Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

[Agentgonzo]

Gayle: 2230

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Is this a code, or have you honestly made over 2000 brews?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Apologies if missed....

Why glucose rather than ME of some sort

I may yet decide to use malt extract. I just wanted to get to 12% (no good reason for this). The amount used is not likely to make any appreciable difference, probably

Edit: I did use DME in the end. You won’t see glucose mentioned on the recipe sheet because I’ve updated it.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Is this a code, or have you honestly made over 2000 brews?

. The first two digits are the year. The following two are the number of brews in the year. The actual number of brews is probably around 250.

 

[Agentgonzo]

. The first two digits are the year. The following two are the number of brews in the year. The actual number of brews is probably around 250.

That's much more realistic. But I do see you brewing all the time so wasn't sure.

If I'd stopped to do the maths, I would have realised that 2000 brews is one per week for 40 years! (Though again, that doesn't seem beyond your ability!)

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

That's much more realistic. But I do see you brewing all the time so wasn't sure.

If I'd stopped to do the maths, I would have realised that 2000 brews is one per week for 40 years! (Though again, that doesn't seem beyond your ability!)

I am quite old!

 

[Sadfield]

Forgot to ask, was the previously mentioned Welsh brewery, Wilderness?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

There will now be a short delay before I start mash 2 while I recharge my drill battery - used to power my grain mill.

Fortunately I’ve had a few beers already so this is now just part of life’s rich tapestry! #chillaxed

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Forgot to ask, was the previously mentioned Welsh brewery, Wilderness?

Yes it was, nice beers and nice people.

 

[Sadfield]

Yes it was, nice beers and nice people.

Good beers. Drinking a few of their cans tonight. The link to a pdf of the brewsheet on the can label is a nice touch that more breweries should adopt.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Good beers. Drinking a few of their cans tonight. The link to a pdf of the brewsheet on the can label is a nice touch that more breweries should adopt.

It is. Their green credentials are good too, you’ll find that on the can somewhere.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

The second brew is now under way - yay!

The yeast starters are also getting started…

 

[Pennine]

There will now be a short delay before I start mash 2 while I recharge my drill battery - used to power my grain mill.

Fortunately I’ve had a few beers already so this is now just part of life’s rich tapestry! #chillaxed

Smart to wait till Friday night to do this one!

 

[Leon103]

Yes it was, nice beers and nice people.

One of my favourites

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Good morning folks and welcome to the weekend!

This morning I’ve cleared up all the mess, boiled the wort for 40 minutes and added 3 litres of cold-steeped roast grains. The two yeast starters are fine and healthy so all is looking good at the moment.

 

[Pennine]

Is this gonna be 3 day brew day?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Is this gonna be 3 day brew day?

. No, the wort is ready but I decided this morning to go for a two-stage starter. I’m now waiting on the starter to settle out a bit before pitching. Soon.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

It’s done!

OG is 1.111. 11 litres in each of two fermenting buckets, 1litre of yeast slurry into each fermenter. Now tucked up in the fermenter at 20C.

They will stay there now for probably 3 weeks before being transferred into the barrel.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

This morning I’m pleased I split the batch across two fermenting buckets!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Now I’ve got my boiler out of the way the barrel can go on the bar and look pretty until I need it

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Two posts later and I’m not feeling quite so smug!