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Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2
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Nice one H! I'm out fishing..I do however have 4 x 1 pint tins of Hobgoblin gold to keep the cold out...ahem!
Well I brewed another beer, another best bitter! 
. I can’t help myself, I expect I’ll get another Pirate Pale on in a week or two.
The cask bitter is about ready to get in the cask and the strong ale will be kegged toward the end of this week.
. I can’t help myself, I expect I’ll get another Pirate Pale on in a week or two.
The cask bitter is about ready to get in the cask and the strong ale will be kegged toward the end of this week.
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If only you posted on “How many litres” the total would double. 
That’s why I don’t!If only you posted on “How many litres” the total would double.
It’s fairly consistent at 1,000 litres a year.
Today I kegged a couple of beers.
First was the cask version of my best bitter. The last beer I put into cask was a batch of pirate pale but it started to go bad before I’d finished it. After a bit of soul-searching I believe it was because the batch was 20 litres and it left too big a head space resulting in the beer gradually oxidising. This time, after cleaning and sanitising the keg I filled it with CO2 in an attempt to displace some of the air before filling it with 25 litres of beer. I’m hoping the greater volume and partial displacement of air will ensure I don’t have a repeat. This is the bitter (I tried a little less dark crystal so it’s a bit lighter coloured, maybe I should put some back!) and the keg showing a good fill.
The other was my strong ale. I miscalculated the grain bill so ended up with a beer at 6.3% where I was looking for something around 7.5%. Never mind, it tastes very nice out of the fermenter and is still a good strength.
First was the cask version of my best bitter. The last beer I put into cask was a batch of pirate pale but it started to go bad before I’d finished it. After a bit of soul-searching I believe it was because the batch was 20 litres and it left too big a head space resulting in the beer gradually oxidising. This time, after cleaning and sanitising the keg I filled it with CO2 in an attempt to displace some of the air before filling it with 25 litres of beer. I’m hoping the greater volume and partial displacement of air will ensure I don’t have a repeat. This is the bitter (I tried a little less dark crystal so it’s a bit lighter coloured, maybe I should put some back!) and the keg showing a good fill.
The other was my strong ale. I miscalculated the grain bill so ended up with a beer at 6.3% where I was looking for something around 7.5%. Never mind, it tastes very nice out of the fermenter and is still a good strength.
While tasting my beers two of the kegs kicked. This means I need to get another brew on sharpish.
Tomorrow I’m brewing that Doppelbock.
Tomorrow I’m brewing that Doppelbock.
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