Hillbilly Pale Ale

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Hillbilly Pale Ale

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.


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Starting the mash.

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All wrapped up & cosy!

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First runnings.

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Three tier set up in action.

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

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

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Wort cooler in action.

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Aerating, Brewlab yeast starter at the ready.

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Nice clear wort.

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Is it foamy enough! :lol:

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!
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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. :oops:
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Post by roger the dog » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Excellent pictures HH & a lovely clear wort 8)
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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.
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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. :roll:
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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.
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Post by ECR » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:30 pm

Looks like it's gone well 8)
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Post by subsub » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:27 pm

Great pics HH glad it went well for you :D
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Post by Oggy' Bar » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:17 pm

I like that vigorous boil 8) I'm gonna give my next brew a seeeerious

boil :twisted:
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Post by Wolf » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:29 pm

That looks really good, the clarity and the color are excellent. Nice work
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Post by Hogarth » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:17 pm

Great pics, Horden. I love your little red CFC. Very smart.
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Post by Stonechat » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:20 pm

Great pictures and really admire the clarity of your wort 8)
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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!


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

Damn Fine :D
Do you loose much in volume with that fab looking boil ?
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