Brewday : Twin Rhombus Sun 11/01/09

[Wez]

Brewing today - Smod assisting :thumb:

It's a clone of Double Diamond

66c Mash on at the moment

60L Target OG 1.052

11800.00 gm Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 89.87 %
830.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 6.32 %
500.00 gm Maize, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 3.81 %
105.00 gm Challenger [7.00 %] (90 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 35.1 IBU
40.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

 

[BrewStew]

have a good one guys! :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

Enjoy :

 

[Wez]

Going well, we had 81L at 1.048 pre-boil so think we may have overshot the 80% efficiency :shock: 35 mins left to go on the boil.

Might have to let this one down :hmm:

 

[Wez]

Looks like the pre boil reading may have been wrong we ended up with 65L at 1.050 (83% efficiency) after a 1hr boil loads of trub in the boiler :)

Yeast pitched - feet up :thumb:

Thanks for helping out Smod, really enjoyed the day

 

[A T]

Looking good

 

[BrewStew]

bah what's 2 points amongst gentlemen :thumb:

 

[Wez]

Less than 2 hours after pitching the yeast both fermenters are bubbling away at around every 5 or 6 seconds

 

[Smod]

Great day. Pitched the yeast at about 7pm, S02, then had to make a sharp exit to get to my mate's 105miles away. Hopefully it's bubbling away as is Wez's. I'll see on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Thanks again Wez. :thumb:

 

[Wez]

 

[Wez]

Fermenters going like the clappers now, good 3 to 4 inch yeast head on both :thumb:

 

[Smod]

Will get to see mine tomorrow. Can't wait :grin:

 

[Smod]

Back now. Fermenting well but my house is not too warm, (we don't like the heat) probably 18-20c, so not too much foam. Checking the hydrometer I've left in the brew it's about 1036-1038 since Sunday 7pm. :thumb:

Smells fantastic :thumb:

How's yours Wez?

 

[Wez]

Thats good news :thumb:

Going like clappers not checked gravity just yet, will do that tomorrow :grin:

Mine are at 20c in the kitchen

 

[Smod]

Now down to just over 1020 looking and smelling good :thumb:

 

[Wez]

Cool - i'll take a reading of mine later :thumb:

 

[Wez]

1.018 here :thumb:

 

[Smod]

Fermentation seems to have stopped. Hydrometer reads approx 1012 so I'll transfer this tomorrow. :thumb:

 

[Smod]

Ended-up putting the Twin Rhombus into 9L cornies later than Wez (Sunday), one as-is the other with 3g Goldings dry hops. Primed but doesn't seem to be making any conditioning gas after 3 days :?

If I leave it longer and it's still the same can I add some yeast to eat up the priming sugar and kick start the priming? :hmm:

 

[Vossy1]

Ended-up putting the Twin Rhombus into 9L cornies later than Wez (Sunday), one as-is the other with 3g Goldings dry hops. Primed but doesn't seem to be making any conditioning gas after 3 days

You might have a leak on your corny :hmm: