Brewing beer

[Scotia]

One of several hobbies is brewing ale, all grain extract not by homebrew kit. Brewing kit consists of HLT (hot liqueur tank) Mash tun copper/kettle and FV (fermenting vessel) all temperature controlled.

 

[Carrerasax]

That looks serious!!

 

[St3v3]

I really like your set-up. Awesome.

I have the cheap Chinese copy of your temperature controller looking after my big audio amplifier. Works a treat, but needs to be blue lol

 

[Scotia]

The temp controllers i have used on my panel are the cheap STC1000 , i use Dixell R universal on the commercial breweries but they are also in red cant think of a manufacturer that does a blue display. Try a cyan film screen over the display but it would not match the intense blue you are looking for.

 

[Scotia]

That looks serious!!

It takes a lot of dedicated effort to be a practising alchoholic!

 

[Rec]

That's not a hobby, that's a microbrewery! How much do you charge for rallies in your pub garden?

 

[Scotia]

That's not a hobby, that's a microbrewery! How much do you charge for rallies in your pub garden?

I have a large garden but even the lawnmower gets stuck in wet weather.

 

[GMJ]

What a coincidence...

One of my several hobbies is drinking ale

Very impressive set up I must say

Yum yum

 

[Scotia]

What a coincidence...

One of my several hobbies is drinking ale

Very impressive set up I must say

Yum yum

It never ceases to amaze me the amount of friends who have the same interest as well.

 

[Bigbaz]

Belhaven Best is not ale it’s gravy browning and fizzy water

 

[Scotia]

Belhaven Best is not ale it’s gravy browning and fizzy water

Thats not Belhaven thats my Ale, yes it is a Belhaven glass.

 

[Steveandjulie]

Looks very impressive how many gallons do you brew ? I love trying different real ales. Have you brewed different styles?

 

[Scotia]

Cheers i do 20 gallon per brew, i prefer old school ale, not fussed on the over hopped style that is about now. I'm fortunate to have a friend who consults for me who has been a brewer for coming on 40 odd yrs but has a good head for engineering. He taught me how to brew and gave me recipes which i have altered to my taste. I do a Porter which has treacle and ginger in it which is very easy to drink i may add, i have the recipe for Fowlers Wee Heavy and Caledonian 80 shilling. The darker beers i prefer in the winter months. In summer i tend to stick to IPA bitter and blond beers.

 

[Carrerasax]

Oooooooohhh Porter sounds good!!!

 

[horace]

Great set up thanks for sharing the pictures .

 

[jimny14]

Crikey, it knocks my old plastic buckets, kettle elements, cool box and immersion cooler 5 gallon brewery for 6. What a set up. I dont have time to brew now but it is good fun.

 

[Steveandjulie]

That porter sounds good.the choice of stout and porters is getting amazing tried plenty of unusual ones especially the ice cream ones that Thornbridge brew

 

[Scotia]

That porter sounds good.the choice of stout and porters is getting amazing tried plenty of unusual ones especially the ice cream ones that Thornbridge brew

I installed a glycol line and chiller at a brewery in Edinburgh The campervan brewery and thats the type of beers he was making with ice cream, im old school beer and a pie for me.

 

[Steveandjulie]

Some of the craft beers are too cold for my liking tried a few nice peanut butter stout I prefer real ales from a hand pump or direct from the barrel

 

[Scotia]

I was of the same train of thought, i then built a filtr system along with a low pressure carbonator and only using a small percentage of Co2 enough to keep the beer fresh for a longer period of time( if it ever gets the chance) it does highlight more flavour with the Co2 i usually keep my ale @ around 10/12 deg for serving.