So I brewed an IPA two weekends ago and setup a blow-off tube in a bucket of water/starsan. The first week, I was keeping a pretty close eye on everything that was going on. But after things settled down a bit, I stopped paying much attention to it.
When I peeked in yesterday, there was a...
maybe someone could come up with a "first time all-grain troubleshooting" (sticky) thread and base it on all the questions that most frequently come up in this forum.
i don't know...
as i said in the original post, this is my third all-grain. this is also ONLY my 8th beer. so i'm very new to everything. i've been studying the BJCP guidelines and (casually) researching different malts (base and specialty). for some reason, i no longer like the idea of...
How does this revision sound?
7# American Vienna
2# Crystal 90
2 oz. Black Patent
12 oz. Chocolate
3# Clover honey (end of boil)
1/2 oz. Chinook (60 min.)
1/2 oz. Chinook (5 min.)
I added a pound of crystal and adjusted the BP, chocolate and honey. Suggestions?
well, now this recipe seems all sorts of screwed up. how long would you suggest for the honey? i made a honey porter extract batch a while back and only used a pound of honey (60 min. boil) and it was one of the best beers i've made. didn't notice a honey flavor, but that didn't distract from...
Can I adjust the amounts, with negligible effects to the overall recipe?
Is BP high in tannins? I've read about large quantities being very astringent. What about Chocolate?
Honey Porter
7# American Vienna
1# Crystal 90
1# Black Patent
1# Chocolate
3# Clover honey (60 min. boil)
1/2 oz. Chinook (60 min.)
1/2 oz. Chinook (5 min.)
My concern is the Vienna. Any thoughts on a single infusion on this one?
This would be my third AG, so I'm still new to it all.
Thanks...
so, in this case each of the runnings would be sent straight to the flame as soon as collected?
this thread is actually becoming very helpful. thanks to all!
YB... tell me if what i'm doing is similar to mashing out. when the 60 minute mash is complete i'm adding 170 degree F water to the MT (to make-up for water lost due to grain absorption), i stir and let it sit for a bit before the vorlauf and first runnings.
I can't believe I didn't think to do this!! Is this common among other batch spargers? This HAS to decrease the amount of time it takes to come to a boil by quite a bit!
On my first AG, I waited until I had both runnings before starting the boil, and it TOOK FOREVER!!
Are there any...