AG#3 - FOOLS GOLD (Matchless Comp Brew)

[corby_brewer]

Tomorrow ill be brewing my MATCHLESS COMP BREW - FOOLS GOLD.

Style - APA

Brewlength - 23ltr
Expected OG - 1049
Expected FG - 1012
Expected ABV - 4.9%
Expected IBU - 28.7
Expected SRM - 6.7
Mash minutes - 60 minutes
Mash water ratio - 2.5L/Kg
Mash temp - 68oC
Boil minutes - 60 minutes

This will be a first for me as it will be my first full mash AG, My previous 2 have been the BIAB method.
Also it will be the first time ive used more than one type of hops. Everything arrived last night from MATCHLESS HOMEBREW. Ian and Anne come good yet again, they drove all the way from Coalville to deliver them. THANK YOU AGAIN. :clap: AND THE GIRLS SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CHOCOLATE. :thumb:

5kg maris otter
250g melanoidin
250g torrefied wheat
180g carapils
80g biscuit

17.4g aurora super styrians 8.1% 60 minutes
15g nelson sauvin 11.3% 30 minutes
15g cascade 8% 30 minutes
15g nelson sauvin 11.3% 5 minutes
1 packet of English ale yeast or S04 (still undecided on which one to use)

 

[dandan]

Have a good one tomo DS! My hops have arrived for my APA! the boiler is warming up as I speak !

 

[llannige]

Hope it goes well DS. :thumb:

 

[kitoog]

Best of luck with the brew :thumb: .I had one of AT's fools gold last year and it was top class. Still probably best homebrew I tasted. I must actually make it myself sometime, yet to use nelson hops.

 

[Muddydisco]

Good luck with the brew Dave!! And hope the mash goes well :thumb:

 

[A T]

Have a good one Dave :thumb: i would highly recommend us-o5 for this brew if you have any in stock

 

[corby_brewer]

And hope the mash goes well :thumb:

Disaster strikes, just decided to give my mash tun a quick test, and the bloody things leaking. A large split about 5 inches long all the way down the one side. So it looks like im back to the BIAB method again.

 

[Muddydisco]

Bummer :shock: How's that happened :wha:

Glad you tested before hand!!!

We want piccy's

 

[corby_brewer]

ive took it all apart and and used some epoxy resin and silicon sealant on the outside to see if that will seal it up. As asda have stoped stocking the coolboxes now and started on the christmas stuff.

 

[Vossy1]

Hope it seals up for tomorrow, have a gr8 brew day :thumb:

 

[corby_brewer]

Well the mash-tun didnt dry in time . But that didnt stop me brewing.

THE GRAIN BILL.

DOEING IN.

THE MASH NOW UO TO TEMPERATURE 68oC

START OF THE 60 MINUTE MASH

SHOULD JUST HAVE TIME NOW TO FINISH DECORATING THE DINEING ROOM. WHILE IM WAITING FOR THE MASH TO FINISH.

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MORE PICS TO FOLLOW.

 

[A T]

Well done Dave, don't let a little thing like a mash tun stop you brewing :clap:

 

[corby_brewer]

10 MINUTES TO GO AND THE HLT IS GETTING UP TO TEMPERATURE.

RECYLCING FIRST BATCH

ONLY TOOK 6LTRS TILL IT RAN CLEAR

THE HOPS AL READY TO GO

NOTE TO SELF, HOP STRAINERS ARE THERE FOR A REASON!!!!!! YEP GUESS WHO FORGOT TO FIT IT TO THE BOILER,

 

[Aleman]

Yeah there is no point crying over split mash . . . tun :lol:

 

[corby_brewer]

COMING TO THE BOIL.

FIRST ADDITION HOPS.

SECOND ADDITION HOPS GO IN.

AND FINALY THE LAST HOPS GO IN FOR THE FINAL 10 MINUTES OF THE BOIL.

WELL ENDED UP WITH23 LTRS AT 1.049. JUST WHAT I WAS AFTER. SPOT ON WHAT A RESULT.

THE REMAINS OF A VERY SUCESSFULL BREWDAY.

 

[tubby_shaw]

Glad it all went well ds :thumb:

 

[jamesb]

Hope it went well despite the problems DS! Hope that silicone and epoxy was food safe ;-)

 

[Wez]

Nice one on the targets Dave :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

Good one Dave :thumb:

 

[A T]

Well done Dave :thumb: is that grain beside the hops??