Well I had planed to document my last brew as another member was asking about using an Eectrim Boiler for BIAB I but didn't have my camera with me. So today (well starting off last night) I brewed a single hop IPA which I am calling "Heart of gold" (the recipe is untested so I'll report back if its any good)
I use Brewtarget software and
here is the recipe
I do an overnight mash so I started at 1am last night (or this morning if you prefer).
Grain weighed out and ready to go
Water is on Campden Tablet is in 75:25 RO:Tap water waiting for strike temperature before doughing in.
Tucked up for the night
Starting temperature
End temperature after about 9 hours
Unpacking
Looks good
The "sparge" basically soaking the grain sack for 10 minutes during which the wort below is starting to heat up.
75% of the sparge water has been put in and the hops go in the hop sock with the temperature at about 85C so not quite boiling yet, the rest of the sparge water will go in with about 40 minutes left as evaporation will have made space by then.
The hot break I think? One advantage of a hop sock is that the bag catches a lot of the break material.
A nice rolling boil time to sit for a bit.
The Golden syrup was added 10 minutes before flame out (mixed with 1L of boiling wort) then at flame out 2L of tap water was added in to top up the wort was then and chilled and transferred to the FV
2L of top up give give me an OG of 1.052 so about 5% ABV is expected and an the efficiency comes out around the 86% mark
The yeast was pitched and its now sat at the back of my kitchen.
