1st ag brew day Today now with pics

[darrenwest1]

well thanks to a lot of people on here i am now ready ( i think )
so my water is treated and all grains weighed out ready for tomorrow
i am doing a speckled hen
well here it is ready for tomorrow

once again thanks to evreyone on here for all the great help

 

[Baz Chaz]

Good luck Darren, take your time and enjoy it :thumb: it'll all make sense as you go along, keep an idiot sheet to hand to make sure you don't forget anything :wha:

Welcome to the dark side ... (it's a happy place really) :thumb:

 

[graysalchemy]

Enjoy your rite of passage to the darkside tomorrow. We will be waiting to great you on the other side. :lol: :lol:

AG

 

[Mark1964]

Hope all goes well tomorrow for you good luck

 

[graysalchemy]

Is the mash on yet Darren? We are waiting :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

 

[darrenwest1]

water is on

 

[graysalchemy]

good man. :thumb:

 

[Baz Chaz]

Excellent Darren ........ have a good one pal :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

I hope everything goes well Darren :thumb:

The most important bit to remember.....relax and enjoy

 

[the shadow]

you wont look back mate. get masing :

 

[gurtpint]

Best of luck Darren! A good start for the new year.

 

[Tony]

Hope its going well mate! You should do another one tomorrow .. great way to end one year and start the next!

Damn, why didn't I think of that!

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[Muddy Funker]

Have a great brewday!
I did a Speckled Hen for my 2nd AG and it turned out great, a little under strengthed but no one noticed or cared.

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[darrenwest1]

Hope its going well mate! You should do another one tomorrow .. great way to end one year and start the next!

Damn, why didn't I think of that!

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no can do as i only have 1 heater for my fv and its chilly out there
but once i get some more cristal malt ill do a timothy taylor landlords next week onve the fv is free

 

[darrenwest1]

its all in the boiler , been there for about 40 mins so far
no probs really just thought i had the sg wrong but after some guidance from aleman its all good just me not fully understanding the readings at certain stages

 

[Tony]

Good man!

Can't you keep your FV in the kitchen? FV's are pretty cheap - and free if you can get hold of mango barrels or the like. The problem I have is getting away with having them in the house, at the moment I'm in 'er good books (smart xmas pressies) so I can get away with 2 FVs in the kitchen.

 

[darrenwest1]

Good man!

Can't you keep your FV in the kitchen? FV's are pretty cheap - and free if you can get hold of mango barrels or the like. The problem I have is getting away with having them in the house, at the moment I'm in 'er good books (smart xmas pressies) so I can get away with 2 FVs in the kitchen.

ive got 2 fv but only 1 heater
so next weekend will prob be ok

 

[darrenwest1]

well i started at about 9:30 am by switching on the hlt and going back in for a coffee

in to the mash tun

after 90 mins i lost .8 degree

bit of sparging

in to the boiler for 90 mins
add a few hops

then a few more later
and some sugar

chiller in

just a bit of cleaning

job done

 

[Baz Chaz]

Nice one darren :thumb:

won't be long before you'll be testing a bottle or two :drink:

welcome to the dark side :

 

[dennisking]

Please its all gone ok for you Darren