2 Brew day

[cowgo]

Today was the day for 2 brews. The first was a single malt/single hop session beer.

EKG Ale:
9 pounds Maris Otter
2 oz East Kent Goldings (60 min.)
1 oz EKG (10 min.)
1 oz EKG (0 min.)
Nottingham yeast, re-hydrated.
Single step infusion 150. 60 minute boil. Batch sparged.

Beer two:
Amarillo Ale
8 pounds 2 row
1 pound Crystal 30
.5 pound Munich
1.5 oz Amarillo (60 min.)
1 oz Amarillo (10 min.)
1 oz Amarillo (0 min.)
Nottingham yeast re-hydrated.
Single step infusion 153. 60 minute boil. Batch sparged.

Here're the ingredients. (click away for a larger pic in a different window!)

Heating the mash water:


Doughing it in:


Boiling it up:

 

[cowgo]

Chilling it out:


Close up of IC with hop bags:


SWMBO getting ready to pitch the yeast:


Into the brew closet with Brew #1:

 

[cowgo]

Mashing Brew #2, Took time to keg my Liberty ale and soak the BB in PBW:


Took a few trips to the tap during the whole process (9 a.m. to 5p.m):


Great day. No major problems. Hit my gravity readings and ran out of propane at 55 minutes on beer#2. So.....yeah.

 

[Kevin Dean]

Excellent day!

You might want to invest in a spare propane tank.

 

[cowgo]

With the shortage of hops and the price of grain rising, I've taken Orfy's cue and started to really enjoy the simple clean beers. How can you go wrong with MO and EKG?

Yep. A spare propane tank is chore number one for Monday morning...fill the empty, get a spare.