What a nightmare. Should have known this was not going to go well.
First - I wanted to brew this last weekend. Ordered Wyeast 1084 for this batch. It came in last Thursday with a hole in the pouch. Replacement came in on Wednesday.
Second - Started to brew yesterday but did not have enough water here. By the time I got to the store and back it was really too late to start.
Third - I thought I had 2 - 6g carboys but only had one! Agggghh! I do not know why I thought that, old age I guess. I do have a 7g bucket that I hate because not a single batch I have brewed in it turned out well.
Fourth - I tried to melt the out flow tube on my wort chiller when I put it in the kettle. I did not realize that it was up against the boiler.
Fifth - The new valve and strainer set up I added to my kettle clogged when I tried to drain it. Happened last weekend too.
Sixth - Because of my fear of the bucket I took it apart and sanitized the heck out of it. I did not realize that I had forgotten to close the spigot until about a 1/2 gallon of wort was all over the kitchen floor.
Finally - My OG ended up at 1.042! That is only 47% efficiency. I may squeeze 4% out of this one. I was looking for 6.5%. I am going to blame it on the crush. I let the LHBS crush it this time. Not again. My mill is dialed in for 70% with my mash tun, think I will stick with it.
Ingredients - 7.5 lbs maris otter, 2lbs oat malt, 1lb chocolate malt, 1lb roasted barley, .5lb cyrstal 160, .5lb carafoam, 1.25oz Fuggles @ 60; 1,25 oz Fuggles @ 30; Wyeast Irish Ale 1085
Guess it will be a session stout ...