Last brew turned out quite well, very pleasing taste but still not as crisp and refreshing as we'd ultimately like.
Completed another mash today. Nailed all the temperature control but went slightly overboard with volume - there's at least 31L sitting in our 33L fermenter bucket and there's such little headroom! (Was aiming for 28L.) Should net a whopping 26L upon bottling, the most we've ever done. Gonna triple dry hop this one for epic punch, 100g amarillo, 100g azacca and 100g simcoe.
Our wort still takes ages to cool as we just stick the pan in a bucket of cool water, and change a few times. I need to make a wort chiller - where in North London can I source a length of copper water pipe? And how can I bend it into a coil? I guess I can Google that tbh.
Last brew turned out quite well, very pleasing taste but still not as crisp and refreshing as we'd ultimately like.
Completed another mash today. Nailed all the temperature control but went slightly overboard with volume - there's at least 31L sitting in our 33L fermenter bucket and there's such little headroom! (Was aiming for 28L.) Should net a whopping 26L upon bottling, the most we've ever done. Gonna triple dry hop this one for epic punch, 100g amarillo, 100g azacca and 100g simcoe.
Our wort still takes ages to cool as we just stick the pan in a bucket of cool water, and change a few times. I need to make a wort chiller - where in North London can I source a length of copper water pipe? And how can I bend it into a coil? I guess I can Google that tbh.