin malt (late addition)
43 g Northern Brewer 60 mins
29 g Northern Brewer 15 mins
15 g Northern Brewer 0 mins
San Francisco Lager yeast
Got 23 litres @ 1,046 OG

 

[Bolsover Brewer]

Anchor Steam Ale Clone. '21 litres no sparge'
OG 1,047 FG 1,012 (expected) ABV 4.6% IBU 42.8 SRM 11.2 Mash pH 5.5

5 kg Veloria Schooner
0.5 kg Medium crystal (late addition)
0.250 kg Gladiator dextrin malt (late addition)
43 g Northern Brewer 60 mins
29 g Northern Brewer 15 mins
15 g Northern Brewer 0 mins
San Francisco Lager yeast
Got 23 litres @ 1,046 OG
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Looks awfully close to 1,047 to me.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Anchor Steam Ale Clone. '21 litres no sparge'
OG 1,047 FG 1,012 (expected) ABV 4.6% IBU 42.8 SRM 11.2 Mash pH 5.5

5 kg Veloria Schooner
0.5 kg Medium crystal (late addition)
0.250 kg Gladiator dextrin malt (late addition)
43 g Northern Brewer 60 mins
29 g Northern Brewer 15 mins
15 g Northern Brewer 0 mins
San Francisco Lager yeast
Got 23 litres @ 1,046 OG
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Handsome looking brew. Envy you that sunshine - what's the outdoor temp?

 

[foxy]

Handsome looking brew. Envy you that sunshine - what's the outdoor temp?

Quite cool today, that is why i took the opportunity to brew. About 24 C.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Just knocked up 23 Litres of Pinot Gris: WinExpert kit (15L of juice).

How's this for an OG : 1.085 or thereabouts

 

[531Man]

Hi folks,
Any ideas? Low draining rate/stuck mash.
I'm currently mashing my first proper all Pilsner-malt Budvar clone attempt.
Only a 18l batch (Hopcat), with 3kg malt 15k strike liquor and a little flaked barley.
Mashed-in and it seemed immediately a little stiff compared with all my Maris Otter pales and bitters despite a good long stirring in.
Yep, it overflowed my pipe top.
I've had to take the malt basket top off twice to rouse the Grain bed.
It's Home Brew Shop Farnborough crushed German Pilsner malt.
Isit just that Pilsner malt is finer or more sticky?
Seems better draining now, but it had me worried there!

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Hi folks,
Any ideas? Low draining rate/stuck mash.
I'm currently mashing my first proper all Pilsner-malt Budvar clone attempt.
Only a 18l batch (Hopcat), with 3kg malt 15k strike liquor and a little flaked barley.
Mashed-in and it seemed immediately a little stiff compared with all my Maris Otter pales and bitters despite a good long stirring in.
Yep, it overflowed my pipe top.
I've had to take the malt basket top off twice to rouse the Grain bed.
It's Home Brew Shop Farnborough crushed German Pilsner malt.
Isit just that Pilsner malt is finer or more sticky?
Seems better draining now, but it had me worried there!

What temp did you mash in at?

 

[531Man]

What temp did you mash in at?

Added barley to cold, then heated to 70c. Added crushed malt in 2 tranches, stirring all the while.

 

[531Man]

Added barley to cold, then heated to 70c. Added crushed malt in 2 tranches, stirring all the while.

Thanks for your interest TETB's.
As it seemed to be draining better, like a fool I put the top grid on again.
Only half flow and the level's rising again, if more slowly than before.

 

[531Man]

Thanks for your interest TETB's.
As it seemed to be draining better, like a fool I put the top grid on again.
Only half flow and the level's rising again, if more slowly than before.

And at least the pump hasn't blocked....... yet.
Nor any burning smells!

 

[531Man]

And at least the pump hasn't blocked....... yet.
Nor any burning smells!

Came out OG1050 18.1L.
That calculates out at 94% Brewhouse efficiency!
The spent malt was bland and entirely without taste and very caked in the (6L) sparged and drained malt pipe.
So I suspect my thoughts about fine grain crushing were at least partly the answer.
I will note to leave the top grid off in future if I think the grain is finely crushed, and stir frequently and rotate the pipe occasionally in the Hopcat to ensure the malt/liquor mixture stays loose during recirculation.
There was a little 'browning' on the base, only over the higher wattage hidden ring element presumably when bringing up to the boil, but definitely no charcoal present.
The hopped wort is also lovely and Pale straw coloured.
Sorry, I don't have a colourimeter.
So in the end, not a disastrous brew day as I had feared.
Let's see how it turns out using the Mangrove Jack Bohemian Pilsner yeast to ferment out in the nicely cool garage.

 

[obscure]

A WGV Maris Otter Smash, I saw a post on what are you drinking tonight with this commenting thay it was rather floral which is exactly the kind of beer I like to drink so I ordered 1.5 KG of Maris otter and 50g of Whitbread Golding.
Fermentor Volume: 9L
Estimated packed volume: 6.5L
OG 1.033
Estimated FG: 1.008
ABV: 3.2%
Efficiency: 62%

Grain Bill
1.5KG Maris Otter

Hope
10g Whitbread Golding (5.4 AA) 60 Minutes 20.03 IBU
20g Whitbread Golding (5.4 AA) 0 Minutes 14.53 IBU
20g Whitbread Golding 3 Day Dry hop

Yeast CML Midlands

I am very much aiming for a session ordinary bitter like beer, so fingers crossed it will taste descent.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Came out OG1050 18.1L.
That calculates out at 94% Brewhouse efficiency!
The spent malt was bland and entirely without taste and very caked in the (6L) sparged and drained malt pipe.
So I suspect my thoughts about fine grain crushing were at least partly the answer.
I will note to leave the top grid off in future if I think the grain is finely crushed, and stir frequently and rotate the pipe occasionally in the Hopcat to ensure the malt/liquor mixture stays loose during recirculation.
There was a little 'browning' on the base, only over the higher wattage hidden ring element presumably when bringing up to the boil, but definitely no charcoal present.
The hopped wort is also lovely and Pale straw coloured.
Sorry, I don't have a colourimeter.
So in the end, not a disastrous brew day as I had feared.
Let's see how it turns out using the Mangrove Jack Bohemian Pilsner yeast to ferment out in the nicely cool garage.

Well done for sticking with it 531 - funnily enough all my 'disaster' brew days seem far less of an issue the following day, and so far (touch wood) they always seem to produce drinkable beer ;-)

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

A WGV Maris Otter Smash, I saw a post on what are you drinking tonight with this commenting thay it was rather floral which is exactly the kind of beer I like to drink so I ordered 1.5 KG of Maris otter and 50g of Whitbread Golding.
Fermentor Volume: 9L
Estimated packed volume: 6.5L
OG 1.033
Estimated FG: 1.008
ABV: 3.2%
Efficiency: 62%

Grain Bill
1.5KG Maris Otter

Hope
10g Whitbread Golding (5.4 AA) 60 Minutes 20.03 IBU
20g Whitbread Golding (5.4 AA) 0 Minutes 14.53 IBU
20g Whitbread Golding 3 Day Dry hop

Yeast CML Midlands

I am very much aiming for a session ordinary bitter like beer, so fingers crossed it will taste descent.

Good luck with it - I think the other post you read may have been mine :-)
Looking back at what I did, I see mine wasn't a proper SMASH because I sneaked a bit of crystal and biscuit in there:

 

[obscure]

Good luck with it - I think the other post you read may have been mine :-)
Looking back at what I did, I see mine wasn't a proper SMASH because I sneaked a bit of crystal and biscuit in there:

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I just found your post and yes it was indeed yours, I am a real fan of earthy floral beers, so pretty much decided I needed to try WGV.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Just mashing grains for an English IPA using First Gold for first time.
Considered a single hop but had some Admiral whole leaf to use up and thought similar orangey profile
might work well for bittering, also leave me more of the First Gold for hopstand and dry hop.

18L
total water 24L ( BIAB, no sparge )
OG 1.054
FG 1.013
ABV 5.4%
IBU 50
EBC 20

4.3 kg Simpsons pale ale Maris Otter ( EBC 5 )
350gm Crisp Cara Gold ( EBC 15 )
160gm Simpson dark Crystal ( EBC 265 )

11gm Admiral 60 mins
35gm First gold 15 mins
35gm First Gold 80c hopstand 60mins

30gm First gold dry hop 3 days


This is batch # 25 after a bit more than a year of all grain, one of my favourite brews so far was a single hop English IPA with EKG,
hoping this will be somewhere near that mark.