TheCookieMonster
Well-Known Member
HI!
I have 9.5lbs of grain for a blonde ale. I would like to do a no sparge/vorlaugh method of brewing. I anticipate a 55% efficiency which I'm OK with. Please correct me if my efficiency will be more.
-My cooler is a 36qt (9 Gallon) cooler.
-I would like to put 7 gallons of water in the cooler with the grain to sit at 154.
QUESTION - Beersmith says I need the strike water to be at 165. Yet, on the new brewers primer it says: "Heat strike water in your kettle to ABOUT 185F and dump it into your cooler, then close the lid. Wow, doesn't that seem a bit hot? Your cooler is going to absorb quite a bit of heat in the first 5 minutes. Leave it alone with the cover closed to let it warm up. After 5 minutes, open it up and stir the water, then test the temp. You're going to want it to cool to about 168F." So I dont understand.. Do I put in 185 or 165 like BeerSmith says? I told beersmith that I am adding 7 gallons to the 36qt cooler size and it says to add 165 to the wort for a ferment temp of 154. What should I do?
-When draining into the boil kettle, there should be 5.5 gallon of wort (0.15 gallon per lb from what I hear?).
-Boil until down to 4 gallons in an hour to acheive 1.47 OG. .5 lost to trub... this is assuming 55% efficiency according to
-Ferment 3.5 gallons. Keg 3.3 or so at 4.5% ABV?
Does all the above seem accurate? Also when would I put in a protien rest and at what temp? How exactly do I do the rest.
I have 9.5lbs of grain for a blonde ale. I would like to do a no sparge/vorlaugh method of brewing. I anticipate a 55% efficiency which I'm OK with. Please correct me if my efficiency will be more.
-My cooler is a 36qt (9 Gallon) cooler.
-I would like to put 7 gallons of water in the cooler with the grain to sit at 154.
QUESTION - Beersmith says I need the strike water to be at 165. Yet, on the new brewers primer it says: "Heat strike water in your kettle to ABOUT 185F and dump it into your cooler, then close the lid. Wow, doesn't that seem a bit hot? Your cooler is going to absorb quite a bit of heat in the first 5 minutes. Leave it alone with the cover closed to let it warm up. After 5 minutes, open it up and stir the water, then test the temp. You're going to want it to cool to about 168F." So I dont understand.. Do I put in 185 or 165 like BeerSmith says? I told beersmith that I am adding 7 gallons to the 36qt cooler size and it says to add 165 to the wort for a ferment temp of 154. What should I do?
-When draining into the boil kettle, there should be 5.5 gallon of wort (0.15 gallon per lb from what I hear?).
-Boil until down to 4 gallons in an hour to acheive 1.47 OG. .5 lost to trub... this is assuming 55% efficiency according to
-Ferment 3.5 gallons. Keg 3.3 or so at 4.5% ABV?
Does all the above seem accurate? Also when would I put in a protien rest and at what temp? How exactly do I do the rest.