Hello from Colorado

[BrewsWayne]

I am a recently retired former pro brewer getting back into homebrewing.
Years ago I had a single tier, three vessel, propane fired system.

I have recently ordered a 65L BrewZilla with 35L DigiBoil for sparge water.

Looking forward for the next phase.

Cheers,
Wayne

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum Wayne. :thumba:

 

[BrewsWayne]

Thank you Chippy_Tea

 

[An Ankoù]

Wise move. When people ask me why I don't sell the stuff, my stock reply (among others) is "Why make a job of work out of something you enjoy?" What are you planning on brewing?

 

[chesters-mild]

Welcome to the forum

 

[terrym]

Welcome
It's always good to have a pro on the forum who can advise us amateurs.

 

[Gerryjo]

Hi and welcome to the forum...

 

[Hoddy]

Hey and welcome.

 

[BrewsWayne]

Thanks for all the welcomes
Here is a picture of my last homebrew rig

Here are the bits that I will be using for the newest version

This is what I was using in between those systems.

I am planning on brewing a basic pale ale with Rahr 2 row standard and Weyerman Carahell. Hopping with Columbus and Amarillo. I will be brewing that 3-4 times to sort out what gap I should set my mill to get the best compromise between lauter run off and brewing efficiency.

 

[GerritT]

Gooood evening!

So you got a plethora of recipes to share?

 

[Rodcx500z]

Hi and welcome

 

[BrewsWayne]

Gooood evening!

So you got a plethora of recipes to share?

That depends on what you are looking for.
Back in the '90's, I made an IPA that won 3) Gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival in 4 years.
It is a bit out of date, but very good tasting! I had a chance to brew it again last year.
http://www.station26brewing.co/blog/vail

Here is a version of it I posted on HomeBrewTalk:
Recipe Type:All Grain
Yeast:1187 Ringwood
Batch Size (Gallons):5
Original Gravity:1.060
Final Gravity:1.018
Boiling Time (Minutes):90
IBU:63
Color:10.7
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp):7 days @ 20C
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp):21 days @ 4C
Vail Pale Ale

11 lbs. American 2-row malted barley
1 lb. 60L crystal malt
1 oz. Centennial hop pellets (90 min)
1 oz. Centennial hop pellets (30 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop pellets (10 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop pellets (1 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop flowers (3 weeks in secondary)

Mash grains at 158 F for 90 minutes

For extract, sub 7 lbs. Light dry malt extract for 2-row

GOLD Medal Winner 1992, 1994, 1995 GABF India Pale Ale

 

[An Ankoù]

Hmmm. I see a brewery called "Hubcap" won the IPA gold for those years.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Moved to beer brewing discussion.