BrewHerc

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Hey Y'all,
I'm a fairly new brewer and did Edworts Haus Ale. Here's what I had to do with the recipe due to boil kettle size restrictions.

4 lb 2-row
2 lb vienna
.5 lb crystal 10L
1 ounce cascade at 60
.5 at 30
.25 at 15
.25 at 5
4 lb liquid malt extract at 15 min till flameout.

At 70 degrees the OG was 1.060.

If I remember correctly, the recipes OG should be 1.050.

I wound up with a 6 gallon batch, only 1/2 gallon evaporated. This also gives me concerns about the krausen coming out of the airlock.

Could y'all teach me how to calculate efficiency, attenuation, etc..?

BrewHerc

wilserbrewer

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First things first, keep your fermentation temps low...mid - low sixties. Depending on how far you are from the top of the fermenter, I feel it is a matter of when she is gonna blow, not if. I don't feel a stopper and airlock is a good idea at all, sometimes the lock can clog, and you have a 6 gal. brew bomb.

You can either make an ample size blowoff tube, or if you are lazy like me, set the fermenter in a large tub and cover the top w/ aluminun foil. After a day or two rinse the outside of the ferrmenter clean, sanitize the opening and airlock it.

BrewHerc

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I thankful that my basement stays at 62 degrees, That might help. I can calculate efficiency if it were just grains. The LME is what I'm not sure about as far as the efficiency numbers.

wilserbrewer

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AFAIK lme does not have an "efficiency" unless you leave 10% in the container...j/k.

DME LME adds "gravity points per pound"

Here ya go...try this link, happy reading, hope you don't have any plans this afternoon.

MyBrewBlog.com: Working with PPG and Specific Gravity

BrewHerc

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Thanks man, this looks pretty good.