National Homebrew Club Ireland

Gents,
          This was my suggestion on the next barrel fill. Open to any suggestions or different recipe.

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Wee Heavy2
Brewer: lordstilton
Asst Brewer:
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 27.38 l
Post Boil Volume: 22.88 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l   
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.100 SG
Estimated Color: 20.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 77.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
7.98 kg               Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)         Grain         1        87.3 %       
0.40 kg               Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)    Grain         2        4.4 %         
0.40 kg               Munich (Dingemans) (7.0 SRM)             Grain         3        4.4 %         
0.26 kg               Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)               Grain         4        2.9 %         
0.10 kg               Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM)      Grain         5        1.1 %         
45.30 g               Fuggles [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min         Hop           6        21.8 IBUs     
12.68 g               Fuggles [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min         Hop           7        2.2 IBUs     


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9.14 kg
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Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Mash In           Add 25.59 l of water at 72.7 C          66.7 C        60 min       

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 12.69l) of 75.6 C water

I think it would be good to do a different recipe in each barrel. A more sessionable porter would be a nice alternative I think. Derek and Steven mentioned recipes when we chatted.
If a second recipe is forthcoming  let's get a list going.

Proposed recipe for one of the barrels (or both whatever?)

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I won gold for this in the nationals this year

List time. Let's assume 140L per barrel as they're not the same and it will allow for loses.

Wee Heavy:

Porter:
imark 40L

Wee Heavy:

Porter:
imark 40L
delzep 20L

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L

Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L

Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L

Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DEMPSEY 20L

Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L

Looks like the Porter barrel is sorted. When are we looking at brewing?

I'll need to get some wlp002. Can build up a big starter and split it if you want?

Think I need brown and chocolate malt and maybe hops anyway so will probably just get my own

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Dodge 20L

Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L

Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Dodge 20L
Lofty 20L
Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L

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Wee Heavy:
Lordstilton 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Dodge 20L
Lofty 20L
Blueshed 20L


Porter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Blueshed 20L

Lads I changed the recipe slightly due to trying to having my efficiency set to 70% instead of 60% due to large grain bill.

Heres the last rev

Style: Strong Scotch Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 27.38 l
Post Boil Volume: 22.88 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l   
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 21.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 26.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 66.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
8.35 kg               Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)         Grain         1        87.3 %       
0.42 kg               Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)    Grain         2        4.4 %         
0.42 kg               Munich (Dingemans) (7.0 SRM)             Grain         3        4.4 %         
0.28 kg               Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)               Grain         4        2.9 %         
0.10 kg               Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM)      Grain         5        1.1 %         
46.63 g               Fuggles [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min         Hop           6        24.2 IBUs     
13.06 g               Fuggles [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min         Hop           7        2.5 IBUs     
2.0 pkg               Safale American  (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)  Yeast         8        -             


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9.57 kg
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Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Mash In           Add 26.71 l of water at 72.7 C          66.7 C        60 min       

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 12.01l) of 75.6 C water

That's 9.57 Kg of a malt bill.  ???

Quote from: DEMPSEY on August 05, 2016, 10:55:40 AM
That's 9.57 Kg of a malt bill.  ???

You can brew on my new kit   ;D

Split mash ? Thats also for a 60% efficiency..so your own set up might need less.

Fill date for both barrels is set for 10th September.

To keep things simple on the day it would be best to bring young beer in a cornie. We want to minimise O2 pickup.

QuotePorter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Blueshed 20L

We all ready to brew this week? There is 160l in this list by the way - what's the barrel capacity?

Think the larger barrel was 135L from memory. Smaller closer to 125L.
I was planning on brewing midweek.

I'm brewing on Wednesday or Thursday

Any thoughts on the water profile for the porter? Do you thinkwe need to replicate you're soft South Dublin water?

Soft water if you are not steeping the dark malts.

I intend to add all my malt to the mash.

I'm going to go for this:
Calcium (ppm) 61   
Magnesium (ppm) 3      
Sodium (ppm) 8
Sulfate (ppm) 25
Chloride (ppm) 62
Bicarbonate (ppm) 85

target pH 5.3

Any thoughts?

Quote from: delzep on August 21, 2016, 07:50:47 PM

QuotePorter:
imark 40L
Lordstilton 20L
Delzep 20L
Diarmuid 20L
DamienE 20L
DEMPSEY 20L
Blueshed 20L

We all ready to brew this week? There is 160l in this list by the way - what's the barrel capacity?

Only me and mark ready to brew? Proposed fill date is just over 2 weeks away. C'mon lads

I can brew this weekend

My porter brew is done and fermenting thanks to delzep saving the day with some EKG.

When is the fill date for the wee heavy? Are we still planning on the 10th?

We need to push wee heavy by two weeks judging by whatapp discussion

Did my porter yesterday. Brewed 50L so will have extra 12L above my allocated 38L if we're short on the day.

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid ?L ?OG
imark 38L 1.056

First time using WLP002. It's a krausen beast. Making a proper mess of my shed.

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid ?L ?OG
imark 38L 1.056
Lordstilton 20L 1.053

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😨

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid 20L 1.050 OG
imark 38L 1.056
Lordstilton 20L 1.053

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid 20L 1.050 OG
imark 38L 1.056
Lordstilton 20L 1.053
delzep 20L 1.051

Being pedantic here but shouldn't all these be in multiples of 19L cornies

Yeah suppose so. Can just bottle the excess

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid 20L 1.050 OG
imark 38L 1.056
Lordstilton 20L 1.053
delzep 20L 1.051
DamienE 19l 1.053

When dempsey adds his I think we're up to ~140L and an average OG of about 1.054 I think.

Porter barrel:
Diarmuid 20L 1.050 OG
imark 38L 1.056
Lordstilton 20L 1.053
delzep 20L 1.051
DamienE 19l 1.053
DEMPSEY 20L 1.057.

Quote from: imark on September 01, 2016, 10:48:51 AM
When dempsey adds his I think we're up to ~140L and an average OG of about 1.054 I think.

Abv of around 5.2 to 5.5 or thereabouts so

Quote from: delzep on September 01, 2016, 01:03:04 PM

Quote from: imark on September 01, 2016, 10:48:51 AM
When dempsey adds his I think we're up to ~140L and an average OG of about 1.054 I think.

Abv of around 5.2 to 5.5 or thereabouts so

Lovely!

Porter barrel:
1.Diarmuid    20L 1.050 OG
2.imark          38L 1.056
3.Lordstilton 20L 1.053
4.delzep        20L 1.051
5.DamienE     19L 1.053
6.DEMPSEY   20L 1.057.
7.Blueshed     20L 1.056

It's not all gonna fit is it?  :-\

I had a girlfriend say that to me once

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Was she laughing at the time she said it :D

She was crying with frustration, I was moving a couch into a 1 bed roomed flat at the time you doirty old man

Porter barrel:
1.Diarmuid    20L 1.050 OG
2.imark          38L 1.056
3.Lordstilton 20L 1.053
4.delzep        20L 1.051
5.DamienE     19L 1.053
6.DEMPSEY   20L 1.057.
7.Blueshed     20L 1.056
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Wee Heavy Barrel

1.Blueshed  20L 1.092

Porter barrel:
1.Diarmuid    19L 1.050 OG
2.imark          38L 1.056
3.Lordstilton 20L 1.053
4.delzep        20L 1.051
5.DamienE     19L 1.053
6.DEMPSEY   20L 1.057.
7.Blueshed     20L 1.056
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Wee Heavy Barrel

1.Blueshed  20L 1.092
2. Diarmuid 19L 1.090

Porter barrel:
1.Diarmuid    19L 1.050 OG
2.imark          38L 1.056
3.Lordstilton 20L 1.053
4.delzep        20L 1.051
5.DamienE     19L 1.053
6.DEMPSEY   20L 1.057.
7.Blueshed     20L 1.056
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Wee Heavy Barrel

1.Blueshed  20L 1.092
2. Diarmuid 19L 1.090
3. Dodge 20L  1.086

What's happening with the wee heavy barrel fill? Seems some of us have been waiting for a month. Is there a fill date organized?

Where all ready to go but we are on standby as an issue of infection may be in the barrel :-[

Was there issue with the previous batch?

Yes :(

Foot and Mouth procedures leaving "Dempsey's Den"

Very strange. Mine came from the barrel and nothing's changed? Are we sure it's not others cleaning regime after removing their batch?

Which barrel did your come from as the top barrel is the problem one.

I've no certain idea, maybe Mark would know but there were a few that had said they got theirs from the bottom barrel which would likely mean that mine came from the top. Someone had to have theirs from the top?

Quote from: Dodge on October 11, 2016, 09:45:38 PM
I've no certain idea, maybe Mark would know but there were a few that had said they got theirs from the bottom barrel which would likely mean that mine came from the top. Someone had to have theirs from the top?

Yours was in the upper barrel. Full list from the spreadsheet:
Dempsey #2 batch
Lordstilton #2 batch
Dodge
DamienE
Lofty
Blueshed
Diarmuid (top up)

Check out your carbonation dodge... It's still fermenting

I'll have to take a sample and re measure the FG. I have mine in a keg.