First Ever Brew Tomorrow

[Baz Chaz]

Bloody 'ell it's half twelve and no response :?

has the lad fallen into his mash tun :shock:

has Mrs EP found some urgent decorating to be done :cry:

come on EP the suspense is killing us :lol:

 

[Muddy Funker]

Right chores are done!

Just need to insulate the boiler and I'm ready to start :pray:

 

[snail59]

Come on EP it's gone 8pm whats hapened?????????. Have you forgot to turn the HLT on and are still waiting to hit strike temp????????.

 

[highwayman]

Well its now 3.10am....(some of us are working) Wonder what happened to EP's Brew Day :wha:

 

[Easy Peasie]

Sorry For no updates yesterday everyone.
As soon as I had finished and cleaned up we were out of the house for the rest of the day.

I will post some piccies this evening and give an update as THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS!! that weren't perfect. but did have a great morning and can't wait for the next.

 

[Baz Chaz]

I will post some piccies this evening and give an update as THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS!! that weren't perfect.

They can be sorted on the next brew :thumb:

........... but did have a great morning and can't wait for the next.

Excellent, the next ones going to be easier :thumb:

Mind you ...... we were beginning to think you'd fallen in your mash tun :whistle: :lol:

 

[Easy Peasie]

Have to say I am surprised and grateful for all the interest from everyone, have been really amazed to see how many other people are brewing and how helpful everyone is.

Cheers :

 

[Tony]

:rofl:
Laughing my socks off reading this!

Excellent... what a bunch of outstanding people you all are! Love it!

:

 

[Easy Peasie]

Glad you thought it was funny Tony.

Anyway.
Everything went really well yesterday no problems to speak of although I had increased my grain and hops pro rata for a 25l brew so had worked out that I needed about 38-39 litres of water for deadspaces evaporation etc, but the hydrometer reading during sparging had reached 1.008 way before the water had run out so I stopped sparging and started the boil and included the full amount of hops I had worked out.
After the boil I was left with just 19l of wort with a gravity of 1.065. I was worried that the amount of hops would make it too bitter so I have added 5l of cooled boiled water to make up the amount which will of course make it not as strong. Did I do right?






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[highwayman]

Well Done EP :clap: I agree with Tony .. It was well amusing!! Especially the post from Baz's re falling into the Mash Tun :lol:

 

[Baz Chaz]

Well done EP glad you didn't fall into your mash tun :thumb:

Did I do right?

You'll find out when you have your first AG pint .....

I'm willing to have a small wager you'll not be disappointed :

and won't be very long before AG#2 is on it's way :thumb:

 

[Easy Peasie]

Already planning it looking for an Erdinger Dunkel Clone

 

[unclepumble]

Well done EP

It takes big B*lls to jump straight into AG without a few tinned brews first.

"Welcome to the dark side"


UP

 

[snail59]

Well done EP looks a nice set up you have there. Might need to slow the sparge down to extract more from the grains to improve efficiency but you did better than me on my first AG. :clap:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Well Done EP :thumb:

 

[Easy Peasie]

That must be where I was going wrong, thought it was a bit fast.
also can you leave the lid on the boiler until it gets up to the boil or should you leave it off all the time? :wha:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Leave it on until you get to the boil

 

[evanvine]

As UPsays, it takes a brave man to jump straight into AG, well done :thumb:
19ltrs at 1065 = 24ltrs at 1051, not to be sneezed at :clap:

 

[Tony]

That must be where I was going wrong, thought it was a bit fast.
also can you leave the lid on the boiler until it gets up to the boil or should you leave it off all the time? :wha:

This should get an award for one of the best posts of the year! It seriously demonstrates what a wonderful bunch of people inhabit this place and how much they all care. Feels like a family!

You can leave your lid on until it comes to the boil and it'll probably speed up the process a little.. but I never bother .. boil all them DMS's off ... nasty little bleeders!

Well done EP!

 

[Baz Chaz]

............ This should get an award for one of the best posts of the year! It seriously demonstrates what a wonderful bunch of people inhabit this place and how much they all care. Feels like a family!

Slightly eccentric .............. mildly barking

but with a common interest :drink:

brilliant :