11/6/22
Mash- Batch Sparge
1112 mash in, adjust heat down 5ooml cold water 67degC.
1119 start
1120 volauf
1122 drain
1126 batch sparge -hmm too much water? also 79degC only raised 67 to 74degC approx. Btter at 76degC.
1126 volauf
1128 drain
Est OG = 1040 Act OG = 1015 didnt actually measure once in sight glass!
Boil
1232 start heat
1257 boil and 1st hop
1342 chiller
1347 10min hop and floc
1352 5min hop
1357 flame out
1400 hop stand at 95degC for 30mins to 80degC
1430 chill start left all hops in.
1450 chill finish to 22degC in 20mins
Esti OG = 1054 , Act OG = 1040 ended up being 23litres.
Yeast from Stout in at 23degC.
Into ferm at 20degC.The up to 22degC 10pm.
Taste good, quite bitter.
Ferm
12/6/22
Good bubble, down to 19degC
14/6/22
slowed right down
15/6/22
dry hop and up to 22degC for Diacetyl rest.
19/6/22
remove hops and chill 13 then 3 degC
21/6/22
into keg/bottles
1/7/22
Taste test, astringent.
7/7/22
smoothed out, nice hop aroma(not strong) , is quite cloudy though.
5/8/22
This turned out to be a really nice beer albeit a bit cloudy.Really nice aroma etc.