DSGA in progress

[angus_grant]

Hi everybody,

Thought I'd document my brew day just to complicate things even further. he he So making the Good Doctor's Golden Ale. I've had some Amarillo in the fridge for a few months calling out to me sweetly and gently each time I opened the fridge. I have finally weakened and succumbed to the siren's seductive call.

So on with some photos:

Grain crushed and ready

Ramping up to strike temp of 68

Control software controlling things

Mashing in. Now onto getting the hops ready and sneak in a beer.

 

[angus_grant]

Beer snuck. A Lord Nelson Cascading Out of this Galaxy, dry-hopped with 30gms Citra. :icon_drool2:

No wonder I had to by some more for my next batch of Nelson, which I will hopefully be nailing late this afternoon

 

[angus_grant]

Hop weighed.

wahhhhhh.... Almost empty..

phew....

 

[angus_grant]

mash done

I am now half way through boil. Cube sterilised for no-chill. Yet to add the Citra or Amarillo but that should smell good. :icon_drool2:

I'll do the Lord neslon tomorrow morning.

 

[Bribie G]

What are the tube thingos poking in and out of the mash?

 

[angus_grant]

Boil finished and SG taken. 1061 with temp correction which puts me at 85% efficiency. It is normally 70% so not quite sure what the difference is. I did stir it a bit more than normal and left grain in for mash-out this time.

Waiting for trub to settle out and then will put in cube for no-chill.. Sweet, time for another beer. Mate has come around to watch the rugby with a 6 of Fat Yaks and some vodka. Happy days.

 

[angus_grant]

Silicon tube for recirculating. I've recirculated from the first BIAB and haven't thought about changing yet. Maybe I should try a batch with recirc and see what the difference is.

Once I get the Lord Nelson cubed I should have enough beer stocked up to start work on the brau-clone again.

 

[citizensnips]

Looks great mate! nice little outdoor setup you got there

 

[angus_grant]

huh, I forgot to post the last shot:

Also brewed and cubed my 3rd Lord Nelson Cascading out of this Galaxy today. Got 81% as per Brewmate so I am thinking maybe my new BIAB bag is allowing better circulation. That is the only thing I have changed since the previous brew where I got my normal 70%. It certainly drains a LOT faster than my previous bag.

So both my beers boiled out at a much higher gravity than expected. I don't know whether to ferment them out for a higher ABV or dilute them so I can bottle 7 or 8 for gifts or storage.

 

[lukiferj]

Looks good mate. Would have come round but I was at the swap in the afternoon.

 

[angus_grant]

Man, the DSGA yesterday was an epic 8 hour brew session. The little man was very busy so I was held up at every stage. Probably lucky you didn't come over. He he.

The Lord Nelson was a normal 5 hour brew session today and was much more streamlined. I am very pleased with the new BiAB bag. Drains so much quicker so easier to haul out of the pot full of grain and 2 or 3 litres of wort.

 

[lukiferj]

Kids will do that

Nice one. I punched out a Red IPA today. I should have been feeling a lot seedier than I did this morning. Worked my way through a heap of beers yesterday. Definitely get along to the next one if you can.

 

[angus_grant]

Yeh, I was gutted when Anna told me the girls weekend was on the same weekend. But it was her first time away since the birth of our boy so I was happy to let her go. But I will definitely be in for the next one. :chug: :kooi:

Save me a taste of the red IPA. he he....

 

[Samuel Adams]

Man, the DSGA yesterday was an epic 8 hour brew session. The little man was very busy so I was held up at every stage. Probably lucky you didn't come over. He he.

The Lord Nelson was a normal 5 hour brew session today and was much more streamlined. I am very pleased with the new BiAB bag. Drains so much quicker so easier to haul out of the pot full of grain and 2 or 3 litres of wort.

What is the new bag you're using ? Swiss viole ?

 

[angus_grant]

I've no idea what material. It does look like voile though. I was at my local homebrew store grabbing some yeast and saw they had bags there. I had just busted a whole in my first bag the last brew so grabbed it. There were a few smaller grain particles left behind when I hoisted the bag at mash out but didn't bother me that much.

Quality Homebrew on Kingston Road in Slacks Creek. I can't even remember if there was a brand on the packet or anything. $10 pre-sewn so thought I'd grab it and see how it went. Also grabbed a 3L flask for $20 and was assured it would survive going from hotplate to immersed in water to chill down starter wort before putting yeast in. Will find that out in a week or two when I go to ferment the Lord Nelson

 

[lukiferj]

How did you go fitting all the grain in the bag? I think I have the same bag but only use it for hops at the moment. Think I would struggle to fit all my grain in. Maybe it's a different bag.

 

[Samuel Adams]

Thanks Angus, Quality Homebrew was my local shop till I went AG.
I was going to go there for a bottle rinser so I'll check out the bags too.
Otherwise I was going to go to Spotlight and grab some SV.

 

[lukiferj]

I used to go there all the time. Only 5 mins down the road from my work. Only issue I've had is that last time I went they had hops all over their shelves rather than in the fridge. Only buy stuff from there that can't spoil now.

 

[Samuel Adams]

Thats not good, they used to have all the hops (& yeast) refridgerated

 

[lukiferj]

Yeah they still have the fridge and it does have hops and yeast. But I could't find something in the fridge and they found it on the shelf. They had a bunch of hops under the shelves on the floor. Have used them to get some grain in a pinch but not my first choice anymore.