First Ag

[Cracka]

Ag virgin no more

Poped my cherry yesty.



My basic set up. Both urns costed $10 each from garage sales. Maybe next I could fabricate my brew stand. Now if only I

could find a welder



Mash in and sitting nicely at 67

 

[Cracka]

Oops hang on.





and then refreshments.



Right, hit me with the questions :beerbang:

 

[bindi]

Well done, what did you make, size, OG etc? :super:

 

[Cracka]

Well done, what did you make, size, OG etc? :super:

Recipe like Tony's

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...&recipe=344

Only 23l

5kg ale malt
.5kg caramalt
15g Amarillo (pellets, 8.9 AA%, 60min)
15g Saaz B (NZ pellets 8.2AA%, 60min)
15g Amarillo 30min
15g Saaz B 30min
20g Amarillo 0min
20g Saaz B 0min
final volume I got was 20l, topped up to 22.5l
OG 1048
Safale yeast sitting at 18 at the moment

 

[bonj]

Well done Cracka.

Nice hop combo... I've got a B Saaz/Amarillo Bright Ale in the keg right now.... beautiful.

 

[browndog]

Well done Cracka,
How did the teaball on the end of the kettle pick up go?

cheers

Browndog

 

[Cracka]

Well done Cracka,
How did the teaball on the end of the kettle pick up go?

cheers

Browndog

Up the shit. :angry:

Work on that one next time, maybe flowers

 

[Screwtop]

Onya Cracka, another one over to the dark side. Well done, piece a piss this game eh!

 

[Jazzafish]

Well done mate!

All the best with it... bet it is the best brew you have made

 

[petesbrew]

nice one Cracka.
I only popped mine last thursday. Wish I took photos.

 

[glennheinzel]

Congrats on joining the AG club. Membership kit (including secret handshake) is on its way to you.

 

[Fourstar]

Great work, sounds like a nice simple AG to lick it off with! HAd the same bug as me. i had to top up 2-3L on my 1st aswell!

Welcome to the bug... i mean CLUB!

 

[troydo]

Up the shit. :angry:

Work on that one next time, maybe flowers

Congrats and welcome mate!

As far as the tea ball goes i feel your pain, my kettle blocked yesterday all pellets.... a few expletives were uttered.

 

[browndog]

Congrats and welcome mate!

As far as the tea ball goes i feel your pain, my kettle blocked yesterday all pellets.... a few expletives were uttered.

Good to know, I built one of those teaball kettle strainers the other day, I was going to test it this weekend, but I think I will send it the way of the dodo.

cheers

Browndog

 

[Cracka]

Just an update on how it's going.

Kegged today at lunch & had a small sample. tasted orrrsommm






PS. Is it normal that To still have a woody hours after tasting.

 

[microbe]

The little researched 'viagra effect' of the virgin AG!!

:lol:

 

[Prawned]

Isnt it so much fun! even though there is alot of waiting i have loved the last 3 weekends with 1 batch each one. This week plan on doing 2 maybe even 3 batches, if i can get the grain ordered and decide what to make..