First PM brew day

[Duckfoot]

Cheap and ugly mash tun:

Boil:

Some idiot adding hops and stirring:

Rig at work:

 

[Duckfoot]

My Pumpkin Ale (Thunderstruck recipe) for refreshment for all my hard work:

New Counterflow Chiller waiting to pop its cherry:

 

[Duckfoot]

CFC water output temp:

CFC Beer output temp:

OG Gravity reading (1.054... damn near per recipe):

Cold break going into the new fermentation cabinet:

 

[Duckfoot]

Many props to SWMBO for today... I was supposed to be working on a closet re-do and cooking dinner for her and her offspring, and instead I got plenty of time for a 1st PM brew... Then again she is the one who got me into homebrew with my first kit, I blame her completely...

 

[eschatz]

Sweet Jesus! Is that what coldbreak is supposed to look like? My pu$$y little immersion chiller needs to get some balls! That's bad ass! :rockin:

 

[Duckfoot]

I have to give credit to Whirlfloc, and the new CFC on this... I had one using my I.C. that looked closed to this... It is freakin awesome to see though...

 

[alpo]

Is it better to use a pump or a prechiller coil w/water pressure?

 

[tndave]

"Non-Alcoholic beer is like going down on your cousin, it might taste the same but it just ain’t right!"

Now That's funny right there...I don't care who ya are...LOL

 

[DarkSide]

Cool setup! Sorry for the pun. I just had one question. I know there are no stupid questions, but could you explain or show how you re-circulate the water using the pump. How is it setup? How does it work?

 

[Duckfoot]

I prefer to use the recirculating ice water method... Tend to waste less water that way... I also have free access to an ice machine, so that helps with the $$$ aspect....

Here is a link to another thread about the setup : Here ya go...

Lemme know if you have any more questions...

 

[kjones]

I have to give credit to Whirlfloc, and the new CFC on this... I had one using my I.C. that looked closed to this... It is freakin awesome to see though...

yeah man whirlfloc is awesome, i used it for the first time on my last brew and i have never had that much cold break before i was amazed.