HERMS

I got my 70L thermo box and my two 70L stock pots from Nordic Optical yesterday and today i ordered my PID controllers, SSRs, probes and ball valves, most of the rest of the gear i need i can source locally. I had originally planned on building a 100L system but i decided on brewing 50L batches because 100L of the same beer is a bit much even for a thirsty punter like myself. I don't expect my system to be finished any time soon but i can start on fitting the ball valves next weekend and maybe build the heat exchanger. I'll keep the blog updated as i go

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Chocolate Treacle Stout

I did this bank holiday Monday evening 5/5/08, i ended up with 25L at 1056. Just like the last time i did this recipe the fermentation has proven to be aggressive. Even in a 33 L fermenter it managed to escape all over my fermentation cupboard

2.08 kg pale malt
3 kg mild ale malt
470 grams roasted barley
248 grams torrefied wheat
165 grams chocolate malt

25 grams northdown 7.9% 60 mins
35 grams fuggles 5% 60 mins
25 grams ek goldings 60 mins
300 grams black treacle 20 mins
mash at 68 c for 60 mins

Cascade Kenny

I did this Saturday, it was supposed to be Big Kenny again but it seems the hop shortage hit my freezer when i wasn't paying attention and i had no Syrians so i used Cascade instead. I had quite a lively start to fermentation and spent some time moping and cleaning my fermentation press but it's all in the name of beer :-)
I also bought the start to my HERMS system on Sunday night, god bless beer and ebay. A 70 L baine marie that will be used as a mash tun and a 50 L stock pot which will be used as a HLT. I'm bidding on a 70 L stock pot after been unsuccessful at my first attempt a winning one on e bay and that will be used as my boiler. I hope to have it up and running before the end of summer

4800gm Pale Malt 97%
70gm Crystal Malt 1.5%
50gm Roasted Barley 1%
25gm Chocolate Malt 0.5%
71gm Fuggles [4.5%] (90 min)
10 gm Cascade [6.8%] (15 min)
protofloc (Boil 10.0 min)

Fermeting with S-04

Fools Gold

I loved this recipe so much last time i decided to modify it a bit and do it again, i only hope i didn't change it to much. I did it yesterday evening and ended up with 25 L at 1048


5 kg Golden Promise
250 grm Melanoidin
100 grm Carapils
100 grm Biscuit
250 grm Torrefied Wheat

Saaz 3.8% 25 grm 30 mins
Nelson Sauvin 13.3% 15 grm 30 mins
Cascade 8.6% 12 grm 60 mins
Protofloc 10 mins

30 grm of Cascade at 80 degrees after flame out

Fermenting with safebrew T-58

When we were Taipans

Well i woke this morning with the urge to brew some more so without any planning i started weighing grains and heating water. Here's what i made, 25 L at 1062
5kg Golden Promise
1KG Maris Otter
200 grm Biscuit Malt
250 grm Melanoidin Malt
400 grm Carapils
50 grm Roasted Barley
150 grm Chocolate Malt

52 grm Northdown 7.9% 60 mins
17 grm Syrians 15 mins
Protofloc 15 mins

Fermenting with my auld buddy So4

Big Kenny

Another borrowed recipe off Wez, i really must fire up my own imagination every now and then!
Everything went smooth, the wort smelled amazing. I did overshoot my gravity by a few points but nothing to be concerned about, i ended upwith 25L at 1048. I didn't take any pics but i'll post a pic of the finished product. Here's the recipe,

4800gm Pale Malt 97%
70gm Crystal Malt 1.5%
50gm Roasted Barley 1%
25gm Chocolate Malt 0.5%
71gm Fuggles [4.5%] (90 min) Hops ~30 IBU
44gm Styrian Goldings [3.%] (15 min)
protofloc (Boil 10.0 min)

Fermeting with S-04

Fools Gold

2 kg Golden Promise
3 kg Optic
250 grm Melanoidin
100 grm Carapils
100 grm Biscuit

Saaz 3.8% 25 grm 30 mins
Nelson Sauvin 13.3% 15 grm 30 mins
Aurora Super Syrians 3.3% 25 grm 60 mins
3 tsp grains of paradise 10 mins
Protofloc 10 mins

30 grm of Saaz at 80 degrees after flame out