Soak Rice Hulls in HOT water before adding to mash tun.
BREW DAYS NOTES:
Mash Temp: 150F added approx 2L of boiling water to try to raise temp.
Left approx 1-2L in mash tun because kettle was getting too full.
OG: 1.042 (need to get to 1.005 to get to 4.8% (http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/)
Took approx 4 hrs to cool to temp as thermometer didn't work.
Pitched at 11:15pm Friday at 75degrees in cold room. Will check temp. in the morning.
Dropped to 66 by 8am Sat morning in cold cellar.
Moved to Dining Room Sat morning 11am. Rose to 68 Saturday evening. 1 inch krausen. At 70 on Sunday morning. 2 inch krausen.
SECOND BREW DAY NOTES:
Used 26g of Orange (slightly less than 1.5 oranges peel with potato peeler). No yeast nutrient. OG: 1.046
Fermented in dining room at 73 for 9 days. bottled on Aug 2 with 4.74oz of sucrose (2.4vols).
THIRD BREW DAY NOTES:
Used 28g of Oranges. No yeast nutrient. OG 1.040
Fermented with mixed culture of 3711 + Brett C. Stored in SSC at 74F
Used Warrior (0.48 oz) instead of Magnum. Mashed at 144F for 60 min.