Firstly. Huge kudos to Geterbrewed.com! My first order from them arrived today and I went into panic cos things were not as I wanted them to be! The good stuff was the arrival of a great bench capper for about ã18 (I've been joyfully capping empty bottles :whistle: ) and a 500ml Erlenmeyer conical flask for making starters for about ã4.50, both bargains! And getting small amounts of hop pellets, all foil/vacuum packed is a great thing for a small batch brewer.
The issues were several. Three actually. There were three issues, and the number of issues was three, and here, following a colon which will arrive shortly, are the three issues: Issue 1. the grain was crushed, I had asked for uncrushed in the comments box. Issue 2: The BIG issue - The 10kg MO was separate but ALL the other 7 types of grain were mixed together in one bag, 8kg in total!
. Issue 3, the smallest and last issue - the PH testing papers I ordered were missing.
HOWEVER. I rang and left a message and they called back not long after. The woman I spoke to was lovely and fantastically helpful. None of the three issues was too big an issue. Even the BIG issue. She was helpful beyond the call of duty. I accepted some responsibility for assuming it would all be packed separately, a daft, clibit-like, mad assumption. :whistle:
The PH strips was straight forward. Out of stock, will be sent asap. The grain crush and the mix was down to me using the wrong system to order it. She said they should have queried it though, given the quantity and the grain mix, and not dumped it all in one bag. She told me that the fact I asked for uncrushed in the comments box would not reach the packers. I don't think the custom grain kit is designed for that option. So be aware, your grain will all be mixed together, and it will be crushed. She said they are still developing the custom grain system and there are still some, er, issues. But it's not designed to be used the way I used it, and I was daft to do so, I hold my hand up.
Anyway, the outcome - they are re-sending me the 8kg of grains, uncrushed and packed separately. How cool is that! I'm keeping the 10kg crushed MO, it's not a big deal, I'll use it pretty quickly. TOP result. :thumb:
Competition Time
So, I now have to work out if I can do anything with 8kg of mixed grain that is: 3kg lager malt, 2kg wheat malt, 1kg mild malt, 1kg Vienna, 250g carapils, 250g medium crystal, 250g dark crystal, and 200g biscuit malt!
It will make about 40 litres at 1046 ish OG. For a 10 litre batch it's:
Original Gravity (OG): 1.046
Colour (SRM): 9.6 (EBC): 18.9
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
0.750 kg Lager Malt (37.71%)
0.500 kg Wheat Malt (25.14%)
0.250 kg Mild Ale Malt (12.57%)
0.250 kg Vienna (12.57%)
0.063 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (3.17%)
0.063 kg Crystal 145 EBC Medium (3.17%)
0.063 kg Crystal 240 EBC Dark (3.17%)
0.050 kg Biscuit (2.51%)
So, what could I make? Any suggestions? Just one recipe will do, I'm looking for one recipe using the above mixture, plus:
- other grains if you like, I have a pretty good variety of English grains in stock, plus Special B and crystal rye and roasted rye,
- any hops you like (for now, I may supply a list of hops below)
- a yeast from my unusually wide range in stock:
Wyeast 1469
Wyeast 1728
WLP006
Brewlabs Somerset 1
US05
Muntons standard ale yeast
Gervin Ale yeast
Young's ale yeast
Belle Saison
Safbrew S-33
Safbrew T58
Cooper's kit yeast
Prize: A bottle of the brew I make using your recipe! And/or a 1 to 2kg bag of the grain mix, if you want it, to make your own 5-10 litre simple AG batch, following these instructions:
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51779
I'll pay the delivery.
Post your recipes on this thread! Cheers. :thumb:
The issues were several. Three actually. There were three issues, and the number of issues was three, and here, following a colon which will arrive shortly, are the three issues: Issue 1. the grain was crushed, I had asked for uncrushed in the comments box. Issue 2: The BIG issue - The 10kg MO was separate but ALL the other 7 types of grain were mixed together in one bag, 8kg in total!
. Issue 3, the smallest and last issue - the PH testing papers I ordered were missing.HOWEVER. I rang and left a message and they called back not long after. The woman I spoke to was lovely and fantastically helpful. None of the three issues was too big an issue. Even the BIG issue. She was helpful beyond the call of duty. I accepted some responsibility for assuming it would all be packed separately, a daft, clibit-like, mad assumption. :whistle:
The PH strips was straight forward. Out of stock, will be sent asap. The grain crush and the mix was down to me using the wrong system to order it. She said they should have queried it though, given the quantity and the grain mix, and not dumped it all in one bag. She told me that the fact I asked for uncrushed in the comments box would not reach the packers. I don't think the custom grain kit is designed for that option. So be aware, your grain will all be mixed together, and it will be crushed. She said they are still developing the custom grain system and there are still some, er, issues. But it's not designed to be used the way I used it, and I was daft to do so, I hold my hand up.
Anyway, the outcome - they are re-sending me the 8kg of grains, uncrushed and packed separately. How cool is that! I'm keeping the 10kg crushed MO, it's not a big deal, I'll use it pretty quickly. TOP result. :thumb:
Competition Time
So, I now have to work out if I can do anything with 8kg of mixed grain that is: 3kg lager malt, 2kg wheat malt, 1kg mild malt, 1kg Vienna, 250g carapils, 250g medium crystal, 250g dark crystal, and 200g biscuit malt!
It will make about 40 litres at 1046 ish OG. For a 10 litre batch it's:
Original Gravity (OG): 1.046
Colour (SRM): 9.6 (EBC): 18.9
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
0.750 kg Lager Malt (37.71%)
0.500 kg Wheat Malt (25.14%)
0.250 kg Mild Ale Malt (12.57%)
0.250 kg Vienna (12.57%)
0.063 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (3.17%)
0.063 kg Crystal 145 EBC Medium (3.17%)
0.063 kg Crystal 240 EBC Dark (3.17%)
0.050 kg Biscuit (2.51%)
So, what could I make? Any suggestions? Just one recipe will do, I'm looking for one recipe using the above mixture, plus:
- other grains if you like, I have a pretty good variety of English grains in stock, plus Special B and crystal rye and roasted rye,
- any hops you like (for now, I may supply a list of hops below)
- a yeast from my unusually wide range in stock:
Wyeast 1469
Wyeast 1728
WLP006
Brewlabs Somerset 1
US05
Muntons standard ale yeast
Gervin Ale yeast
Young's ale yeast
Belle Saison
Safbrew S-33
Safbrew T58
Cooper's kit yeast
Prize: A bottle of the brew I make using your recipe! And/or a 1 to 2kg bag of the grain mix, if you want it, to make your own 5-10 litre simple AG batch, following these instructions:
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51779
I'll pay the delivery.
Post your recipes on this thread! Cheers. :thumb:
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