Brew Day by Pictures

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In with the hops and leaf, 100 of each
Leaf is in a bag weighed down with stainless and looks like a weather balloon



And full rolling boil

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Neighbours seem happy with spent grain

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5 gone another 5 to go

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Nice healthy quantity 004 and spent wort poured off

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I normally use carboys but not enough headspace for these monsters so a couple of Alpack buckets with holes drilled in lids, cleaned and sanitised

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Sanitise chiller and one full tablet

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5mins whirlpool

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It's been interesting following this all day! Looks delicious.

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10 mins

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20 mins, last bit is always the hardest



Few flies about so I have to improvise, looks like it's going to be a smoked FES

25 mins and we are done

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Finally into the redneck fermentation chamber and we are good

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