Cut my all grain teeth yesterday . . .

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Evenin all, I had a go at my first all grain brew yesterday. I went with the BIAB method as I thought it'd be the least complicated way of getting into all grain.
I wont bore you with all the details but heres a quick rundown of my ingredients and what I did with them.

5kg Maris Otter
200g Carapils
150g Chocolate Malt
250g Crystal
60g Styrian Goldings
60g Fuggles
Safale s-04 Yeast

I mashed at 69 deg for 60 mins (added 5.2pH additive at start of Mash)
I boiled for 60 mins adding 15g each of the hops on 4 occasions -  at start of boil, 45 mins, 30 mins and 0 mins.
I added my wort chiller and a whirlfloc at 15 mins before end of boil.
Took 25 mins to chill down before adding to FV.
Pitch yeast and shes now going like the clappers!!!!

[Qs]

Looks great. What style is it, bitter?

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Its an English Ale, pretty much a Hob Goblin Clone.
I wanted to use Danstar Nottingham Yeast but couldnt get my hands on it.

[imark]

Haven't used s04 myself but heard it can be a poor attenuator so watch out for that.
There are a few of us that have plenty of notty and could sort you out. Stick a request up if you're stuck again.

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Thanks iMark

[Shanna]

I did three brews with S-04 and the first two finished very high at 1.18 and despite taking the fermenter for a walk and moving it to a warmer room I could not get it to finish. As a result I ended up with two gusher beers as when I primed the left over un fermented sugar increased the co2 level above normal. The third one was a stout that finished fine. The high alcohol of the first two I think was part of the problem as I think there was insufficient yeast.

Shanna

[mr hoppy]

I'd agree. It was the taste that put me off S-04.

[LordEoin]

S04 is great for a Guinness clone.

What's that connection off your tap on the keggle? I need something bigger and that looks like the job 

[Will_D]

Hey Fj, Forget the "All Grain Teeth"! Thats Efin Easy! Cameraz is difficult!

You managed to post a Purfect set of photos! All the right way round etc. etc.

So when I hang up me auld lens youze' d' boy!

Mega Congrats!

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

The airlock has pretty much finished bubbling already, I'll take a reading tonight to see where I'm at.

LordEoin, I'll send you the links to where I bought the valve etc later on when I get on the laptop.

Cheers Will, had to re-edit my original post a few times to get the pictures orientation correct - easy 

I can only live and learn with my choice of yeast, hopefully I don't dislike the taste the 04 gives off considering there's 24.5 litres of it sitting in my FV!!!

[Covey]

Hi In Pic 5, i see the same gray scum when i BIAB, what is it i wonder?

[cochised]

Looks excellent.

Ordered a few AG mash kits earlier so hoping to do my first AG next week.
Have done a good few partials with good results so far.

Will be using a cooler mash tun

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Hi In Pic 5, i see the same gray scum when i BIAB, what is it i wonder?

What scum are you talking about, can you go into more detail?

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Will be using a cooler mash tun

Hope it's not too cool or your mash won't be very efficient 

[cochised]

Will be using a cooler mash tun

Hope it's not too cool or your mash won't be very efficient 

I meant cool as in hip and with it