1st Sticky moment

[noble ox]

Hi All
After some hardware issues ( not having the correct regulator) I finally started my BIAB outside
The plan was the" London pride "recipe from Dave lines book..............I added 12 % extra grain to make up for my lack of good mashing techniques
Everything went to plan including keeping mash temp the rolling boil went well, cooled down with home made cooler (no leaks which surprised me) I transferred to FV via jug and voile cover, pitched S04 yeast started day before I was pleased with 1051 OG now fermenting away.
I am glad I chose a 50l copper as it helped to stop any splash overs,Just spent 1 hour cleaning all the stickyness from everything before SHMBO returned
I hope it tastes as good as it smells

[potatoes]

Nice one noble ox! 1051 is a good OG. Should make a nice strong london pride... Do you have any pictures to post?

[noble ox]

Thanks for the response potatoes
Next brew I hope to sort some photos out

[jimp2003]

Good one noble ox!

Good to see another convert to BIAB. Let us know how it turns out.

Jim

[noble ox]

Result of the brew
I kegged it after 7 days in FV then 7 in the sin bin (clearing keg) primed with correct sugar then left it till I could not stand any more.(impatience)
It tasted good lots of body and hoppy. I did not need to add any extra co2 being a top tap I thought I would have had to
The only criticism was the hoppy after taste in my throat and roof of mouth any ideas on that ?
I enjoyed the venture from start to the last precious pint
All part of stepping up the" Learning Kerb"
Seasons greetings to all

[simco999]

Sounds good to me - the hops will mellow out after a couple of weeks - I had the same respose when I started brewing my own.

Now I can't stand pub fizzy stuff - give me a home brew and a big hoppy taste and I'm well happy.