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General Discussions => Brewing Communities => North County Brewers => Topic started by: Jacob on April 28, 2013, 02:03:12 PM

Title: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on April 28, 2013, 02:03:12 PM
Started around 7:30 today.

1. Water heated to strike temperature (40L)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_3996.JPG)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_3997.JPG)

2. Grains crushed
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_3999.JPG)

3. Mash tun ready
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4001.JPG)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4002.JPG)

4. Mashing started
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4003.JPG)

5. False bottom installed
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4004.JPG)

6. Hops prepared
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4005.JPG)

7. Boil started
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4006.JPG)

8. Chilling
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4007.JPG)

9. Wort collected
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4008.JPG)

10. Blow off installed
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/BarrellProject/IMG_4009.JPG)

Got low efficiency so had to 'rescue' it with 0.75kg of muscavado sugar.
At the end 27l collected (1.089)
Also collected 22.5l from second running, going to use cascade and brew dry american stout.
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Bubbles on April 28, 2013, 03:56:38 PM
Lovely photos, nice one.
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: nigel_c on April 28, 2013, 08:37:24 PM
Nice. Can't wait till I have the room to up my brewery size.
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Partridge9 on April 28, 2013, 10:19:58 PM
Top marks for the blow off tube ..  theres a man who has done this before !!!

Loving that false bottom by the way - slick !
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 12:46:33 AM
Nice job Jacob but you might want to cover up the sponsor of your keg otherwise you will get a knock on the door ;)

Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on April 29, 2013, 08:18:24 AM
Quote from: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 12:46:33 AM
Nice job Jacob but you might want to cover up the sponsor of your keg otherwise you will get a knock on the door ;)
Is it better now?  ::)
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on April 29, 2013, 06:50:58 PM
Fermentation in progress. I can hear it bubbling even downstairs (f*** blow-off)  ;D
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 06:55:30 PM
Quote from: Jacob on April 29, 2013, 08:18:24 AM
Quote from: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 12:46:33 AM
Nice job Jacob but you might want to cover up the sponsor of your keg otherwise you will get a knock on the door ;)
Is it better now?  ::)

That's the one
I hope the bucket didn't kick out rubber ducky ;)
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on April 29, 2013, 07:18:26 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 06:55:30 PM
I hope the bucket didn't kick out rubber ducky ;)

Guys from TOG  (http://www.tog.ie/2011/11/ducks/)took them all  :'(
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 08:21:28 PM
Thats more like a fetish, are they all in Dublin Bay now?
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on April 29, 2013, 09:04:21 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on April 29, 2013, 08:21:28 PM
Thats more like a fetish, are they all in Dublin Bay now?
Not sure what happened to all of them, but have seen on site few converted into the duck-matrix display (http://eirebecky.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/duckology/).
Title: Re: Barrel Project - Brew Day - Photo relation
Post by: Jacob on May 04, 2013, 10:25:50 AM
After 6 days blow-off replaced with regular airlock. Not sure if that was the best idea cause it's still bubling like crazy!
Take a look and see how much yeast were blown off over that time.
Just to mention I've used 2l jar ...

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96939695/20130504_101236.jpg)