DarthCitra
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This was my first recipe i made myself after being inspired by Saison Rue from the Bruery. Im an IPA fanatic and wanted to see how a 100% Brett IPA would turn out. I just recently got some new equipment and was excited to try it out. Set up my new outside burner in the backyard along with my new IC, gathered my ingredients for the brew 10lbs of 2-row, some acid malt, 1lb wheat malt, .5lb carapils, some 40L, corn sugar, and my whirlfloc tablet. Also had my blend of zythos, Galaxy and Amarillo.
Once strike water was up to temp, I started to mash in, After about 9lbs of grain in i started to see that i had too much water in my kettle (fyi BIAB). Started to stir much slower being extra careful not to spill. Thought i was good to go after getting it all in there, put the lid and and SPLASH, all over my food and leg, thought oh well **** happens and let it sit for the 60 mins i planned to mash. once 60 mins was over i grabbed a strainer to set my bag in so i could drain and sparge...set my bag on the strainer and BAM fell into the wort and splashed all over me and my wife who was watching me struggle trying not to laugh.
After that sticky mess on my arms and legs and crusty hair had my boil going strong with my 55,000 BTU burner. Used a few drops of Fermcap-S just in case...i threw some steaks on the grill, look over and have my first boilover, Ran over and started blowing on the pot to try and control the mess being made (Thank god this was outside). Added my bittering hops and went with my schedule (60-15-10-5-whirlpool). Once my time was up on the 60min boil i realized i didnt throw my IC in the sanitize...oh ****... grabbed my bucket of starsan and dunked the IC in there for a few minutes and went with it.
I must say the IC sped things up and is a gift from the Gods!! I walk inside while its cooling and see my whirlfloc tablet, the 40L and my sugar still on the table! After a few minutes of cursing at myself, realized my steaks havent been turned (thank god only burnt my steak!)
I undershot my gravity by quite a bit since i forgot the 40L and sugar, once i removed those from my software, it predicted 1.066 and i hit 1.064. Not bad i guess for my second all grain go.
Still had an awesome father day.
Sorry for the long post and probably terrible grammar... Typing this at work going back and forth. but, let me know how your fathers day brewday went!
Once strike water was up to temp, I started to mash in, After about 9lbs of grain in i started to see that i had too much water in my kettle (fyi BIAB). Started to stir much slower being extra careful not to spill. Thought i was good to go after getting it all in there, put the lid and and SPLASH, all over my food and leg, thought oh well **** happens and let it sit for the 60 mins i planned to mash. once 60 mins was over i grabbed a strainer to set my bag in so i could drain and sparge...set my bag on the strainer and BAM fell into the wort and splashed all over me and my wife who was watching me struggle trying not to laugh.
After that sticky mess on my arms and legs and crusty hair had my boil going strong with my 55,000 BTU burner. Used a few drops of Fermcap-S just in case...i threw some steaks on the grill, look over and have my first boilover, Ran over and started blowing on the pot to try and control the mess being made (Thank god this was outside). Added my bittering hops and went with my schedule (60-15-10-5-whirlpool). Once my time was up on the 60min boil i realized i didnt throw my IC in the sanitize...oh ****... grabbed my bucket of starsan and dunked the IC in there for a few minutes and went with it.
I must say the IC sped things up and is a gift from the Gods!! I walk inside while its cooling and see my whirlfloc tablet, the 40L and my sugar still on the table! After a few minutes of cursing at myself, realized my steaks havent been turned (thank god only burnt my steak!)
I undershot my gravity by quite a bit since i forgot the 40L and sugar, once i removed those from my software, it predicted 1.066 and i hit 1.064. Not bad i guess for my second all grain go.
Still had an awesome father day.
Sorry for the long post and probably terrible grammar... Typing this at work going back and forth. but, let me know how your fathers day brewday went!