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[Northern_Brewer]

Aiming for about 4.5-4.8% abv and 35 IBU.

Just as a comment, you'll find that a lot of pubs have a pretty hard limit of 4.5% for cask, eg Tatton ended up reducing their Gold on cask from a "classic" 5% like Summer Lightning down to 4.5%. There's a few exceptions like Plum Porter that can get away with it, but in general I wouldn't try to sell anything over 4.5% in cask until you're a bit more established. I get that you're still feeling your way with new-to-you kit, but maybe aim for 4.2-4.5%?

On a personal level, I'm not the biggest fan of straight(ish) Extra Pale grists, I like a bit of Pale in there but that's just me.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

What pub can we goto to buy some then?

I guess that if one were to subscribe to the YouTube channel then one would not only find out, but also have the satisfaction of providing a small amount of material support ;-)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Episode 28 is out. And we are ready to brew this weekend. I am terrified ! :)

Looking forward to watching the brew day, good luck.

 

[Paul7189]

I guess that if one were to subscribe to the YouTube channel then one would not only find out, but also have the satisfaction of providing a small amount of material support ;-)

Subscribed since episode 1 was released but thanks for the advice…

 

[MikeB.]

Completely missed this, now subscribed

 

[chopps]

Just as a comment, you'll find that a lot of pubs have a pretty hard limit of 4.5% for cask, eg Tatton ended up reducing their Gold on cask from a "classic" 5% like Summer Lightning down to 4.5%. There's a few exceptions like Plum Porter that can get away with it, but in general I wouldn't try to sell anything over 4.5% in cask until you're a bit more established. I get that you're still feeling your way with new-to-you kit, but maybe aim for 4.2-4.5%?

On a personal level, I'm not the biggest fan of straight(ish) Extra Pale grists, I like a bit of Pale in there but that's just me.

Fantastic help, thanks. I have a couple of pubs onboard that don’t mind a stronger product, but I’m taking this advice on board. A couple have pushed for 3.8 to 4.2 actually. Will adjust and rebalance the recipe. For the base malts I tested this with some MO in there too, that gave it some more breadiness but I thought too much. Might think about that again. Thanks again

 

[Paul7189]

Fantastic help, thanks. I have a couple of pubs onboard that don’t mind a stronger product, but I’m taking this advice on board. A couple have pushed for 3.8 to 4.2 actually. Will adjust and rebalance the recipe. For the base malts I tested this with some MO in there too, that gave it some more breadiness but I thought too much. Might think about that again. Thanks again

When is the tap room opening then?

 

[chopps]

When is the tap room opening then?

Totally phase 2 ! Got to focus on making beer first. Summer though.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Fantastic help, thanks. I have a couple of pubs onboard that don’t mind a stronger product, but I’m taking this advice on board. A couple have pushed for 3.8 to 4.2 actually. Will adjust and rebalance the recipe.

I think you'll find that places in town will tend to go a bit stronger, places out in the country will go lower as people are more likely to be driving. There's definitely a bit of an art to creating a product range - some of it will just be a question of getting stuff out there and seeing what resonates with people, but you definitely need at least one <4% if you're aiming for a traditional-ish cask audience - and they're really difficult to do well. But for instance, Oakham Citra is 4.2% on cask (and 4.6% in bottle), Jarl is 3.8% - there's plenty worse benchmarks than Jarl.

For the base malts I tested this with some MO in there too, that gave it some more breadiness but I thought too much. Might think about that again.

Doesn't have to be Otter, could just be regular pale, or even GP or something. That's just my personal preference for a bit of extra body - or you could even go down the dextrin route. OTOH I imagine the lager boys will prefer something thinner.

Also worth mentioning that a lot of these kinds of beers have a bit of wheat in them, including Jarl (torrified) and Citra (malted).

 

[Pete9586]

Good luck with brew day @chopps looking forward to seeing the footage! I’m sure it’ll go well!

 

[Lynx Brewery]

Good luck, Chopps.

Really enjoyed watching the progress you’ve made in such a short time. That space looked so small when you first showed it but everything fits in so neatly.
I’m brewing as well today, so thinking of you and your team.

Looking forward to seeing the video after the weekend.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

May the beer Gods smile upon you, and the leakage elves find something better to play with...

 

[CD]

The very best of luck. Don't let your camera distract you from brewing.

 

[chopps]

I opted for a dress rehearsal today with a caustic brew. Glad I did as there were a couple of show stoppers! The flow meter sensor failed immediately. I have no idea how much liquor I am drawing from the HLT and wanted to be precise so I can repeat exactly. New one coming on Sat am delivery. Next, this heat exchanger has had about 5 hours of caustic through it. Both directions. I am still getting faintly greenish output and a almost imperceptible drainy smell. It’s faint but I smell it. No way I am putting wort through it. It needs to be 100% right. Getting up early and while I wait for Amazon I will strip it, clean it, and reassemble. Hopefully not tearing any gaskets… Finally, I spotted a beer stone ring at the bottom of fermenter 1, which is the one I have set up and tested with the glycol cooler. So still on target for tomorrow, but relying on Amazon and my engineering skills for that to happen. If not, how long does it take to cool 330L with my little copper immersion chiller… :). Thanks for the good luck wishes guys, I really appreciate you all.

 

[marshbrewer]

If not, how long does it take to cool 330L with my little copper immersion chiller… :).

Knock up a stainless steel coolship. You know you want to...

 

[Paul7189]

I opted for a dress rehearsal today with a caustic brew. Glad I did as there were a couple of show stoppers! The flow meter sensor failed immediately. I have no idea how much liquor I am drawing from the HLT and wanted to be precise so I can repeat exactly. New one coming on Sat am delivery. Next, this heat exchanger has had about 5 hours of caustic through it. Both directions. I am still getting faintly greenish output and a almost imperceptible drainy smell. It’s faint but I smell it. No way I am putting wort through it. It needs to be 100% right. Getting up early and while I wait for Amazon I will strip it, clean it, and reassemble. Hopefully not tearing any gaskets… Finally, I spotted a beer stone ring at the bottom of fermenter 1, which is the one I have set up and tested with the glycol cooler. So still on target for tomorrow, but relying on Amazon and my engineering skills for that to happen. If not, how long does it take to cool 330L with my little copper immersion chiller… :). Thanks for the good luck wishes guys, I really appreciate you all.

Want to borrow my grainfather counterflow?

 

[MikeB.]

I opted for a dress rehearsal today with a caustic brew. Glad I did as there were a couple of show stoppers! The flow meter sensor failed immediately. I have no idea how much liquor I am drawing from the HLT and wanted to be precise so I can repeat exactly. New one coming on Sat am delivery. Next, this heat exchanger has had about 5 hours of caustic through it. Both directions. I am still getting faintly greenish output and a almost imperceptible drainy smell. It’s faint but I smell it. No way I am putting wort through it. It needs to be 100% right. Getting up early and while I wait for Amazon I will strip it, clean it, and reassemble. Hopefully not tearing any gaskets… Finally, I spotted a beer stone ring at the bottom of fermenter 1, which is the one I have set up and tested with the glycol cooler. So still on target for tomorrow, but relying on Amazon and my engineering skills for that to happen. If not, how long does it take to cool 330L with my little copper immersion chiller… :). Thanks for the good luck wishes guys, I really appreciate you all.

Before you strip the plate heat exchanger, make sure to measure the distance between the outer plates. This’ll minimise the chance of either leaking or crushing plates when you reassemble.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Before you strip the plate heat exchanger, make sure to measure the distance between the outer plates. This’ll minimise the chance of either leaking or crushing plates when you reassemble.

Now that’s good advice

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Hey @chopps if it has to cool naturally overnight, no big deal right?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

If the flow meters prove unreliable, how about load cells under the HLT legs so you know how much you’ve drawn off… or calibrate that sight glass?