All Grain Brew Event

Last Thursday we attempted our first all grain brew using my homemade mash/lauder tun and some new propane burners. So far, everything has gone extremely well.

Since it was a night of firsts, I also decided to try out a liquid yeast and put together a starter.

Here's a shot of the full setup:

Removing some steeped grains from the extract brew:

The new Bayou burner with propane tank:

Brent and Matt finishing up the extract brew:

And some nice hot break forming on the top of the Fuggles IPA:

The Fuggles IPA had an expected SG of 1.042 - 1.046. We ended up with 1.045! I couldn't have been happier.

The extract brew went just as well, coming in around 1.062 (with an expected 1.070 SG).

Today we transferred both brews to secondaries, dry hopping the extract brew; it should be a pretty dark IPA, and it tasted delicious. It had a gravity of 1.019 today (so far a 69% attenuation).

The Fuggles IPA had a gravity reading of 1.010 (78% attenuation!)

After the brews settle a bit in the secondaries, it'll be time to rack 'em in some corny kegs and get them ready for consumption.