I'm brewing today and it's all but done, just waiting on the last ~30 minutes of the boil.
But I don't stress or give myself too much to do. My day is as follows;
Place 37 litres of water into my 50 litre brew pot and turn on the gas.
Measure and crush the desired grain/s.
When the brewing liquor hits 64°C I add the grain/s to the liquor and give a good stir.
Put the lid on the pot, insulate and walk away for 90 minutes.
Take all the insulation off, remove lid and check temperature. I usually lose 1 - 2° over the length of the mash.
Raise the temperature of the liquor to 77°C (stirring the whole time) and add the specialty grain/s. Put the lid on and walk away for 20 minutes.
Remove the lid, stir and check temperature. Raise the bag and turn the gas on to bring to a boil.
Measure hops as required and add at relevant intervals.
At the end of the boil syphon into a no-chill cube, seal, wash up and relax.
I average 80% post boil efficiency with very little fuss, so was wondering. Am I just a lazy brewer? How busy or relaxed are your brew days?
How hard do you work for your beer?
Post #1 made 14 years ago
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