tugger
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So I have started all grain biab brewing after a few months of using extracts and grain kits, I'm using a 25l willow cooler with bag and a 20l pot as a kettle.
I decided to start with a smash to get a starting point so I did a batch with traditional ale malt.
This turned out very pale so for the next batch I used 5.2kg of trad ale malt with 200g cara 200g crystal and 175g dark crystal, well this turned out too dark but really nice, good and malty with galaxy and cascade hops 130g it was well flavoured. 20L
I liked it but wanted a bit lighter on the colour so I put down a batch of 6kg trad ale malt to counter my average efficiency 200g cara 200 crystal and 50g dark crystal.
I used fuggles and cascade with motueka as a dry hop.
I'm hoping this will be exactly what I'm after. It's in the fermenter at the moment and bubbling away at 19c.
Yesterday I did an identical batch with motueka and Pacifica in the new second fermenter so now I have two Babes bubbling away in the unused shower.
I'm using a wet towel over both fermenters and with the usual ac in the hot weather it holds 19c pretty well. The wife has strict instructions, if it's hot and the towels dry wet it.
So far I'm doing ok I think, I have a 30l cooler mash tun coming from Santa with a tap and dome inside so I will be ditching the bag soon.
I'm looking to upgrade soon to a temperature controlled 1v system like a grainfather or similar.
I don't bottle anymore, picked up 2 kegs and taps and stuff so I keg all my beer.
I will post up more pics and stuff as I go further into brewing.
I decided to start with a smash to get a starting point so I did a batch with traditional ale malt.
This turned out very pale so for the next batch I used 5.2kg of trad ale malt with 200g cara 200g crystal and 175g dark crystal, well this turned out too dark but really nice, good and malty with galaxy and cascade hops 130g it was well flavoured. 20L
I liked it but wanted a bit lighter on the colour so I put down a batch of 6kg trad ale malt to counter my average efficiency 200g cara 200 crystal and 50g dark crystal.
I used fuggles and cascade with motueka as a dry hop.
I'm hoping this will be exactly what I'm after. It's in the fermenter at the moment and bubbling away at 19c.
Yesterday I did an identical batch with motueka and Pacifica in the new second fermenter so now I have two Babes bubbling away in the unused shower.
I'm using a wet towel over both fermenters and with the usual ac in the hot weather it holds 19c pretty well. The wife has strict instructions, if it's hot and the towels dry wet it.
So far I'm doing ok I think, I have a 30l cooler mash tun coming from Santa with a tap and dome inside so I will be ditching the bag soon.
I'm looking to upgrade soon to a temperature controlled 1v system like a grainfather or similar.
I don't bottle anymore, picked up 2 kegs and taps and stuff so I keg all my beer.
I will post up more pics and stuff as I go further into brewing.