Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Perhaps bottle condition the saison- well a few bottles for comps and swaps

Yeah, I may have to do that.

 

[samale]

Perhaps bottle condition the saison- well a few bottles for comps and swaps

Personally I feel certain beers are better bottled conditioned. Belgian beers fall into that category, no way I could get the carbonation level correct out of the keg.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Personally I feel certain beers are better bottled conditioned. Belgian beers fall into that category, no way I could get the carbonation level correct out of the keg.

I agree. I'm about to make a large batch of Hefeweizen, and I'm going to bottle condition a third of it, to see the difference. I'm expecting more flavour and aroma in the bottle conditioned one.

One of the nicest beers I've ever made was bottle conditioned, and it was just golden promise malt with cascade, centennial and mosaic.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Yes, it’s true that for higher carbonation, bottling is best. It’s just such a chore.

I need staff!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Youngest daughter called a few minutes ago. She’s bored and decided to go down town, wondered if my wife might want to join her for a stroll around town - as if there was ever any doubt!

Anyway, this means I’m unsupervised so I’ve decided an impromptu brew-day is called for. Just knocked up a quick Altbier recipe.

Brew-day is on…

 

[Clint]

Youngest daughter called a few minutes ago. She’s bored and decided to go down town, wondered if my wife might want to join her for a stroll around town - as if there was ever any doubt!

Anyway, this means I’m unsupervised so I’ve decided an impromptu brew-day is called for. Just knocked up a quick Altbier recipe.

Brew-day is on…

You'll be locked in the brew shed when they get back.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

You'll be locked in the brew shed when they get back.

Ah! But will they lock me in or will I have locked myself in?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Mash is now in progress, no going back at this juncture.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

20 minutes in, time for a pH and gravity check to make sure things are on track.

The wort is a nice colour and the gravity is good, waiting for the wort to cool for pH reading.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Still waiting on the mash to finish (pH was 5.5 so a little higher than I would have liked but not high enough for me to bother doing anything about it) I had a taste of my West Coast IPA.

A little less murky than last time but the aroma is soooo much better. Flavour is better too but still got a way to go.

 

[Nottsbeer]

Mash is now in progress, no going back at this juncture.

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Hi Hazelwood, what pump are you using to recirculate during your mash? Cheers.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Hi Hazelwood, what pump are you using to recirculate during your mash? Cheers.

Hi! It’s a magnetic high-temperature food grade pump like this one…

https://m.vevor.co.uk/beer-pump-c_1...Xfnkrnft32QfKpz6-cwLQFOgWffxrHNRoCOVgQAvD_BwE

 

[Nottsbeer]

Hi! It’s a magnetic high-temperature food grade pump like this one…

https://m.vevor.co.uk/beer-pump-c_1...Xfnkrnft32QfKpz6-cwLQFOgWffxrHNRoCOVgQAvD_BwE

Excellent, thx for that. Will finally try and knock something together. I don't suppose you wrote a bit of blurb on what you used etc? Will have a scan through threads this eve as someone will have. Need to source an attachment for the lid to spray the wort. Love these little DIY projects brewing throws up

 

[Clint]

Excellent, thx for that. Will finally try and knock something together. I don't suppose you wrote a bit of blurb on what you used etc? Will have a scan through threads this eve as someone will have. Need to source an attachment for the lid to spray the wort. Love these little DIY projects brewing throws up

H don't do little!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Excellent, thx for that. Will finally try and knock something together. I don't suppose you wrote a bit of blurb on what you used etc? Will have a scan through threads this eve as someone will have. Need to source an attachment for the lid to spray the wort. Love these little DIY projects brewing throws up

I think I described the stuff you’re looking at in the first few posts of my original brewday thread. If you can’t find it let me know and I will find it for you.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

20 minutes in, time for a pH and gravity check to make sure things are on track.

The wort is a nice colour and the gravity is good, waiting for the wort to cool for pH reading.

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How on earth do you get a picture of the refractometer reading? I've tried and tried!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

How on earth do you get a picture of the refractometer reading? I've tried and tried!

I just hold the refractometer to the camera lens. You have to be quite delicate and dexterous to get a good picture.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Brew day is done and all cleaned up. I used my Valentine arm again and I’m very happy with it. 20 litres of lovely looking clear wort in the fermenter, OG was 1048.

 

[samale]

Do you brew 20 litres all the time H.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Do you brew 20 litres all the time H.

For corny kegs yes, give or take half a litre.