Brewday

[MEB]

I had a good brewday on 26th. Took some pic's and have uploaded a few so will try getting it all sorted on the new forum, here goes.

My Brewery.

Cool, that worked

 

[Wez]

Cool, that worked

:lol: Nice one, keep the pics coming

 

[MEB]

The recipe is a bit of an experiment as i've just got some new grains to try. Mainly Amber, brown, pilsner and carapils.


RECIPE:
5080g Maris Otter
255g Crystal
45g Choc
376g Amber
253 Brown

90 min mash at 67C

Hops boil 90 mins
20g Sticklebract
10g Green Bullet
30g NZ Goldings 15 mins
30g NZ Styrians- steep

1 tsp irish moss 10 mins
1 tsp salt added to boil


Grains weighed out and ready to go...

 

[MEB]

I mashed in with 15L 85C liquor which gave me a mash temp of exactly 67C. I will admit to more luck than normal here. Usually i need to add some water from the kettle to get it up to the temp i'm after. I'm mashing at 67C cos i'm after a strong sweet beer here. It's winter time down here. :)

All mashed in and ready to be wrapped up

and then wrapped up...

 

[MEB]

After 90 mins i drew off the first runnings and recirculated them. It only took a litre or so till they were nice and clear.

I sparge as slowly as i can. Sparging normally takes me 90 mins. I have to keep an eye on the HLT temp and the grain bed temp. I'm getting used to it now and it doesn't seem a chore or as tricky as it used to be. I keep HLT at 95C and after approx half hour grain bed temp is up to 78C ish. I then lower the temp in HLT to 85C ish and that usually keeps the grain bed at 78C ish. I find myself having a beer at this stage

 

[Wez]

Those runnings look lovely and clear

 

[MEB]

The hops

All weighed out and labelled so i don't throw the wrong ones in at the wrong time.

 

[MEB]

Those runnings look lovely and clear

It's amazing what photoshop can do :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks Wez. I loved the colour.
As i sparge very slowly the run off seems to be very clear most of the time. This sack of grain runs off clearer than the last but i'm getting lower efficiency from it.

 

[MEB]

This was the clarity of the runnings at the end. I stopped at about 1016.

 

[Wez]

Very nice :) :)

 

[MEB]

I collected 28L of wort at 11.6 brix. SG 1045.

 

[MEB]

Just starting to boil and in go the 90min hops.

 

[MEB]

Once the hot break has subsided i start trickling in the excess wort. I need to keep the level at the 25L mark or i get splashes coming over the sides. This took about 25 mins.

 

[MEB]

I need to have a fan placed beside the boiler to blow the steam towards the door. Otherwise i get condesation on the galvanised roof and treated beams that then drips down into my brew. As i previously discovered.

 

[Wez]

Great! I like the trickling in approach I'll try that

 

[MEB]

A nice vigorous boil.

 

[MEB]

In go the 15min hops...

 

[MEB]

the last hop additions. 30g NZ Styrians. I turned off chiller once down to 80C and then added these. Turning the chiller back on 20 mins later.

They had loads of seeds in them :|

 

[MEB]

The wort was then transfered to a sterilised FV.

 

[MEB]

My nicely aerated wort. Awaiting the London III yeast i have waiting for it.