So what really is the difference? I did my first steeping on wednesday with a Mr. Beer based stout among some other things. Today was my first 5 gallon batch and it was all just a MoreBeer American Amber kit with an added .5# of Honey Malt. Now I ignored the MoreBeer steeping recommendation of throwing the grain in cold water and heating to 170 over a 30 minute period and did DeathBrewers get it to 155ish and put the grain in for 30 minutes but stir and make sure it is ALL wet. I dropped in 1# of Crystal 60L with the .5# of the Honey for 30 minutes and after that, brought it to a boil and added the 8lbs of Extra Light LME. My concern is my OG measurement... recipe was calling for about 1.052...
Thats about 1.065-1.066. Was the way I hit the grains more efficient than what is considered a steep? Also boiled with a lot more water and only topped and poured into about a gallon total. Here is a pic of my 5 gallon kettle during boil:
And the last pic is just showing off . I got this Frigidaire wine chiller off craiglist for $30. The guy said it did not cool anymore. 1 $10 part later and it is fully functional. I just need to find a way to rig up a heater into the digital controls and somehow fit both of my LBK's and the 5 gallon fermenter in there...
Thats about 1.065-1.066. Was the way I hit the grains more efficient than what is considered a steep? Also boiled with a lot more water and only topped and poured into about a gallon total. Here is a pic of my 5 gallon kettle during boil:
And the last pic is just showing off . I got this Frigidaire wine chiller off craiglist for $30. The guy said it did not cool anymore. 1 $10 part later and it is fully functional. I just need to find a way to rig up a heater into the digital controls and somehow fit both of my LBK's and the 5 gallon fermenter in there...