AG#1 Boddingtons Clone - job done ;)

[Titch]

Game on

Boddingtons Clone from GW BYOBRA
23Litres

Pale Malt (maris Otter) (grams) 3220
Crystal Malt (grams) 200
Wheat Malt (grams) 100

Start of Boil
Whitebread Goldings Hops (grams) 39
Last Ten Minutes of Boil
Fuggles Hops (grams) 13
1 x Protafloc last 13 mins of Boil
1 pack of S-04 yeast.
Alcohol content (ABV) 3.6%

Grain weighed out


Mash tun ready


Water temp, bit high but first time im happy


mash tun lid made out of cellotex


few extra blankets


hops ready to go in the boil

 

[tubby_shaw]

Go for it Titch :thumb:
Enjoy the experience :)

 

[Titch]

think im going to be short as boiler would not take all the liquor

but hey smells awesome

spent grain lost couple of degrees over 90mins


running off the wort


roiling boil


spent grain

 

[Titch]

results are in

ballsed up a bit but hey first time it went right just did not hit all my targets

so here goes with the last update;(

target should of been 23L at 1035
i got 17L or ther abouts at 1044

i stupidly threw away some run off from sparging as i had no space for it, DOH!
could i of topped the boiler up as it went to get it all in??

now found dead space on each vessel mash tun and boiler are 1L or so each

so i reckon 23L - 2L ( dead space) - 3L or so (thrown away) = 18L
so the question is do i brew a smaller batch or add liquor as i go to compensate for my dead space?

cold break


wort not very clear mmmmm

 

[tubby_shaw]

Add liquor as you go along :thumb:
Just make sure it is all boiled for at least 15 minutes though as this will ensure sterility and help with clarity and shelf life :)

 

[jampot]

You could liquor back 4.3 liters to reach you desired gravity, still short by a a bit but not bad...

 

[Titch]

so could i boil some water now and bung it in? or not?

 

[luckyeddie]

so could i boil some water now and bung it in? or not?

No problem in doing so. Boil it, then cool it and top up. The alternative is to enjoy a stronger beer. I would - but then again, I'm a bit of a brewing suicide jockey. Even my sipping beers start with a 1050 + OG, and my strong ones really are 'hazardous materials'.

 

[luckyeddie]

Also, don't worry about the clarity - your excess proteins (the 'break' material etc) will drop out very quickly. What I do now as a matter of course with all my brews (Evanvine taught me this) is a technique called 'Double Drop'. Once you notice that your yeasts have started to become fairly active (24 hours is about right), just syphon your wort into another sterilised FV if you have one handy - you will leave much of your break material behind as trub.

A lot of breweries use this method - and I have certainly noticed that since I have being doing so over the last few months, I have had no problem getting any brew to drop bright.

 

[Titch]

cheers chaps

just boiled some water and its sitting cooling

will add a little at a time to get my SG reading i wanted

 

[Titch]

water added and stirred into FV

now getting 1033 at 23.3degrees so works out 1035

happy bunny

cheers chaps

 

[Titch]

update, it is bubbling slowly in the fridge

took a sample out today to check progress

1012 ish book says 1008

so it is heading in the right direction

still a bit cloudy with some bits floating around, smells right, taste still a little too bitter if you know what i mean

what do you lot do?
after fermentation do you rack off for a week or so, or what?

answers on a postcard or sealed down envelope

 

[tubby_shaw]

still a bit cloudy with some bits floating around, smells right, taste still a little too bitter if you know what i mean

It will still taste more bitter than you expect while ever there is a lot of yeast in suspension, it will improve as it clears :thumb:

what do you lot do?

I would leave for at least 3 more days on the yeast cake after fermentation has finished to allow a lot more yeast to drop out of suspension and allow the yeast to metabolise some of the less desirable fermentation by products :)

 

[Titch]

well bugger me i actually did it

racked to secondary FV on Saturday so two weeks in the first FV

it has been sat since
and you know what?

it does not actually taste half bad, and is quite clear


im well chuffed

 

[jinxy72]

nice one titch .. looks like a good'un :

 

[Titch]

all bottled and looking pretty

got 39 bottles, three at the front are the last three from the barrel so have kept to one side as possible cloudy ones

 

[jinxy72]

im trying to put together a GOLD clone recipe at the min .... manchester being my homelands :lol: im a bit partial to a pint of the 'cream of manchester' ... though dont taste the same now its made in wales :nono:

 

[Titch]

if you ever think your close share and ill give it a spin

i did like a Gold every know and then

was short lived

 

[jinxy72]

will do titch .. i could drop some off when visiting parents :lol: ill let u know if i get close