Haven't Brewed In 8 Months!

[Hopsta]

Well its been 8 months since i put my last brew on. I lived and breathed brewing for 3 years and just needed a break! October last year was the last brew i did, i had 6 kegs full at the time. I now have half a keg left, im 10kg lighter and 20cm thinner round the gut!

BUT ALAS!!!! The time has come once again for me to put a brew on (and the weight too no doubt!), its been too long!!!! The mash in water is heating up!! The hops have been weighed out!!! And the Recipe is below!!!!

BRING ON THE BREWING!!!!!!! :super:


BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Outlook Pale Ale
Brewer: Nathan
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 28.54 L
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 7.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 36.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.70 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 85.1 %
0.35 kg Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) Grain 8.0 %
20.00 gm Cascade [6.00%] (45 min) Hops 14.2 IBU
30.00 gm Hallertauer [3.70%] (30 min) Hops 9.9 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 8.0 IBU
30.00 gm Hallertauer [3.70%] (10 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
0.30 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 EBC) Sugar 6.9 %
1 Pkgs German Ale/Kolsch (White Labs #WLP029) [StaYeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.05 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 10.55 L of water at 71.9 C 65.6 C 75 min


Notes:
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[mika]

Welome back to the Dark side Darth, bwhahahaha

 

[Pumpy]

We missed ya Hopsta ,

I went for two 40 minute walks yesterday to make more room for the Oatmeal Chocolate Porter that I have been over indulding in

Life is about balance the more you drink the more you excercise

Pumpy

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Life is about balance the more you drink the more you excercise

Good advice - until the exercise starts to cut into your drinking time...

 

[Pumpy]

Good advice - until the exercise starts to cut into your drinking time...

Or its Cold and raining

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Or its Cold and raining

... or too hot.

 

[Hopsta]

Haha theres always one excuse or another.

Everything has been cleaned up and the yeast has been pitched, my efficiency was a bit low but i dont care, today was the most relaxing sunday i have had in ages, its good to be back! :beer:

 

[oldbugman]

Haha theres always one excuse or another.

Everything has been cleaned up and the yeast has been pitched, my efficiency was a bit low but i dont care, today was the most relaxing sunday i have had in ages, its good to be back! :beer:

You sound like a man that had killed his misses and got away with it

 

[wee stu]

Well its been 8 months since i put my last brew on. I lived and breathed brewing for 3 years and just needed a break! ------

Sounds like my long lost twin

Last brewed in anger last August

Did do a double brew in January for a niece's wedding, but I gave all that away.

Today I came back. The Mad Mangy Mongrel India Pale Ale (mmm .... IPA!) is in the fermenter, and appropriately frothing at the mouth.

Cracked it in just over 5 hours, hitting every volume and gravity target along the way.

Jeez, it's good to be back :super:

awrabest, stu