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First all-grain Brew Day: Dirty Daemon II

First all-grain Brew Day: Dirty Daemon II

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TLDR; I had a number of disasters, but it turned out ok in the end! Read on… 🙂 I’ve finally got everything together to make my first all-grain brew on my new equipment!  As it turned out really well, I’ve decided to make the all-grain version of the Dirty Daemon extract-based beer I made last November.  It’s a really nice amber-coloured American Pale Ale with lots of Citra hops and should turn out at around 6.5% vol. On Friday evening I…

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Adventures in homebrewing: Dirty Daemon

Adventures in homebrewing: Dirty Daemon

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Today’s a day of firsts: The first time I’ve used a yeast starter, the first time I’ve used Star San, using my new immersion cooler and the first time I’ve followed a recipe I’ve customised. The main change was to down-scale the boil to around 10 litres, with a top-up in the fermenter – The main adjustments made were to the amount of hops required to maintain the required flavour. My recipe, which I think I’ll call Dirty Daemon, was…

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