Bluebird AG#1

[Frisp]

There we go the boil has just started rolling and the 1st hops are in. Sorry peeps the camera wont play with the steam
**** this is gripping stuff

 

[Wez]

Nice work Frisp

 

[BrewStew]

you'll be about at the chilling/yeast sprinkling i'm guessing by now?

how's it goin?

 

[A T]

Frisp? :hmm:

 

[prodigal2]

I hope you are getting on well there Frisp.

You have chosen a fantastic beer to brew first. And the run off does not need to be clear, just free of pieces of malt.

P2

 

[Frisp]

bugger. keyboard died. its all gone pete tong.
chlled 5t d6wn and have what can only be described as Soup.
look

im thinking of canting into a fermenter overnight and rack itoff the crud 2morrow.
suggestions please

 

[BrewStew]

rackin it off sounds like a plan to me... it aint dead yet mate, dont give up on it!

 

[Phil]

bugger. keyboard died. its all gone pete tong.
chlled 5t d6wn and have what can only be described as Soup.
look

im thinking of canting into a fermenter overnight and rack itoff the crud 2morrow.
suggestions please

Not sure what you meant there Frisp but that looks like break to me. If so, it's quite normal. Stick it in the fermenter, add the yeast when it's about 20C and leave it for the beer fairies to do their thing

/Phil.

 

[Frisp]

Ok got it sorted.
I have a helluva lot of trub,nearly 3 inches.
put 26L into boiler and got 15L out. must have lost a lot to steam.

 

[BrewStew]

dont forget you also lose some to the hops soaking it up, and the deadspace in your boiler

did you have both elements on for the whole boil?

 

[Frisp]

no i only had one element on. Trouble is its now 1042 and hoppy as hell.
Its too thin to dilute and its too hoppy to leave. any sugestions

 

[BrewStew]

when you say hoppy do you mean when you taste the wort? i've found the grassyness subsides a little after the ferment, and a little more with a bit of conditioning.

 

[brewzone]

A highly flocculant yeast is supposed to drop out taking some of the bitterness with it.

Maybe something like gervin/nottingham would do.

It might save having to dilute or blend with another beer.

 

[Frisp]

I did some calculations and 3 L dilution would tak eit to 1035. Considering the target was 1036 I can live with that. :pray:

 

[Wez]

Frisp thats great

When is the yeast going in

 

[Frisp]

Its in.....
Ps Just sniffed the fermenter and its All malt...
Learned a shitload today....
I need to sort out my sparging to get the runnings clear.
I need to sort my insulation on my tun
I need to increase my HLT volume. I reccon I lost 20% in the boil. 1 L to spill and another to dicking around with the break.

In summary how was today Fan fekkin tastic... :lol:

 

[Wez]

Nothing like jumping in with both feet is there

Wait till you taste it, don't bother putting any socks on, they'll be blown off anyway

 

[A T]

You'll always learn a bunch from your first all grain, you'll find it's much easier next time

 

[BrewStew]

great stuff Frisp! even better still you kept a brave face even after a string of issues :) :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[Frisp]

Just a quick question. My MT false bottom has a shitload of 2.5 mm holes could this be too many ? is this what casued the probs with cloudy runnings. or was I just a bit impatient