It’s been a while since I’ve brewed an IPA, as long as you don’t count the Wry Smile DIPA I brewed a couple of months ago! With the ingredients in stock, it was time to get a brew on! This IPA is based on James Morton’s Totally Tropical Pale recipe from his Brew book, adjusted for my equipment & volume: Amt Name Type # %/IBU 6.50 kg Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 86.7 % 0.40 kg Munich Malt…
Maybe this blog post should have an alternative title… “NPT thread? BSP thread? ARGH!” or maybe “Why can’t I stop that bl**dy leak?!?”. So, I’ve got this brand new 15 (US) Gallon SS Brewtech Kettle, from The Malt Miller. It’s very shiny… Installing the supplied ball valve, bulkhead & the recirculation plugs are a doddle – You just need to grab some PTFE tape and follow the nice little instruction guide that comes with the kettle. Next up was the…