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Thats a fine looking kettle you have there Chris just like mine, one question do you lift it with the handles or do you pump the wort out , stand mine on an old tool box16L of my Hop Harvest pale ale. This is a re-brew of one I did a few months ago and is made with my home grown Prima Donna hops. Also the first brew I have done using my RO filter. Our water is very hard and high alkalinity so it needed 7:1 RO:tap water to get to the desired profile. Thanks to @strange-steve for posting his water calculator - the mash hit the calculated pH dead on I'm hoping that having the correct water profile will take my beer to the mythical 'next level'.
Collecting the RO water yesterday, it ran at 6L per hour.
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Wort boiling out in the frozen garden this morning View attachment 39990
Home grown leaf hops. These have a wonderful fresh aroma, reminds me of marigolds which takes me back to my parents garden as a child. A total of 100g go into this brew. View attachment 39991
Finally the OG reading View attachment 39992
Overnight mash means that everything was completed, cleaned and tidied away in 3.5hrs this morning Something has gone on with the efficiency as I have got 1.050 instead of the predicted 1.044. Okay I got 1L less wort than expected (probably absorbed by the leaf hops) but even so that is more than calculated at that volume. Anyway, it's in the fermenter at 19.5 degrees C with MJ Liberty Bell and I expect to see activity by this evening.
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Yes I believe we both have the klarstein fullhorn, it's great for my needs.Thats a fine looking kettle you have there Chris just like mine, one question do you lift it with the handles or do you pump the wort out , stand mine on an old tool box
They are a great little kettle for the money i love mine, can you let me know how it goes with the pump and what make it is please thanksYes I believe we both have the klarstein fullhorn, it's great for my needs.
I do lift it up with the handles and stand it on a table to drain. However I have recently ordered a pump to ease the lifting and for safety.
Once I get it set up and working I will let you know how it goes. Will probably be a few weeks before I do another brew so hopefully I'll have it set up by then.They are a great little kettle for the money i love mine, can you let me know how it goes with the pump and what make it is please thanks
16L of my Hop Harvest pale ale. This is a re-brew of one I did a few months ago and is made with my home grown Prima Donna hops. Also the first brew I have done using my RO filter. Our water is very hard and high alkalinity so it needed 7:1 RO:tap water to get to the desired profile. Thanks to @strange-steve for posting his water calculator - the mash hit the calculated pH dead on I'm hoping that having the correct water profile will take my beer to the mythical 'next level'.
Collecting the RO water yesterday, it ran at 6L per hour.
View attachment 39989
Wort boiling out in the frozen garden this morning View attachment 39990
Home grown leaf hops. These have a wonderful fresh aroma, reminds me of marigolds which takes me back to my parents garden as a child. A total of 100g go into this brew. View attachment 39991
Finally the OG reading View attachment 39992
Overnight mash means that everything was completed, cleaned and tidied away in 3.5hrs this morning Something has gone on with the efficiency as I have got 1.050 instead of the predicted 1.044. Okay I got 1L less wort than expected (probably absorbed by the leaf hops) but even so that is more than calculated at that volume. Anyway, it's in the fermenter at 19.5 degrees C with MJ Liberty Bell and I expect to see activity by this evening.
Cheers
Thanks, I hadn't thought of thatHi Chris, there’s a good chance the improved efficiency (at least in part) is due to the correct mash pH/alkalinity. Welcome to RO waterville!
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