(brewed 03/13)
Brew day went fairly well - quick too. I started the day off with a helper, but she went back inside after I would not let her play with "bouncy" near the open flame - lol, go figure.
The kettle worked VERY well... my boil off increased a bit - more due to not having to worry about boil over than anything. It was a little over 1.5 gallons per hour. One downside is that I can't really see the wort when it is boiling because of all the steam though... I can live with that though for sure. Oh, and that beast is heavy when full - wow.
2 bummers on the day, one the OG (oh well) and two, the hop bag I had my 60min addition in busted open as soon as I pitched it... I was wondering why there was so much hop dust on top of the boil so quick - I did not figure it out until I was done chilling.
Speaking of which , the chiller worked quite well with the mild temps yesterday. Over all a great brew.
I did twitter during my brew, here is the summary (in reverse order):
- oops, forgot to take a gravity reading... #uncheck
- Pint — Drinking a Non-Mild by Trubbel Brewing — http://untpd.it/IOhinv
- Boil done, wort chiller activated... #check
- Pint — Drinking a Non-Mild by Trubbel Brewing — http://untpd.it/ELZdfy
- Mash tun cleaned, grains disposed of, pint pulled... good times
- Sweet! Boiling by 11:30... #check
- P.S. that black lid does not fit quite as well as I thought
- Started my boil in my new kettle @ 11:10... #check. Let's see how this beast works.
- Nailed my pre-boil volume... #check
- Doughed in @ 9:30... check
All of the pics are here: http://s8.photobucket.com/
And here is the recipe:
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| 6.5 lbs. | Maris Otter Pale info |
| .5 lbs. | Crystal Malt 20°L info |
| .125 lbs. | Cara-Pils® Malt info |
| 1 oz. | East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.5 %AA) boiled 60 min. info |
| .5 oz. | East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.5 %AA) boiled 30 min. info |
| .5 oz. | East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.5 %AA) boiled 5 min. info |
| Yeast : | Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04 info |
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| Mash: 45 mins @ 154 15 mins @ 170 * I am only using the crystal 20°L to get rid of it. * First try with the Cara-Pils - 0.125lbs = 2oz |
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