Kit O' Beer #2 - Canadian Blonde

[Glass]

yes the spigot on mine is different to the ones I've seen online but the one I have and images posted of, is available at their online store.

the lid just sits on but it only goes on one way so I shouldn't have been able to mess that up. Anyway. we learn something. I'd prefer not to dip anything in the mix.

[Glass]

been to the liquor store and they had Stella Atois cartons for $38. So 8L of beer in 330ml x 24 - Aussie brewed Stella Atois. But then I saw cartons of 24 x 500ml cans for $60 - Fully Imported. So 12L. Pro rata it's the nearly same $ per L but imported good stuff.

[Libertytree]

It just looks like the spigot is really close to the bottom and that it might allow the yeast to get sucked out when it's turned on. My 6.5gal ferment bucket's like that too and it bothered me so much that when I installed the spigot on my trash can I raised it to about 4 inches from the bottom to keep that from happening when I was filling bottles. It doesn't bother me at all taking a hydro sample from the top, ya just gotta sterilize what ya use and make it brief.

[Glass]

Day 6

Original Gravity was 1.036.
1st reading was 1.016 (@23C Day 4).
2nd reading was 1.014 (@22C Day 5).
3rd reading was 1.014 (@23C Day 6).

Again the temps were a bit off. I was showing 30C ambient (temp in the brew room) while the Govt says it was only 28C outside. Fermenter at 23C

nothing much else to report. No noticable change in the beer. Still lots of floaters. Considering dropping in something to settle it a bit. I will see what the next 2 readings are and if we look like being done I'll drop in some gelatine or something. I really don't want this much sediment in the bottles.

I'm running the aircond in the house this morning. Not specifically to cool the house but it will have that effect anyway. We are expecting 36C today and 43C tomorrow. Seeing as I damn near burnt the house down last night. Don't fall asleep with something cooking is the lesson there. I need the aircon on to try and get the smell out. Smells like an ashtray of really bad cigars and I don' think its going anywhere in a hurry.

[Libertytree]

Day 6

Original Gravity was 1.036.
1st reading was 1.016 (@23C Day 4).
2nd reading was 1.014 (@22C Day 5).
3rd reading was 1.014 (@23C Day 6).

Again the temps were a bit off. I was showing 30C ambient (temp in the brew room) while the Govt says it was only 28C outside. Fermenter at 23C

nothing much else to report. No noticable change in the beer. Still lots of floaters. Considering dropping in something to settle it a bit. I will see what the next 2 readings are and if we look like being done I'll drop in some gelatine or something. I really don't want this much sediment in the bottles.

I'm running the aircond in the house this morning. Not specifically to cool the house but it will have that effect anyway. We are expecting 36C today and 43C tomorrow. Seeing as I damn near burnt the house down last night. Don't fall asleep with something cooking is the lesson there. I need the aircon on to try and get the smell out. Smells like an ashtray of really bad cigars and I don' think its going anywhere in a hurry.

Holy fuckin hell dude! I damn near nose spurted here, geeeeeez, that's some crazy shit.

[Glass]

maybe a bit of an exaggeration there but it was probably fairly close to going up when I woke up. Had a beeper thing to remind me at 30 mins but I slept through that and for another hour and a half. Anyhow a day in the adventures of Glass.

[Libertytree]

maybe a bit of an exaggeration there but it was probably fairly close to going up when I woke up. Had a beeper thing to remind me at 30 mins but I slept through that and for another hour and a half. Anyhow a day in the adventures of Glass.

We'd be great room mates, lol.

[BrewTech]

maybe a bit of an exaggeration there but it was probably fairly close to going up when I woke up. Had a beeper thing to remind me at 30 mins but I slept through that and for another hour and a half. Anyhow a day in the adventures of Glass.

I've done that... boiled off a pot of macaroni. Thing was smoking when I woke up. Place smelled like burnt hair for 2 weeks.

[Glass]

I've done that... boiled off a pot of macaroni. Thing was smoking when I woke up. Place smelled like burnt hair for 2 weeks.

Chilli beef here. All I can smell today and I've been away from the house 5 or 6 hours now is this smell. I think I reek of the smell. I was looking forward to some tacos and maybe some beans and rice. oh well. the last time I did that it was chilli beef as well IIRC. Had to chuck that cookpot out. Burnt though the handle. Actualy that is what it smells like now - burnt bake-a-lite which is what all the handles are made of.

[Glass]

Day 7

Original Gravity was 1.036.
1st reading was 1.016 (@23C Day 4).
2nd reading was 1.014 (@22C Day 5).
3rd reading was 1.014 (@23C Day 6).
4th reading was 1.0125 (@24C Day 7).

Govt says we had best part of 33C today. My ambient was 32C. Fermenter was at 24C dead.

Observations for today are that in 24 hours this beer has transformed. It has had the warmest 24 hours so far. The beer is super clear. I would say there is a small amount of sediment left but it is an acceptable level now. I would accept that amount in the bottle. The change is dramatic. It may be that I have just flushed out some clogging the spigot and now it's flowing clean.

Aroma is light. It's beer but subtle. Taste to me is clean but bitter. Sharpish. I considered this bitter edge and the clarity and concluded we might be done even though I don't have 2 readings. I'm thinking all the fermentables are gone. The malt % was fairly low from what I've seen others use. Anyway I think I want to chill this down a little bit, slow it. Have a couple ice bottles in. Not looking to go too far. Just 1 - 1.5C.

Tomorrow is 44C and Sunday 41 so a couple of hot ones in a row. May be some respite by Monday. I will need to add some chill for the next couple of days just to stay steady. And I want to drop it 1 or so.