Easy to make and very enjoyable on Nitro. Should be ready to drink in 3 weeks.
Malts
8.5 lb of 2-row maris otter milled
1 lb black roasted barley milled
2 lbs of flaked barley. Not milled
Mash
152F 60F
Sparged
170F to produce 7,4 gals
Wort
Pre boil: 11 Brix / 1.044 OG
Post boil: 13.7 Brix / 1.056 OG
March 24 - brix 7. 1.010
March 25 - brix 6.7 1.009
Target 1.012 / 5.8% ABV
Actual ABV 6.0%
Counter coil cooled 5 gals in 10 mins to 95F. Added reused english yeast. The yeast did not seem active when I opened the jar. We will see.
Boil
70 mins
60 mins 2 oz Magnum pellets
20 mins 2 oz UK Target pellets
April 6 - While moving to keg i saw a mold growing on the top. Mild funk with socks and cheese. I dumped the whole batch. First batch in 7 years I've dumped. I blame this on the reuse of yeast. It did not look healthy when i added it. I should have avoided this yeast. Arg! See photo.
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| Sanitized Counterflow Chiller |
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| 15 gallow kettle |
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| Hops and yeast |
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| Pour off of mash. Sweet wort! |
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