beer RocketMan's BrewLog

It's on tonight, Australian Ale going into the keg and a 6 pack of bottles.

Then it's

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Going to be a Stout
 
All set, let's get this thing boiling.

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Time to cool it down, water out, wort in:

And it's over 212 dF
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Water in

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Wort is out of the pot at over 212 dF

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And to mix with the cool water, tap temp, in the fermenter at 85 dF

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There be oats in them there bags!! OATMEAL STOUT!!! My keg of it will be dry by the time that one is ready, but I might have to do an american pale ale to maintain the cosmic balance of things or some shite. Might be time to do a double batch.... Nice starter too
 
The CFC was able to pull the temp down that much using water from the spigot on the front of the house Grant. Granted I may have to go to chilled water and a pump later in the summer or put the half of the water in the fermenter in the fridge over night so it's nice and cold. Still, that's pretty good for the temperature we get out tap water at.
 
Bumper, that going to be let loose on some bourbon soaked Oak Chips and Vanilla Bean in the secondary too :)
 
RocketMan said:
The CFC was able to pull the temp down that much using water from the spigot on the front of the house Grant. Granted I may have to go to chilled water and a pump later in the summer or put the half of the water in the fermenter in the fridge over night so it's nice and cold. Still, that's pretty good for the temperature we get out tap water at.
 
Bumper, that going to be let loose on some bourbon soaked Oak Chips and Vanilla Bean in the secondary too :)
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Oh COOL you are doing that recipe.  I still haven't got those on to soak yet - I do have the french oak chips though.  Looking forward to this one.  
 
No future plans over here, but when it comes time for someone to step up to 10/15 gal BIAB batches, this is a pretty compelling design using a keggle ... but especially w/ the easily sanitizable and cleanable JaDeD CFC. Could setup a winch or block & tackle for easy lifting ...
 
grantmichaels said:
No future plans over here, but when it comes time for someone to step up to 10/15 gal BIAB batches, this is a pretty compelling design using a keggle ... but especially w/ the easily sanitizable and cleanable JaDeD CFC. Could setup a winch or block & tackle for easy lifting ...
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Have a look back at my flog - I bought a basic electric winch, and can hang double batches above the kettle easy.  Not a lot of extra outlay.  Just make sure you get the best quality bags you can, and if worried double wrap/bag them.  I would avoid the keggle unless it is really well rolled over at the top, and go for a good 20 gallon pot with sight glass and fittings and a solid base.  It will go better with the rest of the bling I know you will buy at some point
 
#shinyprettythings  :P
 
Yesterday it was time to Rack the Stout over to the secondary where it will spend 5 days on top of this

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Dark toasted American Oak chip which have been swimming in Bourbon for the past month. Here are some pics I took as it transferred over.

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Got a little sample of the fresh beer and it was wonderful. The mouth feel was a bit thinner than I had imagined it would be. Overall I'm very pleased with how it's coming out.
 
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