Tuesday 31/3/20 - Mash start 0930 with 2kg Weyermann Pilsner malt and 2.5kg Gladfield Ale malt and 150gms Gladfield Dark Crystal malt at 67C in 12L filtered water with 1/2 tsp Epsom Salts and 1/3 tsp Gypsum.
Start sparge at 1135 ( 2 hrs mash due to HLT unplugged! ) - collect 28L.
Startup gas at 12.00 - Boiling at 1230 add 15gms Pacific gem in spider. 1330 add cooling coil and add 13gms Cascade home grown hops into boil. Flame out at 1400.
Start cooling at 1400 and add 43gms Mosaic and 50gms Citra pellets and dust into spider.
30-35C at 1445. 28-30C at 1510.
Start runoff to MJ2 at 1500. Collect 21L.
OG1050/51 at 25C = 1051/52 = 75%.
Pitch yeast ( US05 ex 27/28/30 ) at 1650. Go Brew32.
Wed 1/4 Bubbling away nicely.
Thurs 2/4 yeast has been blowing out airlock n water lock left, put new airlock on and bubbling away every 2 secs.
Friday 3/4 bubbling every 3-4 secs.
Saturday 4/4 still bubbling every 4-5 secs. Tasting delish, nice maltiness with smooth bitter finish.
Sunday 5/4 yeast blowing into airlock. Clean and replace airlock, skim yeast off top and save.
Monday 6/4 Bubbling slowed right down to 10 secs =/-. Gravity 1010. Raise temp to 23C for D. rest.1052-1010 = 5.5%
Tues 7/4 tastes great with hop flavours developing.
Thursday 9/4 Drop temp to 5C - still tastes really good.
Mon 13/4 Keg and bottle - 19L (? ) + 3 x 750ml bottles = 20.25L.