For anyone who is confused Calder was correct with what he was saying. The 1.057 is without the lme, just the 3.25 gal I pulled from the mash. I know the 1.041 is right because I checked it again after I made sure it was mixed well. My sparge process is just a simple batch sparge. I think I will...
A few days ago I did my first partial mash. The grain bill was:
3 lb. Maris Otter
1 lb. Flaked Oats
.5 lb. Pale Chocolate
.5 lb. Roasted Barley
.25 lb. Flaked Barley
.25 lb. Crystal 60L
.25 lb. Crystal 40L
I used 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain and hit my temp of 155. After half...
What's the reason behind the late lactose addition? Is it just for better hop utilization or is there some other reason why lactose should be added late?