4/4/19 - Start mash 0830-0840 Temp 67C. 4kg Gladfield Ale malt and 300gm Gladfield RedBack.
Sparge started at 10.10 to 10.50
Boil start 10.50 with 23 L - add another 6 litres to bring up to 29.5 L.
30gms Pacific Gem into hop spider into near boil at 11.30.
Boil at 11.45 - 11.55 ( turn off to go open home ) fire up again at 12.30 with boil again at 12.40. Wort chiller in at 13.30.
Flame out at 14.00 Add 20 gms Mosaic to spider at 86C at 14.30.
Start cooling at 14.35. Start rack into fermenter at 15.0. 16.00 Collected 23/24L.
Into fridge at 8C at 16.05. Raise temp to 18C at 16.20.
OG 1042 so 75% extraction efficiency.
15.00 Wash yeast from Brew7. Let settle until 21.00 and pour off top 1/3. Pitch directly into fermenter at 21.00 and stir vigorously.
Bubbling away at 0300 Friday 5th.
10/4 drain off yeast collect 500ml.
10/4 add 25g Fuggles and 25g Goldings as Dry Hop. Stir vigorously. Gravity around 1010. Tasting good.
15/4 at 1700 Add 250ml gelatine mix and cool fridge to 8C.
17/4 Bottle. Collect 23L. 24 x 750ml and 10 x 500ml. Still tasting good.