First Ag ........ Smooth As ( Nearly )

[elec]

Chose the obligatory good Dr S' Golden Ale to start my adventure with. Had a few teething problems, but nothing that couldn't be sorted pretty quickly, thanks to many hours scouring this site. Pics as follows:
BB false bottom, I decided not to muck around after pricing the copper tee's and elbows locally.

Basic mash tun set-up

Mash in

First runnings into fermentor to make sure of volume

Spent grist. Was much finer than I had expected , and contributed to a stuck first sparge

Boil with 4800 watts up its clacker. Gas prices are prohibitive in this town. Shown is very rough first attempt at a immersion chiller. 3/4 copper is awkward to bend.....

Chillin'. Well sort of. Winter tap water temps are still 26 deg C.

Wort out.

Whirlpool did not work. Note to self : remove chiller before attempting next time.

The process took a bit longer than I thought, but I'm confident I can shave off a fair bit as I get to know my equipments capabilities.

Thanks to all on this site for sharing hard won knowledge.

Regards

 

[mr_tyreman]

Good on ya matey. love the pics...

make sure you let us know how it tastes

 

[Cocko]

Grats mate!!

Wait till ya taste it!

I am sure, MrT, he won't be able to help himself.... :lol:

BTW: Do you run the 2 Immersion heaters off the one power point?

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Looking good! :icon_cheers:

 

[elec]

Grats mate!!

Wait till ya taste it!

I am sure, MrT, he won't be able to help himself.... :lol:

BTW: Do you run the 2 Immersion heaters off the one power point?

Double 15 amp GPO, does the trick, Cocko.

Regards

 

[elec]

Had another crack today, this time a Raspberry Wheat based on an extract recipe that was a great success. Knocked a fair bit of time off my first attempt, but still hit my numbers. Chilling the wort is still very time consuming due to the ambient water temp. . I'll investigate an ice water setup using a bilge pump to circulate, or go no-chill, not sure yet. Thanks for the replies.

Regards

 

[manticle]

Congratulations. Mine (today) would have been great if I hadn't thrown 8 Litres of wort all over my backyard.

Nonetheless it's a big load of fun.