Well i've now joined the dark side .

[DaveMack]

Took the plunge today and done my first all grain
I've been getting all the gear together since joining this site
Started doing the brew ( Black sheep Ale ) at 11:30am and finished doing it at 3:30pm ... but i enjoyed every minute of doing it .
Well it was only a 5 gal brew ... its bubbling away in the FV like a good'un , the smell is way different from the kits i've been doing for the last 5 months , it smells so sweet , malty and hoppy ... it smells good enough to drink now :lol:
Well i'll keep you posted as time goes on with this brew , i'll be doing a old speckled hen tomorrow ... cant wait

 

[eggman]

Nice one mate :party:

 

[Sean_Mc]

4hrs well done :clap:

Any pics?

 

[snail59]

4hrs......... Now that is impressive. Takes me a good 6. Just waiting for HLT to heat up for AG#12a as I type.

 

[Runwell-Steve]

4 hours is impressive, especially for the first go. A big congratulations needed there.

It takes me 3 hours from the point the Mash is on to the the boil being finished.

Once I add on the time it takes to warm up the HLT / Mash Tun, weigh out the grains etc..

Then afterwards to cool the wort, transfer it to fermenters and clean up, I'm usually around 6 hours.

Well done for you first steps over to the Dark Side, enjoy :drink:

 

[Wendy1971]

Nice one well done on completion of your first brew. You will soon want to do another and another and another :thumb:

 

[dennisking]

Well done that man, sure you will enjoy the end result.

 

[graysalchemy]

Welcome to the darkside there is no going back now. Enjoy your beer as it will be the best you have ever tasted.

 

[craigite]

Well done there :thumb:

 

[sheffieldlad]

congrats! : will be doing my first AG brew soon. just getting all the bits and pieces together to make a tun and boiler. :party:

 

[DaveMack]

4hrs well done :clap:

Any pics?

Oppps sorry ... i haven't been online since i posted yesterday , i've been busy doing my 2nd brew , i never even thought about taking pic's as i was doing it
Well here is a pic of the spent Grain and hops from todays brew ... also a pic of yesterdays Black Sheep brew in the FV , I cant get over the smell thats coming off it ... its sooooooo nice

The next brew i do i'll do pictures from start to finish .

 

[DaveMack]

Oh yeah ... thanks to all the well dones people :

 

[Wendy1971]

beer is fermenting well looking at it keep it covered though or nasties will get in. You lose the c02 above the wort when you remove the lid.

 

[rickthebrew]

well done on the first of many brews, cheers Cheers :

 

[Sean_Mc]

Nice ferment going strong :thumb:

 

[kev]

Good stuff. Well done. All grain is the way forward. These 1 tin kits are a load of rubbish.

I also think 4hrs is a bit of a mis-calculation though as a 90 min mash, a 90 min boil and a half-hour sparge are almost 4 hrs themselves without including heating up, cooling down and a clean up.

Nevermind though. Wait till you taste it!!

K

 

[DaveMack]

Thanks again everybody
Well tell you the truth i was'nt clock watching , after i finished the brew ... i asked the wifey what time i started it about , she came up with 11:30am ... but i know i defo finished at 3:30pm .
As for the tidying up , i dont do tidying up the wife says i'm **** at it ... so she does all that sort of stuff :lol:
Nah its more of a joint brewing thing ... we both really enjoy doing it .
As for the tin's Kev , they are good for learning with ... thats about it :
Anyways Cheers from Cheers :drink:
Dave Mack :grin:

 

[kev]

Thanks again everybody
Well tell you the truth i was'nt clock watching , after i finished the brew ... i asked the wifey what time i started it about , she came up with 11:30am ... but i know i defo finished at 3:30pm .
As for the tidying up , i dont do tidying up the wife says i'm **** at it ... so she does all that sort of stuff :lol:
Nah its more of a joint brewing thing ... we both really enjoy doing it .
As for the tin's Kev , they are good for learning with ... thats about it :
Anyways Cheers from Cheers :drink:
Dave Mack :grin:

Aye they're good for learning to sterilise, etc. That's about it.

Also......you don't clean up? Can't wait till your next brew!!! Loads of sticky-stuff await!

K

 

[evanvine]

Only just read this thread, so sorry about the late congrats.
Well done and welcome aboard!

 

[DaveMack]

[/quote]

Aye they're good for learning to sterilise, etc. That's about it.

Also......you don't clean up? Can't wait till your next brew!!! Loads of sticky-stuff await!

K[/quote]

All my stuff is spotless Kev ... the wife does all the cleaning after the brews , she gets in every nook with cotton buds :lol:

evanvine Cheers for the support matey ... and all the other forum members :