Munky ordinary bitter - 2/3/09

[Bionicmunky]

Hi all,

Hoping to brew this tomorrow in my half finished brewery

6kg Pale
600g Crystal

66c Mash

35g Fuggles FWH
45g Goldings 30min
40g Fuggles 80c steep

should hopefully give me 42L of 1036 wort, 25 IBU's for a quick turn around :-)

Will be using the recently put together shinys.

MT with domed FB and Thermometer:

My Boiler:

The fermentation cupboard is being moved to the shed to stop overheating this time too, current brew still tastes a bit Fusil like.

Finger crossed.

John

 

[Wez]

Looks a good recipe BM, nice and simple, great hop combo :)

 

[damfoose]

Im currently looking for a nice shiny tun and the following one looks perfect.

Where is it you live again ? :rofl: im still keeping an eye on nordic bunging some of their thermo pots up on flebay

Seriously nice looking brew mate hope it all goes well for you. Have you brewed it in the past of first house ale so to speak other than the others you have done.

Edited because I cant spell "thermo"

 

[Bionicmunky]

First time brewing this particular recipe, but hoping it'll become a staple. Not yet got a house bitter.

I bought the Nordic pot for the tun back in Nov last year. It was the first upgrade to my H&G placcy setup. You tried emailing Nordic direct? thats how I got both the Tun and the pot.

 

[damfoose]

Yep I have mailed nadine a few times over the past few months but all she has in are 100 litre pots which are way to big for my brew lengths. Im after a 50 ltr preferable or 75 ltr max pot and now I have no tun its kind of imperitive I get me a new one.

 

[Bru4u]

Have fun today Munky :thumb:

 

[Bionicmunky]

Not happening today :-(

First frozen hose pipe, then broke a filling the effin dentist put on just before xmas, he said it didn't need a crown, apparently it does so now i'm waiting for them to ring with an emergency slot.

hence can't get a brew on in the mean time.

Why does this always happen when I book a day off work!

 

[tubby_shaw]

Sorry to hear that Munky
Sods Law strikes again !

 

[BrewStew]

Sorry to hear that Munky
Sods Law strikes again !

well we all know why BG put their prices up now!

what a funny (but comical) waste of money :lol:

 

[Bionicmunky]

Mash On!

due to lack of crystal I had to jig the grist a bit so am brewing 'cupboard style'

42L

6kg pale malt
200g Brown
200g carapils
about 100g of crystal I had left

hops will be (90 min boil)

30g fuggles FWH
30g goldings 60min
25g goldings 15min
30g fuggle 80c steep

 

[A T]

Have a good one BM :thumb:

 

[Bionicmunky]

has been in the boiler for half an hour now.

Pump worked this time and was used to recirc a bit at the end of each batch, so much easier!.

No leaks from the boiler on it's 2nd outing.

Now to get the FV ready.

:)

 

[Wez]

Nice one BM

 

[Bionicmunky]

Got 45L @ 1035

efficiency is up a tad (recircing the mash for 5 mins?) and tun deadspace seems to be nonexistant now due to the pump, which is where I reckon the extra 3 litres came from

Hope this one ferments out without any off tastes, at this point it smells lovely and tastes bitter sweet.

cheers,

John

 

[A T]

Nice on BM :party:

 

[Vossy1]

Keep us posted BM :

 

[Bionicmunky]

rescue attempt today.............

Checked and the tap seal on the fv was leaking, and the hydro reading stated it had dropped 1 point in 20 hours.

Fixed leak, gently...... oh so gently.... after SWMBO helped me move the FV back into the house (when I noticed the leak)

I think the temp drooped too much in the shed overnight for the cupboard to cope with, or the atc is overreading. Krausen was sludge and the airlock was only going every 40-60s

Chucked a satchet of nottingham, roused and am now hoping for the best. It's bubbling happily now and a krausen reforming.

fingers crossed.

John

 

[Wez]

:pray: :pray:

 

[Bionicmunky]

down to 1010 today and tasting nice, where can I get a straw to fit a 60L FV?

 

[Vossy1]

where can I get a straw to fit a 60L FV?

Patience young padawan , you must earn the tools of a true master :rofl: