MikeFlynn74

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Ok- today started out well-

Mashtun was ready- nice copper manifold-
Keggle was ready
So I add my RIS888 kit- the Grain to the tun,
heat up 2 gallons to 164- Transfer to the grain and stir.
Heat up another 2 gallons and transfer them too.

Grain is nicely soaked- Use a paddle to stirr and get everything well mixed. Take temp 155. Good. Cover and let sit for 60.

Go to my truck to get the burner. Open truck- WTF? where did it go? Damnit, my buddy took it back the day after I borrowed it. Damn, what do I do now?

sigh- Here we come to 3, 2gal boils. Well after the first 2 gal boil I find a second pot to do a second 1 gal boil. so while one is burning the other can start.

Well I drain the tun into a 5 gallon carboy forgetting to recycle the first runnings, getting a ton of sediment in the carboy. I only see these when I take a hydro reading. Hydro reads 1.072 @125. Not bad I think. I really have no idea.

So I collect all the original runnings. Then add 2 more gallons *170 to the tun. Wait 10 and then drain. I have about 5.3 gallons there. Should have collected more.

Anyways off to the boil- First 2 gallons, added the hops true to schedule and boil for 60. Transferr to the ice batch and then to the fermenter. Clean kettle and refill with 2 gallons restart boil. I also started a 1 gal boil about 2min later. Both end and 10 prior to the 2 gallon ending I add the 1% alc boost as I am worried about the SG. Chill and add both. Find out Im about 3/4 gallon short but the SG is 1.088.

A moronic decision made by me I decide to add 3/4 gallon of boiled water but thinking of the SG I also add 1lb corn sugar. In hindsight I would have left the thing short. But I am gonna ride this one out.

I really whish I could blame EdWort for my trouble but- I keep thinking, if Egyptians and the welsh can make beer. Mine will be ok.

Please berate me and my style- My 7hr pennance was deserved.

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Warped04

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Congrats! You're way ahead of me. Doesn't look as bad as you made it out to be.

shafferpilot

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I have two things:

"What is your time worth?"

"How much is a turkey fryer?"

Time to go get your OWN burner!

Awesome to hear that you managed to pull it out of a hat, even if it did take all day

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MikeFlynn74

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Thanks- Im gonna get the 23 tip burner when I get back.

http://www.instawares.com/natural-gas-23-tip.tfs-226800n.0.7.htm

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Funkenjaeger

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Wait, did you add all the hops for the batch only during the first 2-gallon boil, rather than splitting them up between the three boils?

MikeFlynn74

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the schedule was-

Warrior- 60min
Fuggles- 20min
fuggles- 0 min.

so I didnt see the point in adding them in different boils. Figured id get the same effect in the one.

If this is wrong- let me know.

BTW- its got a nice 1" thick foam cover right now. bubbling like crazy.

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cheezydemon

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Less hops utilization due to the smaller volume.

Also don't be too hard on the Welsh and the Egyptians.

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Yooper

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Well, it's not "wrong" really. Except that hops utilization depends on the sg during the boil. When I had to do split boils, I tried to "even" them up. I collected all the wort first together, and then split them evenly along with the hops. The higher sg of the first boil will dramatically decrease your hops utilization.

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MikeFlynn74

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I see-

more food for thought

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Bobby_M

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Whatever you do, don't pay $70 for that burner. Holy S....


http://www.cpapc.com/store/23-Tip-Round-Nozzle-Jet-Burner-natural-gas-P469C244.aspx $17 here...

At one point I found a deal on them for TWICE that price if you buy a case of 10.. I wish I had seen this $17 guy before.

You do have a nice big natural gas line right? These require really good flow.

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