BIAB - AG #6 - Orc

[Tomcat]

Had a day off and decide on a brew that I had been looking at for a while - started out as a Hobgoblin clone then kind of went west from there, was also to use up a few odds and bits I had left over

6.00 kg Marris Otter Organic (2.3 SRM)
1.00 kg Pearl (2.5 SRM)
0.50 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L
0.25 kg Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM)
0.20 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM)
30.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.20 %] - First Wort
20.00 g Fuggles [6.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min
20.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.20 %] - Boil 30.0
30.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min
20.00 g Fuggles [6.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min
20.00 g Fuggles [6.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min
30.00 g Fuggles [6.20 %] - Aroma Steep 60.0 min
2.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 ml]

Note to self - get the damn sky hook set up in garage next time I feel like trying something this big, have to say trying to pull 8.2 kilo of wet grain and squeeze out the wort by hand is not easy when at waist height in the pot

grain bill -


hop bill -


mash - new thermal jacket for the pot - seemed to work well - held the temp to 67 for 60 mins


Boil on the go -


Chiller coil in - works wonders a real good build and seriously reduces the wait time


now in the FV with yeast - will see how this one works as not overwhelmed by the result of the smack pack after the three hrs - Notty on standy

Its a bit of a big beer to be at its best for Christmas or there abouts

addendum - bit of key info missing - 26lt in the FV at 1.062 :whistle:

 

[Mulled]

Love the brew's name, one of the best i've seen in ages :clap:

 

[Tomcat]

thanks Mulled, kinda had to after thinking a Hobgoblin clone and watching Lord of the Rings

 

[Algernon]

Ever considered brewing a Cave Troll?

 

[Tomcat]

one would come in handy to lift the grain after the mash if i dont get the sky hook put in :grin:

 

[BrewBilly]

Looks like a good brew day. Great pics.

 

[Tomcat]

thanks BrewBilly - it was a good brew day, not sure why but was well relaxed and just cruised through. The wyeast did not seem to get started so added the Notty yesterday afternoon and its banging along like a steam train this morning may well be it was a bit heavy for a single pack - note to self - pay more attention to the yeast cell requirements for a big brew to avoud last minute panic

 

[Algernon]

one would come in handy to lift the grain after the mash if i dont get the sky hook put in :grin:

I may install a sky hook before I brew anything large. I have a beam just above the hob but annoyingly off to one side. I should be able to make something work though.
If you're not brewing a Cave Troll I might then, I feel some kind of big APA coming on :

 

[Tomcat]

Go for it - look forward to seeing the recipe :thumb: