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re: Looks Like a Fine Night to Brew some Beer....Updated Bottling
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:55 pm to Zappas Stache
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:55 pm to Zappas Stache
:mash paddle joke:
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Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:57 pm to Zappas Stache
Time to Boil....A disadvantage of the mash one day, brew the next process is the wort is now cold. So I start it off on the Stove top over both burners to pre-heat before I move it to the Propane Burner outside.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 1:18 pm to Zappas Stache
Empty my used grains from last night into the compost bin.
Here is a look at the false bottom in my cooler (mash tun). This keeps the grains off the bottom of the cooler and allows free draining of the liquid wort.
Here is a look at my hop bines(vine plants) I planted last year. They die back in the winter but are now shooting up with a vengeance. I believe that is the Nugget variety at the post. In the black container directly behind that is Cascade.
Here is a look at the false bottom in my cooler (mash tun). This keeps the grains off the bottom of the cooler and allows free draining of the liquid wort.
Here is a look at my hop bines(vine plants) I planted last year. They die back in the winter but are now shooting up with a vengeance. I believe that is the Nugget variety at the post. In the black container directly behind that is Cascade.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 1:29 pm to Zappas Stache
As my wort heats in my kettle, I drop in an oz of Citra hops and 1 1/2 oz of cascade hops. This is called First Wort Hopping. There is debate about weather it does anything different than just waiting til your wort starts boiling to drop these first addition hops in. I don't know but it doesn't hurt. You see I also use Hop Socks to contain the hops so I don't have to filter my wort after the boil. Some claim Hop Socks don't allow total utilization of the hops as the socks can cause clumping of the hops and so not all of the hop oils are released. I think as long as you keep the amount in each sock at 1 to 1 1/2 oz and they are going into the boil very early....first 30 minutes, Hop Socks are ok. I'll show you later what I do with late hop additions.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 1:34 pm to Zappas Stache
Hops are looking nice...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 1:36 pm to s14suspense
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Hops are looking nice...
Yea, they looked puny last year, the first year in the ground. And the ones that are looking the best now I thought had died last year.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 1:50 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:The saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" can, at times, apply very well with plants. The extra stresses can sometimes make them more resilient.
And the ones that are looking the best now I thought had died last year.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 2:25 pm to tetu
I've now moved the kettle to the propane burner....7.5 gallons @8.5 lbs per gallon + 10 lb pot = almost 74 lbs. I'm too old and skinny to be doing this by myself.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 2:46 pm to Zappas Stache
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almost 74 lb
Damn... yeah. I have to do a good bit of lifting on brew days. Pumps would be nice.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 2:54 pm to Zappas Stache
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Zappas Stache
How long would a brew day start to finish take if you were to tackle it in one day?
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:09 pm to Fratastic423
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How long would a brew day start to finish take if you were to tackle it in one day?
Its a good 5-6 hour day including collecting mash n sparge water, heating it and then all the clean up at the end.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:13 pm to s14suspense
We're at the 45 minute mark of a 1 hour boil. This is my homemade copper coil I use to cool the wort after flame out. I drop the coil in the kettle and let it boil the final 15 minutes to sterilize it.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:14 pm to Zappas Stache
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We're at the 45 minute mark of a 1 hour boil
Late hop addition trick coming soon?
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:16 pm to s14suspense
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Late hop addition trick coming soon?
Bingo....and they come fast and furious.....and trying to take pics...
Late citra hop addition into a grain bag which gives the hops more room to breathe/ circulate through the wort.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:23 pm to Zappas Stache
Last 10 minutes of boil adding Irish Moss to help clarify the beer
and Gypsum to brighten the hops. Dallas water is good for copper ales but not for hoppy beer. So it needs the gysum addition.
and Gypsum to brighten the hops. Dallas water is good for copper ales but not for hoppy beer. So it needs the gysum addition.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:26 pm to Zappas Stache
i am enjoying the hell out of this thread
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:27 pm to thedice20
More late addition citra hops....
This post was edited on 4/19/13 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:30 pm to Zappas Stache
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More late addition citra hops....
Looks like more Irish Moss and Gypsum.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:35 pm to BMoney
Flame out! Water hose conncted to the copper coil immersed in the wort. Water on circulates through coil and cools wort quickly. This will get me down to about 100.
Posted on 4/19/13 at 3:37 pm to BMoney
quote:
Looks like more Irish Moss and Gypsum.
:rimshot: Fixed.
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