What did you brew today?

[Rwilts]

Weird/Funny that its called an Imperial but has a 'normal' ABV

 

[foxy]

Weird/Funny that its called an Imperial but has a 'normal' ABV

It is the IBU that is the game changer, not the ABV. Curiosity drew me to it. Looking forward to how it turns out.

 

[Caramel Ox]

It is the IBU that is the game changer, not the ABV. Curiosity drew me to it. Looking forward to how it turns out.

I didn’t think it was called Imperial- it’s India pale lager ?

 

[foxy]

I didn’t think it was called Imperial- it’s India pale lager ?

Correct. India Pale Lager!

 

[Madhouse]

Made a Doppelbock over the weekend, went ok but I have definitely found the limit of my mash tun, which then impacted efficiency but (luckily?) I also messed up my liquor measuring so I have 18L in the fermenter at the correct gravity where I was expecting 20. looking like a decent brew though, so not all bad.

Think I'll convert the current mash tun to a HLT and get a bigger one for the mash. Then I'll get my other pump set up and have a proper 3 vessel HERMS on the go and finally eliminate the need for buckets.

 

[stubrewworx]

Oatmeal Stout with malt bill based on Crisp malt oatmeal stout

 

[Dark Arts]

I sort of did the fullers london porter from the "big book of clones" was 10g short on the crystal malt and had to sub the bittering hops @60 as I only had enough fuggle for the 15min addition.

 

[NotSure]

Made a Dark Mild yesterday.
3 kg Vienna
1 kg Melanoidin
200 g Chocolate malt
100 g Special W
20g Northern Brewer hops in at 40min
Nottingham Yeast
24 litres to the FV at an OG of 1.041

 

[Tanglefoot]

Bit of a user upper today, an English IPA.
Original plan was to bitter with Admiral but after a fruitless rummage through the freezer I went with Magnum instead, then all Challenger.

Batch #55 English IPA 12L
BIAB no sparge
Total water 17L.
OG 1.056
FG 1.013
ABV 5.6%
EBC 19.3
IBU 51

Extra pale Maris Otter 1.425kg
Munich 1kg
Vienna 840gm
Light Crystal 180gm

Magnum 5gm 60mins
Challenger 10gm 30mins
Challenger 10gm 15mins
Challenger 10gm 5mins

Challenger 20gm 30mins hopstand @80c

Challenger 50gm 3 days dry hop

Chilling now and Verdant to pitch in the morning.

 

[Caramel Ox]

Looks like wind will stop play today. Maybe can start later but not very keen on a late start in the winter.

Have keg hopped the last brew which is a first for me, was disappointing and seems like I under hopped it on brew day.

Headed for Manchester for work tomorrow where they seem to have better weather?

 

[Clint]

Well....FINALLY got my ar5e into gear!
Yesterday was spent cleaning and organising the kit and checking supplies. A nip to Chester Homebrew was required as I was dangerously low on sanitiser and had to clear out some out of date yeasts I didn't want to faff about with.
Otherwise I was well stocked on the hops I need,chems and malt. As for the malt...I had the hindsight to bag all the base malts in 2kg bags,everything labelled,and store in MM boxes in the cupboard under the stairs.
Strike water on for my ever faithful Tribute clone.
Cooooome Oooon!

 

[Clint]

Look at the dates! A year to the day,nearly, since the last brew!

 

[Clint]

All done! Nearly 4 points over target gravity plus managed a full 23l to fv.
Bit of a clean up then it's a few beers and some retail therapy for kegs and stuff!
Very happy!

 

[Caramel Ox]

It’s a soggy miserable day here. Have made my Bock but not feeling it!

Mostly like last year but I have subbed 50% dark Munich as I have it and I have dropped a couple of percentage crystal as I don’t think it needs it.

Will be 10l keg only, thought about bottling a limited number but haven’t. One of the problems of keg only is that I can only counter pressure fill PET, so only 500ml.

 

[6Trails]

No brewing today - hopefully tomorrow, weather permitting - but got all my beers bottle for the local club Christmas swap. An Italian pilsner and British brown ale.

 

[foxy]

Three Wise Monkeys Pale Ale.
OG 1,042 FG 1,010 ABV 4.1% SRM 5.4 Mash pH 5.3

4.4 kg Veloria Schooner Pale Malt
0.50 kg Weyermann Pilsner
0.200 kg Weyermann Carapils (late addition)

30g Brewers Gold @ 60mins
25g Brewers Gold @ 30mins
20g Brewers Gold @ 10mins
25g Brewers Gold 30 min hop stand.

Full volume mash.

26 minutes in carried out an iodine test as I read a lower mash pH converts the starch quicker. Looks like it's right.

A squeeze of around 35 kg

Been thinking about doing this for a while, and finally got around to it. Weighed the spent grain in the grain basket, 9.27 kg, less the weight of the grain basket 2.5 kg =6.77 less the total weight of grains used 5.10 kg leaves me with 0,32 litres per kg of grain loss.

 

[Caramel Ox]

Three Wise Monkeys Pale Ale.
OG 1,042 FG 1,010 ABV 4.1% SRM 5.4 Mash pH 5.3

4.4 kg Veloria Schooner Pale Malt
0.50 kg Weyermann Pilsner
0.200 kg Weyermann Carapils (late addition)

30g Brewers Gold @ 60mins
25g Brewers Gold @ 30mins
20g Brewers Gold @ 10mins
25g Brewers Gold 30 min hop stand.

Full volume mash.
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26 minutes in carried out an iodine test as I read a lower mash pH converts the starch quicker. Looks like it's right.
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A squeeze of around 35 kg
View attachment 106359
Been thinking about doing this for a while, and finally got around to it. Weighed the spent grain in the grain basket, 9.27 kg, less the weight of the grain basket 2.5 kg =6.77 less the total weight of grains used 5.10 kg leaves me with 0,32 litres per kg of grain loss.
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Just a note - I think you are missing a factor in your spent grain water absorption calculation. You need to subtract the actual extract from the grain in weight terms.

I also made some interesting measurements during my full volume mash yesterday but I always feel I need more…it just opens more questions.

 

[foxy]

Just a note - I think you are missing a factor in your spent grain water absorption calculation. You need to subtract the actual extract from the grain in weight terms.

I also made some interesting measurements during my full volume mash yesterday but I always feel I need more…it just opens more questions.

I thought it was low what are you saying the formula is?

 

[Appleton Brews]

Three Wise Monkeys Pale Ale.
OG 1,042 FG 1,010 ABV 4.1% SRM 5.4 Mash pH 5.3

4.4 kg Veloria Schooner Pale Malt
0.50 kg Weyermann Pilsner
0.200 kg Weyermann Carapils (late addition)

30g Brewers Gold @ 60mins
25g Brewers Gold @ 30mins
20g Brewers Gold @ 10mins
25g Brewers Gold 30 min hop stand.

Full volume mash.
View attachment 106357
26 minutes in carried out an iodine test as I read a lower mash pH converts the starch quicker. Looks like it's right.
View attachment 106358
A squeeze of around 35 kg
View attachment 106359
Been thinking about doing this for a while, and finally got around to it. Weighed the spent grain in the grain basket, 9.27 kg, less the weight of the grain basket 2.5 kg =6.77 less the total weight of grains used 5.10 kg leaves me with 0,32 litres per kg of grain loss.
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Why is the Carapils a late addition it’s not a dark malt?

 

[Clint]

My brewing losses are based on 1 litre per kg.