Why ?

[tubby_shaw]

Why is my Christmas Belgian ale doomed not to be brewed

I had a lovely yeast starter all ready to go propagated from Chimay red :drink:
I had everything lined up apart from some amber malt, which was on order hopefully to be delivered today :pray:
So I delayed my brewday hoping for the courier to arrive.
At 1.30pm I thought it's getting a bit late I'll brew something different :hmm:

So as I have a notable hop head visiting at the end of the month I thought that I would brew something in his honour :thumb:

I give you:
Wednesday Mild
40L OG 1.039 20 IBU a.b.v 3.8%

5.5kg Pale malt
700g Crystal malt
250g Wheat malt
95g Black malt
70g Chocolate malt

90 minute mash @ 64C

40g Pilot Hops 7.8% aa 90 minute boil
20g Glacier hops 5.8% aa 15 minute boil

Oh and due to sods law just as I had finished doughing in the mash, the courier turned up with my amber malt and the rest of my order

 

[leondz]

Oh dear! Ah well, nothing wrong with a mid-week sunny afternoon brew - and the only good FV is a filled one.. not knowing much about beer styles, what would you classify this one as?

 

[tubby_shaw]

Mild :thumb:

 

[leondz]

Haha, "ask a simple question"..

 

[A T]

Looking good TS, i think i might get the Belgian done before you :lol:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Looking good TS, i think i might get the Belgian done before you :lol:

The way I feel at the moment I may pull a sicky and do it tomorrow :lol:

 

[Vossy1]

Hope all went well t_s :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

All went well
A few piccies

My tiddly mash tun ready to accept the grist

Mash on

I batch sparged for a change today
Hence the grey sh!te on top of the draff does this stuff have a name ?

Dropping the bitter wort into the fermenter

Filth

Yeast pitched :party:

Time to wait and see now :thumb:

 

[corby_brewer]

silly question TS, but is that a hot water tank blanket your using to insulate your mash tun?
if it is does it work?

 

[tubby_shaw]

Not a silly question ds it is indeed lagging for a hot water tank :thumb:
It works like a dream and it rolls up and stores away beautifully :party:

 

[corby_brewer]

here i go again, is the any additional insulation besides the lagging?
oh yes well done on the brew mate :

 

[A T]

I used a cylinder jacked just like the one T S is using on my previous mash tun and wrapped it in duct tape, it was a great little tun.

Nice set of pics once again, i love the colour of it going into the fermenter :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

There didn't used to be, but I put a couple of layers of camping mat on the Bucket. It doesn't work too well and looses heat so the tank lagging was brought out again :thumb:
When I find a 40L bucket to build a bigger mash tun the only insulation will be the tank lagging :party:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Mild :thumb:

In fact I think I am going to classify this one as a "Light or Pale" Mild.

Good scary yeast head :lol:

 

[Wez]

I hope it turns out a cracker :grin: :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

All finished fermenting :thumb:
Tastes good from the trial jar :drink:
I'll drop some finings in tomorrow and have it in the keg by the end of the week :party:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Kegged 38L at 1.010 so 3.8 % a.b.v
Dropped clear, a nice deep mahogany colour
Good coffee notes and malt sweetness
Long lasting head
A bitterness that hits 10 seconds or so after swallowing, maybe a little too bitter for type :hmm:
I'll give it it's full maturation time and try it again on Friday :rofl:

 

[A T]

:hmm:
I'll give it it's full maturation time and try it again on Friday :rofl:

According to google means, "i'll wait til Friday night and then i'm getting smashed!" :lol:

 

[jamesb]

[quote="tubby_shaw":31mw66pa] :hmm:
I'll give it it's full maturation time and try it again on Friday :rofl:

According to google means, "i'll wait til Friday night and then i'm getting smashed!" :lol:[/quote:31mw66pa]

:rofl:

 

[Vossy1]

:rofl:
Another fine brew t_S :

Hence the grey sh!te on top of the draff does this stuff have a name ?

Malt flour