Tuesday 14/7/20
Mash start 0950 Strike water 75 mash temp 67-68C. 1110 still up at 67C start recirculating 1112 with HLT temp 74. Running very clear at 1120 first 10 mins bits of grain visible.
Start transfer to Kettle at 1130. 25L wort at 1145 but running to fast for sparge to keep up. Stop 5mins for sparge level to catch up. Grain temp 64C at 1150 after using 20L from HLT. 30L wort at 1150, 36L at 1200, 45L at 1205, 48L at 1210. add 2L collected in pot at 1220.
Flame start 1150. Kettle 67C at 1200, 83C at 1210, 93C at 1225. Temp reading 99/100C and starting to boil at 1235
Add 30Gms Pacific Gem in spider at 1220. Ticketyboo at 1242.
Cooling coil in at 1345.
Add 30gms Southern Cross at 1410. Flame out at 1420 and start cooling.
Add 50 gms Taiheke at 1430 when 80C.
41-42L after boil.
1455 ( 35mins cooling ) cooled to 34C. 1500 - 30C.1520 - 25C.
Stop water cooling leave fans on at 1510.
Still looking murky ( no great cold break ) at 1520 fire up water again see if I can get temp down a little.
1530 - 20C and OG 1060 = 80%
Start runoff to F1 at 1530. Collect 18/19L
Start runoff to F2 at 1640. Collect 18/19L
Pitch yeasts at 1800
F1 S04 ex Brew39 12/6
F2 US05 saturated for 1 hr
Wed 15/7 0800 F1 bubbling away well every1 sec. F2 no activity pitch another sachet saturated US05 at 1100 just starting to bubble. F2 bubbling well underway at 1400.
Friday 17/7 F1 at 20.5C bubbling slowed to almost zero. Gravity reading 1016. F2 at 21.4C still bubbling away every 2 secs.
Sat 18/7 F1 no bubbling. F2 bubbling slowed to every 4-5 secs. Raise temp to 22.5C for D Rest.
Monday 20/7 F1 Gravity 1015. Rack F1 off to MJ and add 50gms Taiheke for dry hop - collect 18.25L. Very slightly murky but also very bright. Lovely smell and taste - smooth honeyed malt side with good balanced hop bitterness - round and soft mouthfeel.
Mon 20/7 F2 Gravity 1015. Runoff to F1 ( cleaned and sterilised from earlier ) add 50gm Southern Cross for dry hop. Collect 19L.
Taste more forward bitterness and a slightly lolly/ fruitiness compared to F1. A bit more murky than F1.
29/7 Transfer F1 to Keg1 -looking very clear and tasting smooth not overly dry hoppy - good balance. Weight after filling 19KG probably 16L??. F2 still hops with some yeast on top. Stir and drop to 2.5C
Thurs 30/7 Transfer F2 to Keg 2, looking much clearer. Taste crisp a little tart front of tongue hit. Weight empty 4kg - full 21kg so 17L??
Thursday 6/8 both tasting like good standard Bitter styles without large dry hop notes yet. Good carbonation after 1 week and both clearing well.