Niman Brew day

[clibit]

That's an American Pale Ale - albeit it with NZ hops! Simple, but will be very tasty that.

 

[Niman]

hangover wast too bad so went for it..

was a productive day...beer brewed , grass cut, went out for a fry....made a big pot of soup..http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2623&stc=1&d=1441222810

had to free a fermenter
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2624&stc=1&d=1441222866

nearly done
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2625&stc=1&d=1441222899

bit paranoid about water usage so mashtun comes in useful
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2626&stc=1&d=1441223018


now i can hardly move and have bloody grass cutting everywhere

 

[MyQul]

Because of the shelf edge looking like the edge of the piccy, piccy 2 looks like two pictures one on top of the other but with a syphon tube some how going from one picture to the other :lol:

 

[Niman]

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2657&stc=1&d=1441482809


Meh not really brewing related cept i wana stop falling over and bumping into **** when its dark..


tomorrows project (hopefully)

install solar panel , controller and lighting.....


dont want to do mains cause that would mean fridges and conicals.....

im trying to curtail spending...


and kinda like the "off grid" bottom of garden thing...

 

[Niman]

Hoppy Pale bottled
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2778&stc=1&d=1442349682

todays disaster...jg fitting loosened.
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2779&stc=1&d=1442349745



led lighting test.....
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2780&stc=1&d=1442349791


shed was pitch black b4 these fired up so looking promising.

 

[Niman]

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2892&stc=1&d=1443381947

2 carrier bags full of apples when run through juicy this is what i got.

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2893&stc=1&d=1443381947

cheated a bit and topped up with tesco apple juice and a drop of water...

realised my yeast was past its best but used it anyhow..


this morning bubbling away


am curious as to the end result

 

[Niman]

Been meaning to do a bass draught for ages printed of recipe earlier on grabbed hops that i needed.
Then i checked te freezer.Quite a few bits and pieces of hops,on closer inspection i discovered 53grams of a hop with no label...AA4.4 also a similar amount of Amarillo....


Any suggestions?

Besides not losing label

 

[Niman]

ahhh finished think the unmarked might have been fuggle..

so 9kg pale
500 gram crystal
48grms "fuggle" 60 mins
53 grms amarillo 15 mins


split between 2 fermenters

1 so4
1 wlp002 slurry
meh hedging bets

 

[Niman]

View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1445344740473.jpg

Think I need a bigger mashtun

 

[Niman]

View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1445361829560.jpg I hate clean up

 

[Niman]

bit of an experiment today....

have done things i said i never would.

but hey

was originaly planned to be a barley wine.......strictly speaking it ended up an imperial IPA.


as per usual something went wrong..

12kg pale
500 grms amber
500 grms crystal
500 grms torrified wheat
2 kg sugar(the bit i dont usually do)
400 grms treacle
100gms columbus 90 min boil



8kg base milled about a week ago...

so brewday consisted of filling hlt and starting to heat...milling remaining grain.

i usually heat to about 80 then adjust as required..

today it didnt work when i doughed in just over 60.....and tun nearly full

so scooped out 5 litres ...

boiled what was left in hlt (always heat more than i need)

back on track after 75 min mash 64.8

ended up with just shy of 50 litres going into 2 fermenters

fermnter 1 3rd use wlp002 pitched on to slurry

fermenter 2 500ml slurry from the above -1

ended up og 1.075

tasted ....bitter as hell then the sweeteness hits...

hopefully will be a winter warmer....



or summat to clear drains with

 

[clibit]

What yeast you using and how much?

 

[Niman]

What yeast you using and how much?

Wlp002
View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1445520677176.jpg

And it literally blew the lid off

 

[clibit]

Sorry missed the yeast in the OP.

That's a shed load of Columbus for 90 mins - must be some serious IBUs in there....

 

[Niman]

ahhh finished think the unmarked might have been fuggle..

so 9kg pale
500 gram crystal
48grms "fuggle" 60 mins
53 grms amarillo 15 mins


split between 2 fermenters

1 so4
1 wlp002 slurry
meh hedging bets

View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1445715698858.jpg

Only out of fermenter an hr.....forced carbed with carbonation cap....tasting good ....corny filled and 2 litre bottles forced...

 

[Niman]

bit of an experiment today....

have done things i said i never would.

but hey

was originaly planned to be a barley wine.......strictly speaking it ended up an imperial IPA.


as per usual something went wrong..

12kg pale
500 grms amber
500 grms crystal
500 grms torrified wheat
2 kg sugar(the bit i dont usually do)
400 grms treacle
100gms columbus 90 min boil



8kg base milled about a week ago...

so brewday consisted of filling hlt and starting to heat...milling remaining grain.

i usually heat to about 80 then adjust as required..

today it didnt work when i doughed in just over 60.....and tun nearly full

so scooped out 5 litres ...

boiled what was left in hlt (always heat more than i need)

back on track after 75 min mash 64.8

ended up with just shy of 50 litres going into 2 fermenters

fermnter 1 3rd use wlp002 pitched on to slurry

fermenter 2 500ml slurry from the above -1

ended up og 1.075

tasted ....bitter as hell then the sweeteness hits...

hopefully will be a winter warmer....



or summat to clear drains with

View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1445717430912.jpg


Took a sample tonight wasn't expecting the result...

 

[Niman]

Bit of a follow up.
The batch that was put on slurry fermented out fine.
Bottled as in PIC.
The pint is a nelson smash
My cheap growler my my mystery hop ale.

The second fermenter that was on 500ml slurry has stalled had roused it earlier in week and raised heat . no joy.


Gonna hoof a packet of so4 in and see what happens.

View attachment uploadfromtaptalk1446926472296.jpg

 

[dad_of_jon]

bit of an experiment today....

have done things i said i never would.

but hey

was originaly planned to be a barley wine.......strictly speaking it ended up an imperial IPA.


as per usual something went wrong..

12kg pale
500 grms amber
500 grms crystal
500 grms torrified wheat
2 kg sugar(the bit i dont usually do)
400 grms treacle
100gms columbus 90 min boil



8kg base milled about a week ago...

so brewday consisted of filling hlt and starting to heat...milling remaining grain.

i usually heat to about 80 then adjust as required..

today it didnt work when i doughed in just over 60.....and tun nearly full

so scooped out 5 litres ...

boiled what was left in hlt (always heat more than i need)

back on track after 75 min mash 64.8

ended up with just shy of 50 litres going into 2 fermenters

fermnter 1 3rd use wlp002 pitched on to slurry

fermenter 2 500ml slurry from the above -1

ended up og 1.075

tasted ....bitter as hell then the sweeteness hits...

hopefully will be a winter warmer....



or summat to clear drains with

12kg pale big mashtun required, or dme :evil:

 

[Niman]

If I go big again strike water will be a lot warmer...

 

[dad_of_jon]

If I go big again strike water will be a lot warmer...

Chuck 2kg of dme in,

I promise not to tell anyone :-:wink:

Less grain to handle.

Will still be good if a little bit more expensive. But then Barley Wines aren't exactly cheap!