wedge
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Well had the big brew day on Saturday, the first in 12 months. I decided to brew an alt based on some of the recipes floating around this site and using the German Ale Dry Yeast with spalt hops and a 50/50 munich and ale base with some crystal and chocolate for colour.
It was a bit of a disaster. I had a new Mashmaster Thermostate tied into a 2400kw hws element for my kettle and a new "easy cooler" rubbermaid copy mash tun. Which worked a treat. I have the thermostate on a switch however after saturday i'm going to wire in the march pump.
I decided that all that i would unhook my pump and give it a good clean. Thank God i did. This thing was filthy. I must have forgotten to flush the lines after my previous brew. This green pond scum dribbled out of the pump.
I finished that day with an efficency of 65%, which i use to always and achieve and was aiming for. I dont usually give a rats a@se about effiecency however i sought of though with a better mash tun and the ability to better control the temperature, (i was able to keep it to 65C), i would achieve something a little better. It wasnt until the clean up that i noticed i somehow forgot to add in 600grams of munich. Not happy! However it did mean my effieciency was about 80% which i was happy with.
Either way the ale started at 1.040 and after a few days in the fermenter is tastes like one of the best ales i've brewered.
Absence makes the heart fonder they say!
It was a bit of a disaster. I had a new Mashmaster Thermostate tied into a 2400kw hws element for my kettle and a new "easy cooler" rubbermaid copy mash tun. Which worked a treat. I have the thermostate on a switch however after saturday i'm going to wire in the march pump.
I decided that all that i would unhook my pump and give it a good clean. Thank God i did. This thing was filthy. I must have forgotten to flush the lines after my previous brew. This green pond scum dribbled out of the pump.
I finished that day with an efficency of 65%, which i use to always and achieve and was aiming for. I dont usually give a rats a@se about effiecency however i sought of though with a better mash tun and the ability to better control the temperature, (i was able to keep it to 65C), i would achieve something a little better. It wasnt until the clean up that i noticed i somehow forgot to add in 600grams of munich. Not happy! However it did mean my effieciency was about 80% which i was happy with.
Either way the ale started at 1.040 and after a few days in the fermenter is tastes like one of the best ales i've brewered.
Absence makes the heart fonder they say!