Rebellious Lambic - AKA Old English October Beer...

[johnrm]

I assumed bolts.
What about bracing?

[Garry]

Chillax fellas. I'll look after it. I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days. If it needs extra stiffening it will get it. She weighs nearly a quarter of ton full after all. No one wants failed stillage 

[johnrm]

We should be able to do 2 batches simultaneously...
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,6204.msg78929.html#msg78929
Donnchadh? Garry?

[Garry]

Ok. I might do my mash at home. That would step things nicely.

[donnchadhc]

I'll come back to you later, have to get my head around the weekend.

[johnrm]

Shoot me on your mobile no. Donnchadh

[mr hoppy]

I'll be brewing at home - but I might try and make it over to get in the way help out, depending on how Saturday works out.

[donnchadhc]

Are we going to add a touch of calcium chloride to this?

[LordEoin]

i'll be brewing at home too

[mr hoppy]

Are we going to add a touch of calcium chloride to this?

Do whatever you normally do for water treatment. I'd CC in the recipe because that's what I'll do.

If you usually do nothing that's good enough.

[donnchadhc]

Going to try this to see what it does. The water around here is super soft (RO like)

[mr hoppy]

My water's very soft as well - I put it in because yeasties need calcium and it seems to help a bit with mash pH.

[johnrm]

If its Midleton, water is hard (at home anyway).
Not sure what its like in the Mad Monk.
I'll bring my Salifert kH kit.

[donnchadhc]

Got this in last night. My mash tun wasn't big enough as I was trying to get 25-26 litres in (so I can have some for myself!). So I mashed thick which meant my efficiency was a little lower. Got 25 litres at 1.084. Took off like a rocket!

This is a little demijohn of extra 8 hours in! What you can't see is all the movement happening inside.

[LordEoin]

damn rain!