Two Brews In One Day :)

[pdtnc]

Yesterdays two Batch day, I'm doing 12 litres a piece and actually taking my time over it. I decided to Mash then Sparge and collect, then Mash then Sparge and collect followed by 2 boils.

AG#13 - Bloody Nelson

Fermentables:
Golden Promise 2090g
Wheat Malt 260g
German Cara Red 260g

Hops:
Nelson Sauvin 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10g (FWH)
Nelson Sauvin 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10g
Nelson Sauvin 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 20g (I've doubled this from 10g as the hops were smelling good)

Final Volume: 12 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.7% ABV
Total Liquor: 18.8 Litres
Mash Liquor: 6.5 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 34 EBU
Colour: 15 EBC

The Grains, golden promise pale malt, wheat malt, carared malt, 1 tsp gypsum:

New toy with little Brewing calculator on it, mashed in @ 67.7c:

FWH & 1 Tsp Gypsum:

Floaters:

12g of Nottingham Yeast:

20min steep of flame Out hops:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/412229..._c1326f3820.jpg
Rehydrated Notts yeast within 1 degree of my wort temp:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/412229..._0820cc3396.jpg

All put to bed now, lots of yeast for the 12L length, should get going pretty quick.
I'm not too sure if the CaraRed Malt has done its stuff, looked a bit straw-like in the boiler, will see better at bottling.
Near as damn it hit my OG just a point or two out.

AG#14 - Black Promise

Fermentables:
Golden Promise 1880g
Wheat Malt 260g
Black Malt 100g
Crystal Malt 100g

Hops:
Northdown 60 mins 5g (FWH)
Whitbread Golding 60 mins 5g (FWH)
Fuggle 60 mins 5g (FWH)
Whitbread Golding 20g
Home Grown Fuggle 10 mins 21g

Final Volume: 12 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.044
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.1% ABV
Total Liquor: 18.5 Litres
Mash Liquor: 5.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 36 EBU
Colour: 86 EBC

Grain weighed out, golden promise pale malt, black malt, crystal malt, wheat malt, 1 tsp gypsum, 1/2 tsp Calcium Chloride:

New toy with little Brewing calculator on it, mashed in @ 66c:

Good deep colour, though tastes a bit mild I was hoping for more of the Black malt flavours:

FWH:

WGV going in!:

Home grown Fuggles going in:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/412233..._dc655e7cbf.jpg
Near enough for me:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/412233..._a91283554a.jpg

All done, I just hope the Black malt comes through with the flavour as well as the colour.

**The Notts yeast in one was off like a rocket within hours of pitching, but the Whitelabs Edinburgh ale yeast I pitched to the Black Promise I'm still waiting to see life.

 

[lczaban]

Great pics! What app is on your phone, and where do you get it from? It'll be good to hear how these brews turn out for you!

 

[pdtnc]

Great pics! What app is on your phone, and where do you get it from?

Cheers
The app is from the Android Market, just search for 'Brewing Calculator' or look here http://www.nermal.org/blog/brewing-calculator-for-android/

 

[peas_and_corn]

The organisation of the grains in the bucket is pretty.

 

[pdtnc]

The organisation of the grains in the bucket is pretty.

I'm glad its aesthetically pleasing

 

[real_beer]

I'm glad its aesthetically pleasing

Seriously, those pics really stand out and impress. Very creative and professional looking, you could earn a living with work like that if you aren't already. I can almost smell and taste your brew day from here, if I saw those pics in a magazine and didn't brew myself at the time I guarantee I'd take the up the hobby within a week. I'd better stop babbling now, great work :icon_cheers: .

 

[raven19]

Nice work on the double.
The black promise looks awesome. :icon_cheers:

 

[pdtnc]

Cheers guys
I do make a little money from my Photography but these shots are just snaps to document the brew.