What did you brew today?

[Popey]

A test batch (10l) of a rhubarb and ginger saison.

 

[chrisb8]

15ltr batch of ESB from GH book. My first recipe from the bible and it was as smooth a brew day as possible so I've got high hopes for this one...

 

[Slid]

4kg Maris Otter
500g Crystal
250g Chocolate malt
Cascade + Fuggles
Going to pour on 2kg plum pulp in the fermenter
Got about 50 mins left on the boil, trying the wort chiller for the first time, and pitching a Real Ale yeast from Crossmyloof.
Bottle or barrel, what do you think?

May taste distinctive and perhaps you won't want to drink it in great quantity at a single session, so I suggest bottles.

 

[kevmogs]

May taste distinctive and perhaps you won't want to drink it in great quantity at a single session, so I suggest bottles.

I also added 500g sugar to the boil, to get a gravity of 1050.
Guess I'd better order some bottles then. Appreciate your reply.

 

[Clint]

Brewing tomorrow...decided to prep tonight. Mash water in boiler and treated. Grain bill weighed out.
I'm going for another apa as follows..
3.5 kg Maris otter
1kg Munich
577g wheat
225g crystal 60
200 flaked barley
200 oats
I have Amarillo, cascade and Columbus so I'm still deciding on that bit!

 

[Clint]

An early start... following on from last night. Just preparing to sparge...

 

[Gulpitdarn]

Have a Good day, hope all goes well, I'm fitting a new tap on a King Keg I picked up off facebook for a fiver also fitting a pressure gauge, will soon fill it with beer!

 

[Rodcx500z]

Have a Good day, hope all goes well, I'm fitting a new tap on a King Keg I picked up off facebook for a fiver also fitting a pressure gauge, will soon fill it with beer!

Hi culpit, does the pg fit on the s30 valve

 

[Gulpitdarn]

Hi culpit, does the pg fit on the s30 valve

No, it is completely independent from the filling valves.

 

[The Baron]

Just brewed this started at 7am done by 10.10am just no chilling at mo
hope its a good un as I do struggle to get a good house bitter
Queen Bee Bitter

Queen Bee Brewery
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Queen Bee Brewery
Calories: 115 calories (Per 355mL)
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Original Gravity:
1.035
Final Gravity:
1.008
ABV (standard):
3.51%
IBU (tinseth):
25.15
EBC (ebcmorey):
18.21



Mash pH
n/a


2500g - Minch Ale Malt 37 3 74.8%
200 g Rolled Oats 33 2.2 5.5%
100 g United Kingdom - Crystal 55L 34 55 2.8%
500 g United Kingdom - Munich 37 6 13.9%
80 g German - CaraAroma 34 130 2.2%
30 g Belgian - Chocolate 30 340 0.8%
3.61 kg Total
East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 45 min 14.48
20 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 15 min 6.81
10 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 10 min 2.49
10 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 5 min 1.37
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Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

 

[Rodcx500z]

No, it is completely independent from the filling valves.

Right I see now, I don't really fancy drilling holes in my pb's, are the king kegs designed for it

 

[Clint]

All done...nice and easy day. Super clear wort and it tastes good. I opted to do batch sparge as I didn't really increase my efficiency over the past few brews pouring slowly over a perforated foil cover...still only managed low 60's...it's consistently rubbish though!! I'm considering either putting an extra kg of malt or a kg of sugar in the next brew...
I got 25 litres to fv which is now sitting in the brew fridge at 26 cooling...I'll pitch later.

 

[bobukbrewer]

Clint - I think 576 gm wheat would have been better......

 

[Clint]

Racist!

 

[Clint]

(joke)

 

[pms67]

4kg Pilsner Malt
100g Hallertau
50g Summit
50g Galena
30g Sorachi Ace
Mashed at 65 and came back to the Inkbird reading 89
Oh well, boiled it anyway

 

[foxbat]

Just brewed this started at 7am done by 10.10am just no chilling at mo
hope its a good un as I do struggle to get a good house bitter
Queen Bee Bitter

Queen Bee Brewery
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Queen Bee Brewery
Calories: 115 calories (Per 355mL)
Share: <EMBED>

Original Gravity:
1.035
Final Gravity:
1.008
ABV (standard):
3.51%
IBU (tinseth):
25.15
EBC (ebcmorey):
18.21



Mash pH
n/a


2500g - Minch Ale Malt 37 3 74.8%
200 g Rolled Oats 33 2.2 5.5%
100 g United Kingdom - Crystal 55L 34 55 2.8%
500 g United Kingdom - Munich 37 6 13.9%
80 g German - CaraAroma 34 130 2.2%
30 g Belgian - Chocolate 30 340 0.8%
3.61 kg Total
East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 45 min 14.48
20 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 15 min 6.81
10 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 10 min 2.49
10 g East Kent Goldings Pellet 5.2 Boil 5 min 1.37
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Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

Looks good to me. Should be a nice session bitter.

 

[The Baron]

Lets Hope Foxbat

 

[GerritT]

Looks good to me. Should be a nice session bitter.

If Nottingham can chew that down to 1008... Recipe is solid, the oats and crystal should give just that soft mouthfeel.

 

[Banbeer]

Golden Cornbine AG#4 23L

A great day for brewing as it's really windy outside, started at around 09:30 and finished at 14:20, no mishaps, SG 1045, hoping for around 4.5%, my Brewster Beacon just works well.