Lockwoods beer

[lockwood1956]

I think Bugle meant a tutorial on making the boiling bucket with thermostat.

Well, that's how I read it anyway.

DOH!


and yes the house smels like a brewery (yum scrum)

[rjb222]

DOH!


and yes the house smels like a brewery (yum scrum)

I love the smell of wert boiling wife not so much. I have an out door high BTU burner and that works well.

[lockwood1956]

Well it currently stands at 1.030 at 100 deg f so I make that 1.037 adjusted for temp....will pitch yeast soon

[rjb222]

You are right in the area for SG and close for temp good work.

[lockwood1956]

78 Deg F so yeast pitched, I'm off to bed

[Duffbeer]

Bob,

I see your boiling in a stock pot, didn't you have a boiler under construction?

yes.......but its not ready yet

Ah.... I see, just been reading the rest of the forums, i see karl is on it... do you think there's a possibility of a tutorial in there?

Yes I'm on to it, slack I know, nearly finished though just got to wire it up and test.

[lockwood1956]

Had real trouble getting the sparger to work, tried two different heads, one from a shower attachment, the other a small watering can rose.....
in the end i just slowed the flow right down and moved the head about...it never ever did "spray" just dribbled

plargh!

but got the job done, so now have 3 Gal bitter, 3 gall lager, three gall barley wine...will enter them at Telford show on 12th July hopefully

regards
bob

p.s.

oooo boil just finished on the bitter, off to cool it and pitch the yeast

[rjb222]

Had real trouble getting the sparger to work, tried two different heads, one from a shower attachment, the other a small watering can rose.....
in the end i just slowed the flow right down and moved the head about...it never ever did "spray" just dribbled

plargh!

but got the job done, so now have 3 Gal bitter, 3 gall lager, three gall barley wine...will enter them at Telford show on 12th July hopefully

regards
bob

p.s.

oooo boil just finished on the bitter, off to cool it and pitch the yeast

This is why I batch sparge less hassel you don't need to try and match flow or if you are drilling holes in your grain bed.To me this works easier.

[kerosine]

looking good bob!!!

[lockwood1956]

I'm thinking I will switch to batch sparging

[kerosine]

Batch sparging is the future...........

I've tasted it

[lockwood1956]

hahahaha

[rjb222]

So how is the ferment progressing Bob you should be at High krasusen or starting to fall. With the first batch. I bottled my lager and ran off another the same and pitched the slurry from the first one I had krausen forming within an hour I baked some bread with the used grains from the batch man o man is that good.

[lockwood1956]

I baked some bread with the used grains from the batch man o man is that good.

Now that sounds like a plan!

didn't check on it today (tut tut) been struggling manfully with a huge hangover all day....

off tomorrow so will attend to it then

[kerosine]

bread??

what did you do to the grain to use it in bread?

Now i'm intrigued

sorry if this is