Brew update

Bit of a cold snap here, down to 6 Deg at 10pm so popped out to the garage to check on the brew. It's sat in a water bath made from a 40l builders trug with two 25w fish tank immersion heaters to keep the temperature stable. Together, they are set to keep the brew at 20 degrees Celsius, and they seem to be coping with the colder weather with no issues; the brew is happily bubbling away.

*A quick update  - checked today after 2 days of cold weather and wind, and the temp had dropped to 18, so I've turned the heaters up a notch.*

First Brew after house move

I've recently purchased and moved into my own place; the whole process took ages, as it developed into having to re-model the whole house. So, despite having been in my new place over 4 months, this was my first opportunity to get a brew on.

I thought I would do a Canadian Blonde, slightly modified, to ease me back into the swing of things. I also wanted an opportunity to give the yeasts I got from Crossmyloof brewery a try; Their Real Ale, Pale Ale and Californian Common. I used the real ale on this brew. So, here are the details.

Type: Modified Kit Brew
Sugars: 1 Coopers Canadian Blonde, 1 Kg Richies Brew Enhancer, 500g Medium DME
Yeast: CML Real Ale Yeast, re-hydrated as per packet instructions.
Hops: 25b Bobek 15 mins, 25g  5 mins  boiled in the Medium DMD + 5l water
Additions: Water de-chlorinated with 1/2 Campden tablet.
O.G. 1048

The sample tased nice, and the medium DME gave the sample a sort of IPA colour rather than a true pale ale, so we'll have to see how it all turns out. Obviously, all of my equipment hadn't been ued in a while, so I sanitised thoroughly, but am still worried that I might get an infection. I'll just have to see. I plan to Keg this one, then immediately brew something dark for bottling.
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