At the time of bottling my BBOC Vanilla Porter, I was really worried that what I was tasting wasn’t very nice. So, I decided to brew another porter for the BBOC competition just in case… This Honey Porter is based on Greg Hughes’ recipe from his Home Brew Beer book, adjusted for my equipment & volume. 3.71 kg Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 65.1 % 0.62 kg Caramalt (Muntons) (29.6 EBC) Grain 2 10.8 % 0.50 kg…
I’ve had a couple of big beers on my to-do list for a while, so with my HERMS system up and running I thought I’d strike one of them off the list: Denny Conn’s Wry Smile, a 7-8% ABV Rye Double-IPA! Adjusting for my kit’s (pre-HERMS) efficiency, I came up with the following recipe: 6.85 kg Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 68.9 % 1.85 kg Rye Malt (9.3 EBC) Grain 2 18.6 % 0.59 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt…
I’ve decided to take part in this year’s “Black Beer of Christmas” Facebook group brew-off(up?). The idea is to brew a beer, bottle it and send a batch of it to your local hub. Shortly afterwards, you’ll get a box back with a selection of other brewers beer! This year’s theme is Porter, so I’ve decided to have a go at brewing a Vanilla Porter. Recipe: 4.5kg Munton’s Maris Otter / Propino Blend (5.9 EBC) 1kg Munich Malt (20 EBC)…
The PID control box, temperature probe, water heating pot and the re-circulation coil are ready (see parts one, two and three). The remaining jobs I need to complete are: Install fittings for the pipe work Test everything! The parts used here are: PT100 temperature probe with 1/4″ BSP fitting 1/2″ to 1/4″ BSP Reducing bush 1/2″ BSP female nipple 2 x 1/2″ Camlock Type F fittings 2 x 1/2″ Camlock Type C fittings 2 x hose clips 0.5m silicone hose I…
The PID control box, temperature probe, and the water heating pot are ready (see parts one and two). The remaining jobs I need to complete are: Make a copper pipe coil Install fittings for the pipe work Test everything! So, next up is some copper bending! The parts used here are: 3 meters of 12mm copper pipe Kids play sand 2 x 1/2″ / 12mm compression fittings 1/2″ Tee piece A 500ml beer bottle I first tried to bend the…