Whyalla Big Brew Weekend

[Hatchy]

This weekend so far has involved 2 double batches & 2 single batches. The 3rd of each is boiling as I type.

Crushing the grain for the APA which was the 1st single batch (we really wanted to use a blender but didn't have 1 so were forced to use a grain mill)



Mashing in the APA



Crushing the grain for the ESB



Mashing the ESB



Kieren explaining the intricacies recirculation to Matty & I



Trying to get the march pump to work (apparently we needed a July pump (hahaha))



Having realised that the march pump wasn't going to work we decided it would be a great idea to put the mash tun on a keggle, amazingly no one knocked it off

 

[Hatchy]

(Part of) Kieren's beer supply



SWMBO wanted me to put this one on here because of the pink gloves



The plan for this morning



Yes, it does take 3 people to prevent a boilover



Full cubes (so far)



Me typing the previous post (sideways for some reason)



So far we've brewed a single APA, Litha ale & Litha rye ale as well as double batches of ESB, Double dead guy clone & ANZAC ale. The plan for tomorrow is single batches of amarillo brown ale & hop god ale & doubles of Munich dunkel lager & LCBA clone. I'm not sure if we've decided whether or not we're brewing on Monday before heading back to Adelaide.

Sorry about the sideways photos, I'm buggered if I know how to fix that.

 

[legham]

looks like FUN!!

 

[raven19]

Good session by the looks of it mate.

Loverly pink gloves those. :lol:

 

[Kieren]

A few more photos from last weekend.


Legham's dead guy clone, yummy.


Hops for the Hop god ale, addapted from Tomas Vista's Hop God ale - Radical Brewing. 935g all up + dry hopping - 28L batch.



Hops in the Hop God mash

 

[BoilerBoy]

That picture of the hops in the mash looks awesome! :beer:

Cheers,
BB

 

[_HOME_BREW_WALLACE_]

(Part of) Kieren's beer supply

Me typing the previous post (sideways for some reason)

Havent u read that its not wise to get maggoted before the brew is cubed???? LOL!

+1 on the look of the mash with the hops.

Love ur location, my uncle lives in pirie. Both wonderful parts of south australia.

 

[Hatchy]

Havent u read that its not wise to get maggoted before the brew is cubed???? LOL!

+1 on the look of the mash with the hops.

Love ur location, my uncle lives in pirie. Both wonderful parts of south australia.

I have read that. I've also read to not believe everything I read. I wasn't sideways though, I just couldn't work out how to get the photo the right way round.

Good to see you got the photos sorted Kieren. I'm guessing that my email to say how to do it was if little or no use & you had to figure it out yourself.

 

[Kieren]

Legham helped me get the photos up. A few more...


Decided to add the FWH, 60 and 45min addtions into a hop bag for the Hop God ale, was worried about clogging up the hop screen. Late hops added outside the bag. Hop schedule below.


Hops Type Amt (g) AA% Time (min) IBU
Centennial Pellets 75 9.2% Sparge 56.6
Amarillo Pellets 75 8.2% Sparge 50.4
Columbus Pellets 115 14.2% FWH 189.6
Amarillo Pellets 115 8.2% FWH 109.5
Simcoe Pellets 100 12.2% 60 141.7
Chinook Pellets 60 11.4% 45 70.1
Amarillo Pellets 60 8.2% 30 42.0
Columbus Pellets 60 14.2% 20 64.0
Amarillo Pellets 100 8.2% 10 56.0
Centennial Pellets 75 9.2% 5 42.4
Amarillo Pellets 100 8.2% 0 42.0
Chinook Pellets 75 11.4% Dry 0.0
Amarillo Pellets 50 8.2% Dry 0.0
Total IBU's 864



Hops left over in the kettle for the hop god boil.


Hops from the hop bag.


A light tipple...


Beers enjoyed over the weekend


Bright ale clone after draining to the cubes- last batch for the weekend




The weekend's haul.


Spent grain pile from the weekend.

Edit: photo descriptions

 

[_HOME_BREW_WALLACE_]

gotta love the piccys of the cubes and the spent grain pile! Very impressive! Looks like a very productive weekend

 

[big78sam]

I have read that. I've also read to not believe everything I read.

Which part, the drinking to excess while brewing, or it being a beautiful part of the country?

I have lived in Whyalla and all my family is from Pt Augusta so I'm allowed to make jokes about it!

 

[Effect]

Nice pic of you all sitting infront of the cubes.

Let me know if you ever have a spare bottle of the hop god ale - as you may know - I am a bit partial to hops.

 

[Kieren]

Let me know if you ever have a spare bottle of the hop god ale - as you may know - I am a bit partial to hops.

No worries, I'll swap for a 10min IPA if you have any.

I brewed the Hop God to fill a 25L cube so should be a few bottles to spare.