Hillbilly Pale Ale

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:05 pm

I was up bright & early to set this away, recipe Here.

I did change it slightly, I soaked the 10g of hops for 30 minutes after the boil rather than dry hop in the king keg, I am going to bottle some of the brew to see what the bottled version tastes like.

This was my 1st try with Golden Promise malt & First Gold hops. Maybe I should have called it shot in the dark instead!

I achieved an ag of 1044, I estimated 1042 based on 70% effiency as my effiencies have been poor recently, I normally achieve an effiency of around 78%.

Anyway, waffle over, I know that you like your pics so here they are.

Starting the mash.

All wrapped up & cosy!

First runnings.

Three tier set up in action.

Coming to the boil, there seemed to be more foam using Golden Promise compared to Maris Otter.

Nice vigorous boil. The first batch of hops have just been added, time to switch one of the elements off.

Wort cooler in action.

Aerating, Brewlab yeast starter at the ready.

Nice clear wort.

Is it foamy enough!

It is certainly lighter in colour than the previous pale ales I made using Maris Otter, I can't wait to try this one, it looks & smells great!

BlightyBrewer · Post by **BlightyBrewer** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:22 pm

Looks like you had a good day. You've got a very clear wort there considering you use a CFC to cool...how come?

I was going to brew today, but it is just too blinking cold in the garage, so I whimped out.

roger the dog · Post by **roger the dog** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Excellent pictures HH & a lovely clear wort

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:45 pm

BlightyBrewer wrote:You've got a very clear wort there considering you use a CFC to cool...how come?

The violent boil helps the hot break & I also used a whirlflock tablet as well during the last 10 minutes of the boil.

I also recirculate 2-3 litres of the first mash tun runnings as these are always turbid. I do the same before I cool the wort after the boil, just before I connect the cfc.

You will be able to see from the 3rd pic down, first runnings, that the wort is already nice & clear.

I don't think it would make much difference to the clarity of the wort if I changed over to a immersion chiller to be honest.

stevezx7r · Post by **stevezx7r** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:10 pm

An Excellent day HH, hope mine goes as well. Just about ready to start - still cleaning.

iowalad · Post by **iowalad** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:16 pm

Well done by the looks of things.

I have been happier with steeping hops of late rather than dry hopping - it seems to be less grassy tasting.

My one effort with all First Gold I was happy with the hops.

ECR · Post by **ECR** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:30 pm

Looks like it's gone well

subsub · Post by **subsub** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:27 pm

Great pics HH glad it went well for you

Oggy' Bar · Post by **Oggy' Bar** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:17 pm

I like that vigorous boil

I'm gonna give my next brew a seeeerious

boil

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:29 pm

That looks really good, the clarity and the color are excellent. Nice work

Hogarth · Post by **Hogarth** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:17 pm

Great pics, Horden. I love your little red CFC. Very smart.

Stonechat · Post by **Stonechat** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:20 pm

Great pictures and really admire the clarity of your wort

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:08 pm

Here is a pic of a couple of bottles from this brew, it is clearing up a treat & it smells great!

iowalad · Post by **iowalad** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:54 pm

Nice looking brew.
Let us know what you think of steeping v dry hopping once you get to taste one of these.

russt1969 · Post by **russt1969** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:30 pm

Damn Fine

Do you loose much in volume with that fab looking boil ?

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