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5th brew, NEW gear

Post #1 made 14 years ago
by sean
Went for a drive up to Ross' (my LHBS) on Friday and picked up one of his new BIAB bags and a crown urn (+ some kegs etc :lol: )

Did doc smurto's GA yesterday as per recipe on AHB , ended up with 22L into fermenter @ 1.045 instead of 20 L @1.047 so pretty happy. Tipped out about 2.7 L trub and put into cube for no chill.

Bit of a panic as only had the remains ( 4g ) US05 so added that and a 12g packet of nottingham to water to rehydrate, hope it turns out OK. Had meant to get some more yeast on Friday but in all the excitement forgot.


Have to say that the urn method is even easier than the 19l pot method, now to start filling those kegs...

Post #2 made 14 years ago
by hashie
'Tis an exciting hobby, no?

I'm sure your beer will be fine, if a bit confused with 2 yeast types. I would have just used the notto or put the 05 into a starter and built it up, rather than using both. What you have done is fine and will still give a great beer.

Kegs! My problem is I never no how many is enough!!!
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #3 made 14 years ago
by sean
I should have built up a starter of us05, too impatient. The notto says you need 1g/L, only had one packet which is why I added the US. I've never used notto before, it's cranking at the moment at 16 C .
I've gone for 6 kegs, 3 in the fridge on tap, 3 conditioning, see how that works. I normally have about 150-180 bottles so similar volume with the kegs.

Post #4 made 14 years ago
by hashie
When using notto, just make sure you give it a bit extra time to clean up after itself, otherwise it has some strong flavours that are not ideal. I generally let mine go for 8 - 14 days and find it's all good within that range.

Your logic on the kegs is good. I have 2 in the fridge and 7 conditioning.
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #5 made 14 years ago
by stux
Got 4 in the fridge, 2 awaiting filling and 4 9.5 L kegs I've just finished reconditioning. About to order another 2 (4 split with someone else)

I think the idea of double your number of taps is a good one :)

I've augmented that with "and a half keg for each tap too"

Finally worked out what to do with the extra few L I have left over from kegging, also means I can drain the leftover mini keg and give the larger ones more cold aging
Fermenting: -
Cubed: -
Stirplate: -
On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III

5/7/12

Post #6 made 14 years ago
by ahidau
Just wondering if you got a good rolling boil with the urn. Did you get the concealed element one? I've read about issues but am not sure if they have been fixed.
Cheers

Post #7 made 14 years ago
by sean
It's the concealed element one ( easy to clean), no problems with a rolling boil.Had a camp mat wrapped @ it the whole time. Was @ 22 C inside. Times were:

11.50 34 L added and kettle turned on to 68 C
12.40 Added grain mash start 66. Dropped to 65 at mash out.
1.40 Mash out
2.05 78 C
2.15 Pulled bag
2.45 Started 90 min boil.


Boil ended up @ 100 min. Start of boil vol 31.3
End of boil volume 24.6 About 4 L / hour. Only 1st with urn, will update with next brew.
21.8 into fermenter

Hope this helps.

I read of one person who said he didn't get a rolling boil but he also said he didn't have his thermostat set at 110 as he didn't want to burn the element out ???
Was a bit of a bugger getting the silicon hose on, supposedly gets easier with use.

cheers

sean

Post #8 made 14 years ago
by sean
Just filtered and kegged the Doc Smurto GA this morning. The notto seems to have thrown a chaulky taste that I'm not to keen on. Has anyone else had this ?

Post #10 made 14 years ago
by sean
In FV for 11 days. Temp at start was 16C, held 2 days then up to 18-19 by end. 24 hr in fridge(still in FV)Filtered and kegged. no finings, only whirfloc @ boil. Crystal clear and bright. Not as hoppy as my extract version (probably the yeast as US05 in all extract versions.)My partner said she couldn't detect any chaulkiness and she has a pretty good palate. Will try again in couple of days and reassess.
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