My First Mash Tun

[jeddog]

I got a 33lt willow from target for $19.90
All the fittings from Bunnings for $35.00 ( i had the brass fittings already)
and away i went...



i hope to do a 12lt AG tomorrow as i only have a 15lt pot to boil in.

just need a recipe to follow....

any ideas for an easy brew



hope the brass and plastic fittings are OK


Jeddog

 

[raven19]

Looks the goods jeddog.

I am brewing a Dr Smurto Golden Ale this weekend for my first AG.

Have a look at the recipe database and see what looks simple.

Maybe go for a darker beer, like a porter which will be more forgiving first up (if you are not confident with your system, setup, temp control, etc.).

2c.

 

[buttersd70]

Good stuff jeddog.
DrSmurtos GA is very popular as a first brew....it's a very forgiving recipe, easy to brew.

Alternatively, you could go with an amber....heres one I prepared earlier.

OG 1042/fg 1010-1012
28 ebc
27ibu (0.65BU:GU)

caraaroma 4.5%
carafa special T1 1.5%
JW Trad ale 94%

Mash 75min, 67C. Mashout and batch sparge 76

Hop to 27IBU (0.65BU:GU) with either

simcoe 60min
cascade 0.75g/L 15
cascade 0.75g/L 5

or
Bramling cross for 60min, and Bramling cross 0.75g/L 15,5

Ferment 18C US05
carb to 2.5vol CO2, serve at 6C

I've had this hopped both ways...I can't decide which I prefer.

 

[jeddog]

what would the total grain bill be for a 12lt brew?

i got some carapils and some chocolate malt grains to use..............sent to me wrongly (got someone else's order by mistake)

 

[buttersd70]

what would the total grain bill be for a 12lt brew?

i got some carapils and some chocolate malt grains to use..............sent to me wrongly (got someone else's order by mistake)

For the amber?

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: jeddog
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)
Sparge with 8.63 L of 76.0 C water.


Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 12.00 L
Boil Size: 15.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.042 SG
Estimated Color: 28.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 27.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9Grain 93.9 %
0.10 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 4.6 %
0.03 kg Carafa Special I (Weyermann) (950.0 EBC) Grain 1.5 %
6.00 gm Simcoe [12.30%] (60 min) Hops 18.2 IBU
9.00 gm Cascade [6.30%] (15 min) Hops 6.9 IBU
9.00 gm Cascade [6.30%] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
0 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056 or US05) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 2.13 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 6.00 L of water at 73.3 C 67.0 C 60 min
Mash Out Add 4.00 L of water at 91.3 C 76.0 C 10 min


Notes:
------
0.75g/L per late addition. 27.1ibu 0.65 BUGU

NOTE: Strike temps are not adjusted for equipment temperatures.

Carafa could easily be replaced with the chocolate, but the caraaroma wouldn't be able to be replaced with carapils.

 

[Gavo]

Good work Jeddog, can't believe how cheap those eskies are in Target, Damn $45 for similar elsewhere. I would be coiling the Braid a little to get it away from the sides of the Tun to avoid Channeling. A Small mash may just encourage the sparge to run down the side ( I suppose this may not be such a prob if batch sparging).

That recipe of Butters looks a little familiar, I'm sure I saw it for a brief moment the other night. Looks the goods. And that Carafa adds just a little bite of its own.

Cheers
Gavo.

 

[Sully]

$19.00 for a 33L , godammit I bought one on special at Wollies for $35 and I thought that was cheap... screwed again... :angry: <_<

EDIT: good work too by the way :beerbang: