Two Questions

[Uncle Joshua]

I'm brewing Big Lamp from GW's book, it doesn't tell you to use Irish moss, should I anyway?

Also, it tells you to use post boil hops, can they go in as I'm using my wort chiller?

[boingy]

Yes, use Irish Moss or Protofloc or Whirlfloc.

Hops - set the chiller going then chuck in the post-boil hops when the temperature is down to about 80 degrees. Some folk turn off the chiller at this point to let the hops steep for 10-20 minutes but others just keep chilling. Both ways work fine. the reason for waiting until 80 degrees is that less of the precious hop aroma will be driven off in steam.

[Sandybee]

The first AG brew that I did was Big Lamp Bitter and I must have followed the instructions to the letter because I noticed, after it was fermenting, that I hadn't used Irish moss and made a careful note to do so in future. Now that you've pointed it out I see it isn't in GW's book. It certainly would do no harm to use Irish Moss.

By the way, the brew was one of the best I've made!

[Uncle Joshua]

Cheers guys.

Had AG brew day 4 just two days after brew day 3 and it seemed to go ok.

I did Big Lamp as an extract brew. It tasted of candy floss until the last few bottles by which time it was a more rounded lightish beer.

[RdeV]

It tasted of candy floss until the last few bottles by which time it was a more rounded lightish beer.

Yep, I can relate and that sort of thing really annoys me! I've observed that the satisfaction I have with a particular beer's taste is inversely proportional to the remaining volume in the keg. Once the beer starts to really hit its straps I can be sure the keg will blow at any moment! It was much the same when I bottled.