undeserved praise – Of a Peculiar Character

Starter

22 Feb

Made this happy yeast starter earlier in the week. All set for batch three of my four batch series of best bitter, tomorrow.

17 Feb

All set, got what I need for the next two brew days from @MdHomebrew.

10 Feb

Kegging the first batch as the next batch bubbles away happily. Two more batches to make of this same recipe as more intentional practice at brewing.

9 Feb

The aftermath.

9 Feb

The canister is my hop jacket, packed with EKG and cluster hop cones. Helps keep the plate chiller from clogging and infuses even more hop aroma.

9 Feb

Almost done, transferring to fermenter.

9 Feb

A robust boil also aids clarity as well as driving off a compound that can lead to that cooked corn off flavor.

9 Feb

All that work earlier paid off. The mash pH came out pretty much textbook perfect.

9 Feb

I love the color of this recipe. Probably reveals just how much I enjoy using biscuit malt.

9 Feb

Recirculating, known as a vorlauf, aids clarity and helps set the bed for smooth lautering, rinsing more of the sugar from the grains.