I had to.

I got to 5pm and gave way.

I've taken my KISS set up to a KISSER set up.
I haven't fixed my HLT yet so I'm just using a keggle and a mash tun.

I'm into boil now.

It'a an English IPA.

4.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 76.2 %
1.00 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 19.0 %
0.25 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
30.00 gm Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 15.9 IBU
30.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min) Hops 13.0 IBU
30.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.00%] (60 min) Hops 12.8 IBU
30.00 gm Cascade [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 12.2 IBU
30.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
28.30 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (0 min) Hops -
30.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
60.00 gm Burton Water Salts (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

It was between and ESB, and English IPA or a Pumpkin Ale for me today. I decided since I don't have any marris otter I shouldn't try and fake it. Went with the pumpkin ale.

I really need to do a hoppy brew though, think I'm gonna have to order me a 25kg sac of marris otter.

I've got about 40kg of Maris left.

This is the hoppiest one I've done.
60+ IBU I normally do around 30 - 40.

I'm considering oak chips in the secondary.

The boil kettle worked okay as a HLT.

How long do you intend on letting it condition (at least, in theory), Orfy?

orfy said:

I've got about 40kg of Maris left.

This is the hoppiest one I've done.
60+ IBU I normally do around 30 - 40.

I'm considering oak chips in the secondary.

The boil kettle worked okay as a HLT.

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I always use my boil kettle as the HLT. Hopefully I'll get the two keggles from Edwort soon and can get past that stage.

As far as IBU's go, I haven't hit many at all in my last 8 batches, I really need to do a an IPA of some sort.

Monk said:

How long do you intend on letting it condition (at least, in theory), Orfy?

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I've not thought about it yest. I'll keg it so I'll probably sample one a week to check. When I'm happy I'll start on it. I think It may need 6 weeks+ though.

orfy said:

I think It may need 6 weeks+ though.

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That's what I was thinking. I recently proved to myself (again) how much conditioning over time helps a brew. Especially when the ibus are pretty high, a good amount of time in the keg/bottle really helps the hops and malt meld. Good luck with it!

monk