Finally finished my AG setup and will pick up my 50 litre SS Mash Tun from Wayne @ Beerbelly tomorrow .
Saturday will be the big day for my first AG a Siera Navada Pale Ale.
I Brewed Andrews Pale recipe that I converted to an extract last Weekend @ full boil volume to get a feel for heating Times for my HLT and the boil loss of my wort.
Something I did as the Mash Tun wasn't quite ready.
It turned out a really Beneficial excercise as i was able to really focus on part of the process instead of the whole thing including Pumping through the Chill Plate whirlpooling and get afeel for the speed of the wort through the chiller .
Identified little things that needed fixing also, hit my boil volume smack on and ended up 40 Litres @ 1043. ( I was wrapped)
Everything went like a dream.
All this will hopefully make Saturday run a bit smoother.
I would really encourage newbies like me to do this with a new rig.
Thanks to this site Wayne @ Beerbelly and forum member KHB who has let me join him in a couple of Brews at his place, these guys have been great help to me putting it all together and putting up with my dumb questions ........Thanks heaps guys for the patience..
Waynes work is just awesome and us guys in Adelaide are so lucky to be ale to have him on our doorstep.
Look forward to any feedback on how I can improve my setup although I have stolen a few of Waynes Ideas like the filtered water on the Rig.
I have set the Tempmate up so I can plug a fridge in the back and run another fermenter fridge if I want.
Although i can keep the room I have built in my shed at whatever temperature I want with a little airconditioner.
I look forward to sharing a bit more on the site as I progress as up until now I have been absorbing as much as I can from the site to get myself setup.
What an awesome hobby ! ( "Thanks heaps everyone")
Woody
Saturday will be the big day for my first AG a Siera Navada Pale Ale.
I Brewed Andrews Pale recipe that I converted to an extract last Weekend @ full boil volume to get a feel for heating Times for my HLT and the boil loss of my wort.
Something I did as the Mash Tun wasn't quite ready.
It turned out a really Beneficial excercise as i was able to really focus on part of the process instead of the whole thing including Pumping through the Chill Plate whirlpooling and get afeel for the speed of the wort through the chiller .
Identified little things that needed fixing also, hit my boil volume smack on and ended up 40 Litres @ 1043. ( I was wrapped)
Everything went like a dream.
All this will hopefully make Saturday run a bit smoother.
I would really encourage newbies like me to do this with a new rig.
Thanks to this site Wayne @ Beerbelly and forum member KHB who has let me join him in a couple of Brews at his place, these guys have been great help to me putting it all together and putting up with my dumb questions ........Thanks heaps guys for the patience..
Waynes work is just awesome and us guys in Adelaide are so lucky to be ale to have him on our doorstep.
Look forward to any feedback on how I can improve my setup although I have stolen a few of Waynes Ideas like the filtered water on the Rig.
I have set the Tempmate up so I can plug a fridge in the back and run another fermenter fridge if I want.
Although i can keep the room I have built in my shed at whatever temperature I want with a little airconditioner.
I look forward to sharing a bit more on the site as I progress as up until now I have been absorbing as much as I can from the site to get myself setup.
What an awesome hobby ! ( "Thanks heaps everyone")
Woody
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