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Brewing an FES

Started by Leann ull, March 17, 2016, 10:22:37 AM

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Leann ull

March 17, 2016, 10:22:37 AM Last Edit: March 17, 2016, 12:52:03 PM by CH
Haven't posted a brew like this in an age so here goes No Charge!

To start with a a nice big Irish ale starter enough for 40l

It was started 3 days ago and stepped up from 1.5 litres to start with by allowing to settle pouring off the wort and topping back up with just under 3l



Always use a beersmith brew sheet  it just helps as brew progresses


Leann ull

after a swill out Hlt on 45l

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First Time using one of these fellas, it won't be that colour after today



Return temperature probe for herms


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Will_D

Remember: The Nationals are just round the corner - time to get brewing

Leann ull

Underlet 33l water from hlt into mash tun through bottom valve stops dough balls

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Ok time to crank her up
My system is very simple made up of a pid where you saw the earlier probe

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Out of the mash tun nice big wide feed for Chugger
Narrow or standard out on Chugger which means I don't need to use a valve to control flow, into the herms pot with 3kw element controlled by pid and then just returned to the mash tun


Leann ull

March 17, 2016, 12:20:48 PM #10 Last Edit: March 17, 2016, 02:55:26 PM by CH
When I measured temp at end of return she was out by 0.3 too high

No biggie just went into Sensor Calibration on PiD and adjusted up so the match exactly

I guess that's either probe or pid drift?

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It's an 80 min mash + 10 for mash out at 75.6

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The return on the herms I adjust to sit just above the mash level and get a good distribution of returning wort




I maybe once in the middle of the mash I give everything a good stir to make sure there is no channelling

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Time to pump batch 1 to boiler

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