DKS Stout

I had Shane from http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/ and his brother in law Derek over for a brew yesterday. They brought some bottles of extract brews with them and they were excellent, well done guys you are making great beer. I hope your step up to all grain brews is as successful for you both.
This is what we made:


4.5KG Maris Otter
.5 kg Crystal
.25 kg Roasted Barley
.25 kg Chocolate
.25 kg Melanoidin

Northdown 8.6% 30 grm 60 mins
Fuggles 4.5% 15 grm 30 mins
EKG 4.2% 15 grm 30 mins
Fuggles 4.5% 15 grm 00 mins
EKG 4.2% 15 grm 00 mins

10 tbs coffee 00 mins
2 tbs cocoa 00 mins

1 x Safale s04

We ended up with 25 litres at 1052 and i don't know about my assistant brewers but i was the worse for wear after. I sent my boss a text to tell him the car wouldn't start this morning only to figure out today is actually Sunday. I don't know how i will explain why i texted him a 7 am on a Sunday morning. It was the best brew day i've had so far,the company was great, the beers were great and the brew went smoothly. Thanks to Shane and Derek for they're help and company and i hope we can do it again sometime, for anybody interested i'll link Shanes shop on the bottom of the page. 7 euro delivery anywhere in Ireland (32 counties) for any weight and with in 24 hours is amazing, all the brewers of Ireland need to back these guys cause we won't get a better variety and service.

Orfys Hobgoblin

I did this yesterday, i have no pics this time as the camera was playing up.

Hob Goblin

Brew Type: All Grain Brewer: AT
Batch Size: 23.00 L Boil Volume: 30.29 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %

Ingredients for Mash
4.80 kg Marris Otter Pale (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM)
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.15 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM)
Mash In: Add 14.09 L of water at 78.2 C
90 min - Hold mash at 69.0 C for 90 min
Add first wort hops to boiler at start of sparge
15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)
--Boil for 60 min
15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (30 min)
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min)
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (50 min)
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min)
15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.50%] (60 min )

-- Cool wort to fermentation temperature
-- Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 23.00 L
-- Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort.
-- Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type 1 Pkg Safale s04 Yeast-Ale
20/12/2006 Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.052 SG)
20/12/2006 Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 23.00 L)
7 days Ferment in primary for 7 days at 20.0 C
27/12/2006 Transfer to Secondary Fermenter
14 days Ferment in secondary for 14 days at 20.0 C
10/01/2007 Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.013 SG)
3.0 Weeks Age for 3.0 Weeks at 15.0 C

Last weeks brew

I did this last week, it's called Hookey Street and it was borrowed and slightly modified by myself for no good reason except i wanted to try a few things. Hope i didn't spoil your recipe Wez.


5kg Maris Otter
410grm Crystal Malt
130grm Chocolate Malt
260grm Cara-Pils
500grm Melanoidin Malt
Mash hops
5grm Nelson Sauvin 13%
10grm Syrian Goldings 1.9%
Copper hops
22Grm Northdown hops 8.6% 60 mins 29.9 ibu's
12Grm Syrian Goldings hops 20 mins 1.9% 1.9 ibu's
20 grm Syrian Goldings hops 00 mins
Protofloc 10 mins