South Dublin Brewers - Next Meet - Thur 30th July

[Bubbles]

Hi folks,

Next meet on Thur 30th July. See further details here. Please sign up below if attending.

Cheers,
Bubbles.

[Bubbles]

1. Bubbles  - Saison, Cider

[Shanna]

1. Bubbles  - Saison, Cider
2. Shanna - American IPA & Munich "Schlecht" la
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[molc]

1. Bubbles  - Saison, Cider
2. Shanna - American IPA & Munich "Schlecht" lager
3. Molc - Sweet Porter, Cider

[Bubbles]

Isn't "schlecht" german for "shite"??

[irish_goat]

Isn't "schlecht" german for "shite"??

Scheiße 

[Bubbles]

Just checked.. According to google translate it means "bad"!

[Shanna]

Just checked.. According to google translate it means "bad"!

Continuing on my long tradition of beers with both questionable names & quality In my defense it's a lager that I did with a decoction mash.

Shanna

[molc]

Decoction. Aren't you a glutton for punishment. Did you just do a single boil or go the whole hog on it?

[Shanna]

Decoction. Aren't you a glutton for punishment. Did you just do a single boil or go the whole hog on it?

All three boils using a ham stock pot to decoct & boil. All was good till I started to sparge & it stuck. Was reduced to bailing with saucepan & colander not a pretty sight I toyed with the idea of chucking it but while it is remarkably dark it is clear if that makes any kind of sense. The decoction itself was not terribly difficult & it was cool to see the decocted portion hitting the mash temperature. Just a huge sense of anti climax when the sparge stuck. I get the impression the beer is lacking in body & it's not terribly malty, despite the 90% Munich Malt bill. Lesson learned again 're my grain mill, am keeping a suplly of oat hulls on standby for future beers.

Shanna

[Bubbles]

That's a crazy amount of effort to go to in order to produce a beer. If I was you i'd chuck that mill in the bin and invest in something decent. How many batches has it ruined now?

[Shanna]

That's a crazy amount of effort to go to in order to produce a beer. If I was you i'd chuck that mill in the bin and invest in something decent. How many batches has it ruined now?

Two & counting but it's a convenient excuse   It cost me close to €100 so I might try persevere. To be honest begining to wonder is it also a problem with my false bottom.

Shanna

[molc]

Some day you're doing a crush, maybe one of us should bring over one of our mills and do the crush to compare? A 100 roller mill should never have a crush issue...

[Shanna]

Some day you're doing a crush, maybe one of us should bring over one of our mills and do the crush to compare? A 100 roller mill should never have a crush issue...

Good idea if someone would oblige would be interested to see the difference. It could be my drill is not up to scratch either as sometimes I get through it without any problems.

Shanna

[Leann ull]

Touch of the "pineapple chunk syndrome" there  try and focus of brewing a couple of good beers and getting it right rather than frustrating yourself again, this time with a really tricky process that has the potential for a car crash, especially now you have temp control.
I am a reasonably proficient brewer and I wouldn't touch decoction with yours never mind mine, for two reasons, ends don't justify the means and potential for it becoming a pigs arse 
Maybe someday when I'm bored...

I know you have gap right as you used my feeler gauges, I did get them back? I use credit cards now in any case, mostly hers.