An Idea.......group brew

[tubby_shaw]

Or do we set a date and all meet up in a car park somewhere in the midlands......

What kind of forum is this? :lol: :whistle: :hmm:

A very friendly one :lol:

 

[commsbiff]

Wez says,

...as I have no more FV's I guess i'm out of the forum brew.

How about going old school? You must have a mop bucket lying around somewhere? :?

 

[commsbiff]

Ok - so this is going to be my first brew that's not from a kit (and I've only done 2 of those). My recipe is here and I would appreciate any comments as to how I may improve this. I'll brew it tomorrow hopefully (if my campden tablets and Nottingham yeast arrive!).

I've reduced the length to 17L in order to achieve the correct OG. I'll brew it in a 25L pot. I'm thinking of throwing a crushed campden tablet in when I start to heat the water. Then as it warms up I'll add the LME and DME. Then as it boils I'll add the bittering hops (in SWMBO's unused tights - hope it doesn't add to the colour :sick: ). For the aroma hops, should I bung them in after the boil, before I cool (in the bath), or when I start to cool?

Your wisdom, as always, is greatly appreciated. : (did that sound a bit brown-nosey )

 

[tubby_shaw]

Recipe looks fine commsbiff :thumb:
For 20L of water half a crushed campden tablet added to the cold water is sufficient
Go for it mate and keep us informed of progress :

 

[commsbiff]

Cheers TS. : Oh yeah - aroma hops... when should I add them?

 

[tubby_shaw]

Cheers TS. : Oh yeah - aroma hops... when should I add them?

Oops sorry
Add the aroma hops during cooling when the wort reaches 80C :thumb: At this temperature you will still get sanitation of the hops but the temperature is not so high that the essential aroma products are driven off

 

[commsbiff]

awesome - tyvm ts

 

[Vossy1]

Looks like a great recipe c, like the hopping schedule :thumb:

I'll brew it tomorrow hopefully

Can we have piccies...can we

 

[commsbiff]

Yep - I'll do some in the brewday section. :

 

[prolix]

well my brew is barrelled and very nearly got drunk from the fermenter. Hop levels are up there and it seems well balanced will update in a few weeks when I bottle it.

linky

it finished at 1008 not 1013 so a little higher ABV than expected.

brewed with 100% late hops so should have bags of taste and flavour

 

[tubby_shaw]

Ok I'm all done just need a few weeks maturation time :thumb:

Then I'll start posting them out :party:
What we need to know is who has brewed one and who intends to brew one and who has bottled out (Wez).
Then we need to figure out who is sending to who :wha:

 

[Wez]

 

[jamesb]

Point and laugh! Point and laugh! -------------------------> Wez.

Mine are bottled, but obviously not ready to go yet.

EDIT: Here's a picture from the brewday, just for Wez.

 

[commsbiff]

hope to bottle mine in about a week

TS has reserved one, and I'd like to do the same with one of yours please TS. How many should we send out? Go for 2,3,4 each? What dya think?

 

[Wez]

EDIT: Here's a picture from the brewday, just for Wez.

Ohhhhh, you know I lurve them dirty pics :P

 

[Vossy1]

What we need to know is who has brewed one and who intends to brew one and who has bottled out (Wez).

I will probably do mine towards the end of next week, so you may have to wait a while for it.

 

[commsbiff]

I was planned to go away with work for a week, but that's been cancelled today. So I may be able to secondary and bottle mine sooner. Anyone want one?

 

[Wez]

What we need to know is who has brewed one and who intends to brew one and who has bottled out (Wez).

I will probably do mine towards the end of next week, so you may have to wait a while for it.

Hmm, are we still able to 'have a go' ??

 

[Aleman]

Hmm, are we still able to 'have a go' ??

Is that again Wez ???

I've not yet done my forum brew either . . . and will be way this weekend so the weekend of the 29th may very well see me brewing . . and as I have cracked the last Corny of Southwold I better get it done in a hurry

 

[Wez]

:lol: yep stuffed up attempt one and ended up too high on the OG - i'll have another bash then :grin: